Health Care

Marlborough medical technology company Hologic has been granted European approval for an assay quantifying the viral load of human cytomegalovirus in a patient.

Marlborough medical device company CardioFocus has announced the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has approved the company's HeartLight X3 System for marketing in Japan.

Worcester biotech firm Mustang Bio has received $300,000 in tax incentives from the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center after committing to new hiring this year.

Worcester’s Edward M. Kennedy Community Health Center announced Monday it has been expanding efforts to distribute COVID-19 vaccines to the Central Massachusetts communities through ongoing partnerships.

Holy Trinity Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Worcester has named Rodolfo Parra as its next CEO and administrator, succeeding interim administrator Dan Burns.

Marlborough medical technology company Hologic announced on Tuesday it has launched a public service announcement campaign with the Black Women’s Health Imperative of Georgia aimed at encouraging Black women to schedule well-woman exams with their doctors.

The state's Health Policy Commission would be required by a bill filed this session to issue an annual report on the prevalence of mental health disorders and accessibility to treatment based on demographics in an attempt to identify and eliminate racial and gender disparities.

There's a good chance Massachusetts has reached the governor's goal of fully vaccinating 4.1 million people against COVID-19, but it could depend on how you count vaccinations and who you ask.

A year of pandemic learning has emphasized key issues that existed before the pandemic and induced efforts to provide resources to these key areas.

Commonwealth Medicine, the consulting and operations division of UMass Medical School in Worcester, will shift 500 employees to a work-from-home hybrid model, taking them out of the school’s 333 South St. location in Shrewsbury.