Monica Benevides

UMass 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.

UMass 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.

President 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 private employers to provide paid time off for employees to get booster shots.

Massachusetts will soon become the next state to implement a digital vaccine passport system, falling in ranks with states like California, New York, and, most recently, Rhode Island, Gov. Charlie Baker said on a Monday episode of GBH News' Boston Public Radio.

Commonwealth Fusion Systems, which is building a $300-million, 47-acre headquarters in Devens, announced on Wednesday it has closed on more than $1.8 billion in Series B funding to commercialize fusion energy.

Grifols, a Barcelona-based healthcare company, announced on Tuesday it is opening a plasma donation center at UMass Chan Medical School in Worcester.

Worcester Together, the United Way of Central Massachusetts, and the Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce announced on Wednesday the launch of a new initiative designed to support Afghan evacuees arriving in Central Massachusetts.

Tower Hill Botanic Garden in Boylston has promoted Theresa Lee as the nonprofit's new chief development officer.

United Way of Central Massachusetts on Tuesday announced it will distribute more than $1 million across 14 organizations using funding from a $5-million grant received from billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott late last year.

Bull Spit Brewing Co. of Lancaster received approval for a liquor license from the Maynard Select Board...