Health Care

The Federal Emergency Management Agency will send another $2.2 million to the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester for the cost of testing students, faculty, and staff during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Researchers at UMass Chan Medical School are teaming up with pharmaceutical giant Pfizer and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to study the effects of the COVID-19 drug Paxlovid on patients aged 18 and under.

Phio Pharmaceuticals Corp. named the chairman of its board to serve as interim executive chairman.

UMass Chan Medical School and a New Haven digital healthcare company are launching a new program to study the ability of virtual care to prevent acute care needs among people with COPD.

Marlborough-based medical technology company Hologic’s second annual Global Women’s Health Index reveals a lack of progress in women’s health care indicators worldwide.

Fallon Health has awarded $150,000 across 13 organizations as part of its 2022 Community Impact Grants.

Gardner manufacturer Precision Optics Corp. anticipates the process of listing its shares on the Nasdaq stock exchange to be completed in the coming weeks.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency will reimburse Worcester healthcare provider UMass Memorial Health $3.6 million for operating a COVID field hospital at the DCU Center twice during the first year of the pandemic.

Colonial Life & Accident Insurance Co., a subsidiary of Tennessee-based insurance company Unum, opened an office at the One Mercantile building in Worcester, which will serve as the hub for the company’s New England operation.

Rockland Trust has provided $29 million in financing to Waterstone Properties Group of Needham, for the construction of a surgical pavilion expansion at Heywood Hospital in Gardner.