Isabel Tehan

Researchers at Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University in North Grafton are investigating new ways to monitor COVID-19 levels in animal wildlife as part of a two-year contract from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Saint John’s High School in Shrewsbury has named Benjamin Horgan its next head of school, to take over the role from Alex Zequeira on July 1.

UMass Chan Medical School in Worcester will be transferring administration of the Adolescent Continuing Care Unit at the Worcester Recovery Center and Hospital on Jan. 21, eliminating 70 jobs from the medical school's purview.

Worcester-based Union Home Health Care Services, an adult foster care company, and its owners have been arrested and arraigned related to an alleged $1.6-million scheme to defraud MassHealth, the state’s Medicaid program. 

The Worcester Division of Public Health has identified six priority areas to focus on to improve regional health and increase health equity across Greater Worcester.

After joining the Worcester mental health and addiction treatment center in May, AdCare Hospital CEO Brian Stoesz has left the role. 

The healthcare landscape in North Central Massachusetts faces detriments in prenatal care and median distance to hospitals with comprehensive services, according to two state reports.

Two months since nurses at Framingham Union Hospital requested voluntary recognition of their labor union in a letter to MetroWest Medical Center CEO John Whitlock, nurses have not yet voted on the decision to unionize.

Gardner optical manufacturer Precision Optics reported a low revenue quarter for the first of its fiscal 2024, which ended Sept. 30. Revenue for the quarter was down 15%, which the company attributed to purchaser reaction to a righting of the supply chain.

Nichols College in Dudley has entered a partnership with Pocasset Pokanoket Land Trust, an Indigenous-led nonprofit, to offer a farming financial literacy course for farmers across New England.