Health Care

Citing both a need for additional investment in behavioral health and high health care costs that mean Massachusetts families and employers can't afford to pay more, Attorney General Maura Healey on Wednesday called for the state to consider changes in its efforts to rein in costs.

Lykan Bioscience, a manufacturer specializing in cell-based therapies, announced plans to expand its facility in Hopkinton by 1,700 square feet.

The Family Health Center of Worcester was named 2021 Bank of America Neighborhood Champion for its community efforts while navigating the COVID-19 health crisis, according to a Monday announcement from the bank.

United Kingdom manufacturer Watson-Marlow has broken ground on a new 150,000-square-foot facility in Devens, the company announced on Wednesday.

The number of women sitting on Massachusetts biopharmaceutical company boards has increased 164% since 2017, according to a new report from a voluntary survey conducted by industry group MassBio released Wednesday.

Worcester social services nonprofit Ascentria Care Alliance received a $57-million tax-exempt bond from MassDevelopment Finance Agency for renovations at its West Brookfield and Worcester care centers.

Worcester addiction treatment center AdCare Hospital announced Tuesday it promoted Romas Buivydas to be its new CEO, after he has been serving as vice president of clinical services, according to a Tuesday press release.

The disparity between what human service workers employed by community-based providers get paid and what state employees who hold similar job titles and perform similar work earn is getting worse and poses "an insurmountable challenge" to the in-demand industry, the head of the state's largest association of community-based human services organizations told lawmakers Monday.

Sam Walcott, a researcher at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, received a $1.4-million grant for developing a model for creation of better prosthetic devices.

The number of Worcester residents who died of opioid-related overdoses rose from 81 in 2019 to 103 in 2020, according to new data released Wednesday by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health