Health Care

Marlborough medical device company Hologic has made yet another acquisition, this time picking up Belgium-based diagnostic company Diagenode for $159 million.

Marlborough medical device company Boston Scientific announced Wednesday that it has entered into an agreement to acquire the global surgical business of Lumenis LTD.

Fallon Health received 300 doses of Moderna's vaccine and by Friday it expects each of the 1,200 or so participants in its Summit ElderCare program will have received at least the first of the required two doses, either from Fallon's efforts or at other vaccination sites.

UMass Medical School called a unionization vote this week by physicians in training a first step in a process and called the residents and fellows valued members of its healthcare teams.

The North Central Massachusetts Development Corp. has awarded Kimatra Maxwell, owner of Leominster mental health counseling provider Connecting to Greatness, a $20,000 loan, the Fitchburg organization announced on Wednesday.

UMass Memorial Health Care is planning to close the COVID field hospital at the DCU Center in mid-March as patient counts dwindle at the facility.

The Massachusetts biopharmaceutical industry raised far more investment than ever before in 2020, coinciding with the coronavirus pandemic that shifted an emphasis to potential lifesaving drugs, according to a report released Thursday.

A MassHealth program providing free transportation to COVID-19 vaccination sites has been expanded to include more members.

UMass Memorial Health Care has filed paperwork opposing Mass General Brigham's planned outpatient facility in Westborough, saying the Somerville-based health network hasn't demonstrated a need for the new medical office.

Teachers, early educators and school staff members will be able to sign up beginning March 11 for vaccination appointments at any vaccination site in the state and some mass vaccination sites will hold aside particular days to vaccinate educators, Gov. Charlie Baker said Wednesday morning.