Health Care

A new state report has found more than half of Massachusetts residents have unmet health-related social needs.

The Center for Health Information and Analysis (CHIA) has released its annual update of provider price variation in the Massachusetts commercial health insurance market.

VNA Care of Worcester has acquired Westborough’s Health Care Staffing, Inc., the nonprofit nursing agency announced midday Monday, along with plans to add long-term caregiver services to its list of provided services, as a result of the merger.

With more than 60 percent of residents now fully vaccinated, all four primary COVID-19 metrics are at their lowest levels on record here as Massachusetts approaches the end of the 16th month of the coronavirus pandemic.

The Massachusetts Nurses Association said on Monday the proposal made Sunday by Saint Vincent Hospital to resolve the strike from nurses, who have been off the job and picketing for more than 100 days, was inadequate.

Every one of the top 23 highest-paid state employees in Massachusetts works for the state’s UMass network. And of the top 10, half work at UMass Medical School in Worcester, according to new data from the WBJ Research Department.

Natick-based Aleta Biotherapeutics has announced a partnership with Cancer Research UK to study Aleta’s cancer therapy candidate. 

Harrington HealthCare System has announced it has achieved two major milestones in the battle against the coronavirus: 50,000 vaccines and 60,000 tests administered.

Leukocare, which has its U.S. operations based in Milford, announced on Wednesday it has raised $17.5 million from New York investment firm Petrichor Healthcare Capital Management.

The Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation has released a report detailing the $8 billion financial...