Isabel Tehan

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. 

The National Institutes of Health have awarded $1.1 million to a Worcester Polytechnic Institute-led research project aimed at reducing racial bias in care for premature infants. 

Natick weight loss company Allurion Technologies reported a 40% sequential revenue growth in the third quarter, the first quarter in which the company has been publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange, despite stock price declining in the three months since.

Framingham genetic medicine firm Variantyx has launched a new genome-based test for chromosomal abnormalities.

Amid a tight labor market, industries must be innovative to keep operations moving.

Companies must expand their networks & standardize processes to meet diversity, equity, and inclusion targets.

UMass Memorial Medical Center, the largest hospital in Central Massachusetts with three campuses in Worcester, has been without its permanent leader since July.

Marlborough biopharma firm Phio Pharmaceuticals has enrolled its first patient in a clinical trial, entering the next phase of its strategic plan to move into the clinical development space.