Health Care

In the last seven days, Worcester County and the state of Massachusetts have recorded their highest weekly totals of coronavirus cases, indicating how quickly the pandemic has returned after a summer lull.

Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester has appointed its interim new chief nursing officer to the role permanently.Lisa...

Far more people in Worcester County are getting tested for coronavirus far more than ever, but with cases rising sharply, the rates of tests coming back positive is rising, too.

With the coronavirus pandemic diverting attention elsewhere, the opioid epidemic is still spreading strong, slightly outpacing last year's total through September across Massachusetts.

Roy Nascimento, CEO and president of the North Central Massachusetts Chamber of Commerce, joins The Weekly Business Report to discuss the results of the chamber's survey showing in-depth how the coronavirus pandemic is impacting the business communities in Leominster, Fitchburg and the rest of North Worcester County.

Clark University in Worcester is moving courses online earlier than planned out of concern for the spread of coronavirus on campus, according to news reports.

he number of confirmed COVID-19 cases among hospitalized patients in Massachusetts swelled by 50 over the weekend, while the state's significantly expanded testing infrastructure returned more than 4,900 positive tests over two days amid an ongoing second surge in the pandemic.

For the second consecutive Monday, people are waking up to promising news about COVID-19 vaccines.

Worcester's DCU Center will once again be used as a field hospital to help handle an expected surge of coronavirus cases this fall and winter.

UMass Medical School has hired a new vice chancellor for diversity and inclusion, the Worcester school announced Friday.