Health Care

The couples were pulled from a larger study of pregnant patients who received outpatient care at UMass Memorial Medical Center.

Medical device manufacturer Boston Scientific Corp., based in Marlborough, has received authorization to expand instructions for use labeling for its WATCHMAN FLX Left Atrial Appendage Closure device.

Miach Orthopaedics Inc., a Westborough firm specializing in surgical implants for connective tissue repair, has appointed Patrick McBrayer as president and CEO, the company announced on Wednesday.

Fallon Health of Worcester and the Worcester Red Sox teamed up for the second year for their Strike Out Hunger Campaign, raising $50,000 for the Worcester County Food Bank in Shrewsbury.

The Quinsigamond Community College Foundation in Worcester received a pledge of $20,000 over four years from Worcester’s Cornerstone Bank to help advance the college’s offerings at its Southbridge location.

Forbes named UMass Chan Medical School and UMass Memorial Health in Worcester two of the best places to work in Massachusetts.

August is coming to a close without a deal on a more than $4 billion economic development bill, but an even pricier piece of unfinished state business is set to bump up against an extended deadline in September.

Framingham-based medical alert company, Lifeline Systems Co., has leased 40,000 square feet of office space at 200 Donald Lynch Blvd. in Marlborough, filling the last unoccupied space in the 116,786 square-foot office building.

Assisted Living Locators, a senior placement and referral service based in Phoenix, Ariz., has awarded a dozen franchise agreements across the U.S., including in Framingham and Worcester.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has cleared an insulin delivery system from Acton medical device firm Insulet Corp. for children two years and older with type 1 diabetes.