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Health Care

  • HPC wants lawmakers to revisit telehealth laws

    Chris Lisinski | State House News Service January 30, 2023

    Lawmakers should revive and extend a pandemic-era policy requiring some telehealth services to be reimbursed on par with in-person care, a new state report recommends alongside an in-depth analysis of the remote option's exploding popularity during

    Chris Lisinski | State House News Service January 30, 2023
  • Saint Vincent, Assumption partner to train nursing students at hospital

    Isabel Tehan January 27, 2023

    Assumption University and Saint Vincent Hospital are partnering for a program to give 15 students hands-on clinical experience and provide the hospital with a pipeline of prospective nurses.

    Isabel Tehan January 27, 2023
  • Following student deaths, WPI opens wellness center to promote mental health

    Isabel Tehan January 27, 2023

    Worcester Polytechnic Institute on Thursday cut the ribbon to open its Center for Well-Being, which adds a dedicated space for wellness programming to the campus and centralizes student services.

    Isabel Tehan January 27, 2023
  • WooSox to temporarily take over space originally slated for delayed bioscience facility

    Kevin Koczwara January 26, 2023

    The Worcester Red Sox plan on temporarily taking over the space set aside for the delayed Left Field Building, which is part of a five-building planned development slated to help pay for the $160-million public baseball stadium.

    Kevin Koczwara January 26, 2023
  • Seven Hills names new COO

    Timothy Doyle January 26, 2023

    Sophie Santaella has been named executive vice president, chief operating officer at Worcester human services nonprofit Seven Hills Foundation.

    Timothy Doyle January 26, 2023
  • MetroWest Medical Center CEO resigns after seven months on the job

    Isabel Tehan January 26, 2023

    The CEO of MetroWest Medical Center, who assumed the role in July, has resigned his position.

    Isabel Tehan January 26, 2023
  • GWCF grants $2.2M to aid 120 nonprofit operations

    Timothy Doyle January 25, 2023

    The Greater Worcester Community Foundation in Worcester has granted $2.2 million total to 120 local nonprofit organizations to aid in operations and fund new projects.

    Timothy Doyle January 25, 2023
  • Westborough bioengineering firm raises $40M for national expansion of ACL treatment

    Isabel Tehan January 25, 2023

    Miach Orthopaedics in Westborough has secured $40 million in financing for its U.S. rollout of an implant to improve ACL tear recovery.

    Isabel Tehan January 25, 2023
  • FEMA grants $4.3M to UMass Chan to reimburse COVID testing costs

    Isabel Tehan January 25, 2023

    UMass Chan Medical School in Worcester will receive a public assistance grant of $4.3 million to reimburse the school for COVID-19 tests administered between May 2020 and December 2021.

    Isabel Tehan January 25, 2023
  • UMass Chan professor granted $460K to develop universal flu vaccine

    Isabel Tehan January 25, 2023

    A UMass Chan Medical School pathology professor received $460,000 in grant funding to improve the flu vaccine for older adults, in order to provide longer-lasting immunity.

    Isabel Tehan January 25, 2023
  • Boston Medical Center CEO named HHS Secretary

    Sam Drysdale | State House News Service January 25, 2023

    Gov. Maura Healey has tapped Kate Walsh, president and CEO of Boston Medical Center, to lead the state's sprawling health and human services secretariat, the largest department in state government that manages everything from MassHealth to the child

    Sam Drysdale | State House News Service January 25, 2023
  • Marlborough biomanufacturer receives FDA approval for diabetes drug

    Isabel Tehan January 24, 2023

    TheracosBio, a Marlborough-based drug manufacturer, received U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval for a new type 2 diabetes treatment.

    Isabel Tehan January 24, 2023
  • Framingham investment firm buys Northborough manufacturer’s property for $6.7M

    Timothy Doyle January 23, 2023

    An affiliate of Calare Properties of Framingham purchased a Northborough location of healthcare manufacturer Steris Corp. for $6.7 million. There is no indication that Steris is moving.

    Timothy Doyle January 23, 2023
  • Family Health Center of Worcester names new CFO

    Isabel Tehan January 23, 2023

    The financially embattled Family Health Center of Worcester has a new permanent chief financial officer, Yinka Fadahunsi, after four months with the interim replacement for Jose Diaz de Leon.

    Isabel Tehan January 23, 2023
  • Walgreens sells Framingham location property for $10M

    Timothy Doyle January 23, 2023

    Walgreens sold a 2.7-acre property at 653 Worcester Road in Framingham for $10 million on Thursday. A Walgreens Pharmacy is located on the site, though there is no indication that the store will close.

    Timothy Doyle January 23, 2023
  • New challenges await the Massachusetts cannabis industry

    Kevin Koczwara Updated: January 23, 2023

    Despite falling prices and increasing competition, marijuana business officials across the state, and particularly in Central Massachusetts, still see the cannabis market as primed for opportunity, with operators having to be smarter about the way

    Kevin Koczwara Updated: January 23, 2023

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Should Mass. modify its shield law protecting providers of reproductive and gender-affirming care?
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On Wednesday, the Massachusetts Senate will vote on a bill to shield Massachusetts providers delivering reproductive and gender-affirming care from out-of-state legal action through expanded projections. 

"An Act strengthening health care protections in the Commonwealth” would implement a number of safeguards, including keeping agencies from assisting federal and/or out-of-state investigations, limit insurance company access to patient electronic medical records, and mandate the state’s hospitals offer emergency abortions if medically necessary.