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State closes in on bulk purchase of COVID testing
December 13, 2021Baker said his administration is also working with manufacturers on a "bulk, cheap purchasing deal" that would allow municipalities to purchase tests by January at a fixed, state-negotiated price for distribution to residents.
December 13, 2021
State makes wide array of investments to combat rising opioid overdoses
December 9, 2021The state's steps to combat the overdose epidemic include funding for 38 syringe service programs, 33 overdose education and naloxone-distribution sites and plans to create a temporary housing "cottage community" on the Lemuel Shattuck Hospital
December 9, 2021
Boston Scientific testing new pacemaker device
December 8, 2021Marlborough medical device manufacturer Boston Scientific Corp. announced on Thursday it is launching a clinical trial of its mCRM Modular Therapy System.
December 8, 2021
UMass Chan receives $600K for child brain cancer research
December 8, 2021UMass Chan Medical School announced on Monday cancer biologist William Flavahan received a four-year, $600,000 Distinguished Scientist Award from the Sontag Foundation: Brain Cancer Research Foundation.
December 8, 2021
UMass Memorial activates surge response, as inpatient levels mirror 2020 holidays
December 8, 2021UMass Memorial Health in Worcester is activating its surge plans immediately across its entire network as a result of an ongoing COVID-19 case spike and an ongoing bed shortage.
December 8, 2021
Westborough firm’s breakthrough ACL-healing technology is commercially available
December 7, 2021Westborough medical technology firm Miach Orthopaedics, Inc. announced Wednesday it has successfully made its breakthrough ACL-healing technology commercially available in select cities around the United States.
December 7, 2021
Mass. planning to increase COVID testing capacity
December 7, 2021State officials are eyeing ways to add COVID-19 testing capacity in Massachusetts and could make an announcement as to those efforts in the next few days.
December 7, 2021
Low wages antagonizing human services labor shortages
December 7, 2021For the first time in the 13 years that Chris White has served as the head of Road To Responsibility in Marshfield, the multi-service provider is putting people on waitlists to get into programs that serve people with intellectual and developmental
December 7, 2021
The 10 largest property taxpayers in Worcester
December 6, 2021Worcester's top taxpayers included a couple large players in the downtown block near Worcester Common, as well as several utility companies.
December 6, 2021
Harrington Hospital limits visitors amid COVID case increase
December 6, 2021UMass Memorial-Harrington will not allow visitors in the emergency departments of its Webster and Southbridge campuses, the hospital announced Friday afternoon, citing an increase in COVID-19 cases.
December 6, 2021
Movers & Shakers for Dec. 6, 2021
Updated: December 6, 2021People are on the move at UMass Memorial Medical Group, Bryley Systems, Shrewsbury Federal Credit Union and more.
Updated: December 6, 2021
UMass Memorial fired 200 unvaccinated employees on Dec. 1 deadline
December 3, 2021UMass Memorial Health terminated approximately 200 unvaccinated employees on Wednesday, comprising roughly 1.5% of its 15,000-person workforce, said to Dr. Andrew Karson, the healthcare provider’s chief medical officer.
December 3, 2021-
UMass Memorial runs out of ICU beds as COVID cases rise
December 3, 2021UMass Memorial Health ran out of intensive care unit beds on Thursday, Dr. Eric Dickson, the healthcare provider's president and CEO said, amid near record numbers of COVID cases.
December 3, 2021 
Biden to require private insurance to cover at-home COVID tests, promotes PTO to get vaccines
December 3, 2021President Joe Biden announced a winter plan for combatting COVID-19 during remarks at the National Institute of Health in Maryland on Thursday, including an impending requirement for private insurance to pay for at-home COVID tests and a plea for
December 3, 2021
Mass. hits highest COVID case numbers in one day since January, as Worcester County cases spike
December 2, 2021On Wednesday, the Massachusetts Department of Health confirmed 4,838 new COVID-19 cases, and 25 COVID deaths, marking the highest COVID case numbers reached in one day in the state since Jan. 22.
December 2, 2021
Mass General Brigham launches TV ad to gain support for Westborough expansion
December 2, 2021With state officials reviewing Mass General Brigham's proposed ambulatory care expansion and on the heels of a House vote for legislation that would add a new layer of oversight to hospital expansions, the health system is making its case directly
December 2, 2021
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