Health Care

Salmon Health and Retirement, which runs seven senior living communities, has promoted the medical director of one of its sites as its new chief medical officer.

More than halfway through March, one aspect of the coronavirus pandemic story isn't really changing: cases remain stubbornly high as public safety protocols are loosened.

Saint Vincent Hospital has reached a tentative agreement with the United Food and Commercial Workers, which represents 600 workers at the Worcester hospital, including patient care assistants and critical care technicians.

Xavier Becerra, whose career started at the Worcester agency Community Legal Aid, was confirmed by the U.S. Senate to be President Joe Biden's secretary for health and human services.

Cytovia Therapeutics, a biopharmaceutical manufacturer of cancer-fighting cell therapies, has expanded its research and development operations with a new lab in Natick opened this month.

With coronavirus cases down and hospitalizations sharply falling, Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester is loosening its visitor restrictions.

A 244,000-square-foot expansion at Bristol Myers Squibb's Devens facility will add to the drugmaker's efforts to fight cancer using specialized technology, company officials said during a virtual tour Tuesday.

Heywood Healthcare and UMass Memorial Health Care are joining to help study the health needs of 29 cities and towns across northern Central Massachusetts.

More than a week into a strike with hundreds of nurses, Saint Vincent Hospital is going on a public relations offensive, mailing flyers and updating a specially created website about the strike and negotiations.

All Massachusetts residents 16 and older will be eligible for COVID-19 vaccines starting April 19, the Gov. Charlie Baker Administration said Wednesday morning in a key milestone in the state's campaign to end the pandemic.