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Enrollment decline not showing up yet at MassHealth
June 22, 2023The MassHealth rolls decreased slightly in May, but remained larger than they were in March as the seismic campaign to redetermine eligibility for all 2.4 million members continues to ramp up.
June 22, 2023
Insulet’s insulin pump approved for use in U.K.
June 21, 2023Insulet, an Acton-based medical device firm specializing in diabetes treatment, has launched commercialization efforts for its tubeless insulin device in the United Kingdom.
June 21, 2023
UMass Chan using smart toilet seats to research chronic disease
June 21, 2023Researchers at UMass Chan Medical School are launching a new study, using an unlikely method to gather data.
June 21, 2023
Lawmakers finding common ground on healthcare closures
June 21, 2023Lawmakers appear increasingly likely to make hospital expansions and closures an area of scrutiny this session, fueled in part by the planned shutdown of a Leominster maternity ward that has drawn vociferous criticism.
June 21, 2023
Registration open for Business of Cannabis forum, keynoted by CCC chair
June 20, 2023Worcester Business Journal has opened the registration window for its fifth annual Business of Cannabis forum on July 20 at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester.
June 20, 2023
Harvard Bioscience promotes former Bose executive to permanent CFO
June 20, 2023Jennifer Cote has served as interim CFO at Holliston-based Harvard Bioscience since January. The life science equipment manufacturer has now moved to make that role permanent, effective immediately, according to a Tuesday press release from the life
June 20, 2023-
Lawmakers knock plans to close Leominster maternity ward
June 20, 2023About half a dozen legislators from the greater Leominster area did not mince words during a committee hearing Tuesday, alleging that UMass Memorial Health is putting undue strain on Bay Staters with the closure plans its leaders announced last
June 20, 2023 
FDA signs off on Bristol Myers Squibb’s latest Devens biomanufacturing venture
June 20, 2023The global pharmaceutical company has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval for commercial cell therapy manufacturing in Devens.
June 20, 2023
UMass Chan, Worcester County sheriff team up on substance-use treatment
June 20, 2023UMass Chan Medical School in Worcester and the Worcester County Sheriff’s Office, jail, and house of correction are piloting a new program to study the substance abuse treatment options available to incarcerated populations.
June 20, 2023
Spectrum Health Systems building new HQ in Westborough
June 19, 2023Worcester nonprofit Spectrum Health Systems, which specializes in mental health and substance use treatment, is set to open two new facilities in Westborough in 2024, including a new headquarters.
June 19, 2023
Worcester City Council seeks public hearing on Community Healthlink closures
June 19, 2023City of Worcester Mayor Joe Petty is requesting a public hearing on the April closure of several Community Healthlink programs, according to the agenda for Tuesday’s City Council meeting.
June 19, 2023
WPI researcher awarded $600K to develop surgical robots
June 15, 2023The National Science Foundation awarded Worcester Polytechnic Institute Professor Loris Fichera $599,663 to develop robots to treat disease without touching human tissue.
June 15, 2023
Mass. study: Health inequities have a $6B economic toll
June 14, 2023Health inequities experienced by communities of color have an economic burden of $5.9 billion annually, according to a newly released study from the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation.
June 14, 2023
Worcester to allocate $2M to United Way of Central Mass. for food insecurity
June 14, 2023The City of Worcester is set to allocate $2 million in American Rescue Plan Act funding to the United Way of Central Massachusetts, which the nonprofit will use to support its food insecurity programs.
June 14, 2023
U.S. News: Three Central Mass. companies among 200 best companies to work for
June 13, 2023The U.S. News and World Report named 200 publicly-traded companies to its inaugural list of best companies to work for, and three Central Massachusetts companies made the list.
June 13, 2023
Southborough life sciences firm acquires French medical writing firm
June 12, 2023Southborough life science research company Veristat has acquired Scinopsis, a medical writing consultancy firm based in Fréjus, France.
June 12, 2023
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