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Health Care

  • Biostage's new patent expands treatment into lungs

    Sam Bonacci April 13, 2022

    Holliston biotechnology company Biostage Inc. has secured a patent to allow the company known for its esophageal cancer treatment research to pursue treatments for lung cancer.

    Sam Bonacci April 13, 2022
  • UMass Memorial Health– Harrington names new board members

    Sam Bonacci April 13, 2022

    Gina Plata–Nino and Sarai Rivera have been named to the board of directors at UMass Memorial Health – Harrington.

    Sam Bonacci April 13, 2022
  • UMass Memorial Health’s first-ever equity report shows 'harsh realities'

    Katherine Hamilton April 11, 2022

    UMass Memorial Health published its first-ever health equity report about its efforts to address racial disparities in health care in Central Massachusetts, largely through its COVID-19 response over the last two years.

    Katherine Hamilton April 11, 2022
  • WPI to name global project center after Laurie Leshin

    Anthony Buscarino April 8, 2022

    The building, currently known as the Project Center, is to be renamed to the Laurie A. Leshin Global Project Center, according to the Thursday announcement from WPI.

    Anthony Buscarino April 8, 2022
  • Northborough dental equipment provider acquires Colorado firm

    Sloane M. Perron April 7, 2022

    Solmetex, LLC, a Northborough-based provider of amalgam separators and other waste compliance products for dentists’ offices, acquired Sterisil, a dental product supplier in Colorado specializing in dental unit water line infection control products.

    Sloane M. Perron April 7, 2022
  • Autism nonprofit to buy seven Central Mass. facilities with $17M bond

    Sloane M. Perron April 7, 2022

    MassDevelopment, the state’s development agency, issued a $16.5-million tax-exempt bond to Attleboro autism services nonprofit Amego Inc., to buy 16 facilities, including seven in Central Massachusetts.

    Sloane M. Perron April 7, 2022
  • Hopkinton cellular therapy company acquires California firm

    Sam Bonacci April 6, 2022

    Hopkinton-based Isto Biologics, a biologic and cellular therapy company in the orthopedic space, has acquired Los Angeles-based TheraCell, Inc.

    Sam Bonacci April 6, 2022
  • Biostage yearly losses hit $8M in 2021

    Sam Bonacci April 6, 2022

    Holliston biotechnology company Biostage Inc. saw its net losses for the year climb by $3.1 million to approximately $8 million as a result of ongoing wrongful death litigation.

    Sam Bonacci April 6, 2022
  • Mass. to receive $525M from opioid settlement, to be used for treatment, prevention

    State House News Service April 6, 2022

    Massachusetts cities and towns will split more than $210 million in money paid by opioid manufacturers and distributors, while state government will get another $310 million to invest in ongoing efforts to rein in the addiction and overdose epidemic

    State House News Service April 6, 2022
  • Autism care center to open in Shrewsbury

    Katherine Hamilton April 5, 2022

    Springtide Child Development, a care center for children with autism spectrum disorder, will open its first Central Massachusetts location in Shrewsbury at the end of April.

    Katherine Hamilton April 5, 2022
  • Holy Cross to name science complex after Dr. Anthony Fauci

    Katherine Hamilton April 4, 2022

    The College of the Holy Cross in Worcester will rename its Integrated Science Complex in honor of alumni Anthony Fauci, who helped guide top federal officials through the coronavirus pandemic.

    Katherine Hamilton April 4, 2022
  • Mass General Brigham withdraws outpatient center proposals in Westborough and Woburn

    April 4, 2022

    Mass General Brigham officials said Friday the hospital system has withdrawn its controversial proposal to build outpatient care centers in Woburn and Westborough and to expand an existing facility in Westwood after learning Department of Public

    April 4, 2022
  • Q&A: Kennedy center launches trans health practice

    Sarah Connell Sanders Updated: April 4, 2022

    Steve Kerrigan, president & CEO, talks about Kennedy Community Health Center's expansion into Milford, his cooperative relationship with other nonprofit leaders, and the start of a new trans healthcare practice.

    Sarah Connell Sanders Updated: April 4, 2022
  • CENTRO to use federal $1M to make more efficient use of limited resources

    Sarah Connell Sanders Updated: April 4, 2022

    Worcester nonprofit CENTRO is planning to expand its reach further into the region’s immigrant and underserved communities, on the whole and in one area in particular: health care.

    Sarah Connell Sanders Updated: April 4, 2022
  • Movers & Shakers for April 4, 2022

    Updated: April 4, 2022

    Companies with new hires and promotions include Oriol Health Care, Eagle Clearning Corp., Bay State Savings Bank, and Gorman Richardson Lewis Architects.

    Updated: April 4, 2022
  • UMass Memorial muscular dystrophy program joins national health affiliation

    Katherine Hamilton April 1, 2022

    The Muscular Dystrophy Association, a national health organization, has added a care center at UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester to its network, along with 12 other centers across the country, according to a Thursday press release from MDA

    Katherine Hamilton April 1, 2022

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While shifting cultural norms in the business community have found hiring managers outwardly working toward hiring a more diverse staff, studies in the last few years by organizations like McKinsey & Co. and Regent University found women and people of color are promoted less frequently than their white male counterparts. This produces a dynamic where company leadership at many organizations remains dominated by white males even as the company's employees become more diversified.