Health Care

Mass. unemployment rate fell to 3.4% in September

The unemployment rate in Massachusetts in September dropped to 3.4%, down two tenths of a percentage point from August and down 1.7% from September 2021.

UMass Memorial union nurses secure raises of up to 19.5%

The Massachusetts Nurses Association union has ratified new contracts for 2,770 of its nurses at Worcester-based UMass Memorial Health's facilities in the past four months.

Brazil native receives $20K to grow Fitchburg alternative health business

Magic Treasures, a Fitchburg-based business focused on alternative health care, received a $10,000 loan from the North Central Massachusetts Development Corp. of Fitchburg.

Natick biopharma closes $35M financing to develop cancer treatments

PIC Therapeutics Inc. of Natick completed a $35-million round of financing fund developments to fight drug-resistant breast cancer.

Beleaguered Family Health Center of Worcester names interim CFO

Worcester’s Family Health Center named Michael Holton as its interim chief financial officer. He replaces Jose Diaz de Leon, who departed in September.

Milford Regional adds two robotic surgery systems, expands minimally invasive procedures

Milford Regional Medical Center has added two da Vinci Xi robotic systems to its facilities, bringing the hospital’s total to three.

Health Foundation of Central Mass. awards $900K across 11 programs

The Health Foundation of Central Massachusetts has awarded 11 grants totaling $900,000 as part of its activation fund program..

UMass Chan, Family Health Center granted $3M to treat opioid-use disorder

UMass Chan Medical School and Family Health Center of Worcester are teaming up on a $2.8-million grant from the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.