Health Care

A lab at UMass Chan Medical School in Worcester has launched a new program that aims to help increase diversity in health sciences. 

Southborough life sciences firm Veristat announced on Wednesday that Joe Scott has been appointed the firm’s new CFO.

David Kennedy, a PhD and neuroinformatics expert at UMass Chan Medical School in Worcester, received a five-year, $6-million grant renewal to fund a center for brain imaging research.

Two years of pandemic-related enrollment declines are sure to have considerable impacts on colleges, but educators say the problem could be more long-term.

A 16,600-square-foot medical office on 48 Elm St. in Worcester was bought by the owners of local restaurant Wings Over Worcester, according to the Worcester South District Registry of Deeds.

Variantyx, a Framingham firm specializing in advanced genomic testing for rare genetic disorders, reproductive health, and precision oncology, has secured $41.5 million in additional funding to advance its rapidly growing global precision oncology business.

Dr. Martha Murray, founder of Miach Orthopaedics, Inc., a Westborough firm specializing in bio-engineered surgical implants for connective tissue repair, has been selected for the 2022 Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation Clinical Research Award.

The board of trustees for the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester unanimously elected Dr. Helen Boucher as its new chair, the school announced Wednesday. When she begins her term in July, she will be the first female board chair in the college’s history.

Staffing vacancies and turnover have led to waitlists and strained resources among behavioral health providers, according to a survey released Tuesday by the Association for Behavioral Healthcare.

Worcester insurer Fallon Health has named Matthew Herndon to the newly created position of senior vice president and chief state programs officer.