Health Care

The former administrator for the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services will join high-profile healthcare CEOs and executive from Central Massachusetts, including leaders of the region’s largest hospitals, to discuss the many ways the coronavirus pandemic has altered the way providers treat, interact with and manage their patients.

UMass Medical School has received a major boost in federal and private research funding since the coronavirus pandemic began.

A new study led by a UMass Medical School student has found delirium is a frequent symptom among older adults who test positive for coronavirus.

The Massachusetts healthcare industry hasn't taken as big of a hit in job losses than the whole economy, but has suffered worse than the national average, according to federal data analyzed by the Massachusetts Health Policy Commission.

The number of people with MassHealth as their primary health insurance grew by about 10% from March through September, a spike a state agency attributes largely to federal COVID-19 legislation.

Hologic has won U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval for an HIV test the Marlborough manufacturer says is the first in the country that can be used for both diagnosis and viral load monitoring.

Worcester State University is moving classes online starting Monday for a nine-day period and requiring residential students arriving back on campus after Thanksgiving break to either prove a negative coronavirus test or complete a test right away and quarantine until the results come back.

Earlier this year, before the coronavirus pandemic upended every corner of society and the economy, the COO of marketing agency Vision Advertising in Westborough had a regular checkup scheduled for March – one she nearly skipped.

With cases rising sharply again, hospital officials planning for the winter are hoping that low hospitalization and death rates will continue, as a consequence of both a better understanding of the pandemic and a much younger population getting sick.

Worcester-based Spectrum Health Systems has landed a $44-million contract with the state to provide medication-assisted drug addiction treatment throughout the Massachusetts prison system.