Health Care

Friday is the last day to submit nominations for Worcester Business Journal’s 40 Under Forty Award.

Hologic, the Marlborough-based medical technology company that primarily focuses on women’s health, will close its Danbury, Conn. location, the company announced in its first-quarter earnings report.

Up to 200,000 people could be at risk for losing eligible MassHealth coverage this summer, a new report by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation warns.

As part of Spectrum Health System’s expansion, the nonprofit organization announced on Tuesday it was adding three new employees to help manage its integrated care, fiscal reporting, and business development.

Quinsigamond Community College in Worcester will be running two workshops on biomanufacturing for students this spring, thanks to a new $50,000 grant.

The College of the Holy Cross in Worcester received $3.4 million from the Federal Emergency Management Agency as a reimbursement for COVID-19 testing.

The Massachusetts Nurses Association union has filed charges of unfair labor practice against Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester, in response to a proposed plan to impose 12-hour shifts on nurses working in the hospital’s inpatient units and emergency departments. 

In a lecture on Wednesday, John Magee, professor of computer science at Clark University in Worcester, discussed his progress developing gaming and computer technology to help people with disabilities use computers.

A team of researchers at WPI are developing humanoid, remote-controlled nursing robots to potentially help patients in quarantine as well as combat the ongoing staffing shortages.

UMass Chan Medical School is seeking participants in a nationwide study to learn about the performance of the newest at-home tests for detecting COVID-19.