Health Care

Coronavirus case numbers are rising ever higher a month into the fall, with rates in Worcester, Worcester County, across Massachusetts and nationally showing worrisome increases.

Diagnostic company Oxford Immunotec of Marlborough, which also holds offices in Oxford, United Kingdom, will provide T-cell testing to the UK Vaccines Taskforce, a group formed by the government to assess vaccine suitability for the country’s residents.

The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation in Maryland has invested an additional $14 million into Framingham firm Synspira Therapeutics, a biopharmaceutical company, as it pursues clinical studies.

An eight-building housing complex is set to be developed in Franklin to support adults with autism spectrum disorder and other developmental disabilities.

Unlike many others in the hospitality industry impacted by the pandemic, the living history museum Old Sturbridge Village was put into a unique situation because of the highly skilled and specialized nature of its employees, which are hard to replace.

The Connecticut-based manufacturer of OxyContin, among the best known and widely prescribed opioids, signed a settlement with the federal government for more than $8 billion, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Wednesday.

The ability for working parents to find child care is likely to fall far short of demand, posing a challenge to a recovery from the coronavirus pandemic, according to a publication co-authored by the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston.

Adults over 65 will join frontline health care workers, residents with underlying medical conditions that increase their risks from COVID-19, and other essential workers as the first to qualify for COVID-19 vaccines in Massachusetts, the Baker administration said Tuesday.

Acton medical device company Insulet has named Howard University President Dr. Wayne Frederick to its board of directors, the company announced on Tuesday.

The COVID-19 pandemic that has shined a light on health inequalities and exposed parts of the health care system that are not working as intended also revealed the strengths of the system in Massachusetts, Health and Human Services Secretary Marylou Sudders said Tuesday.