Health Care

Udit Batra, the head of the Boston life sciences division of a German company, will replace outgoing Waters Corp. CEO and president Christopher O’Connell in September, the Milford health software company announced on Wednesday. 

As businesses throughout Central Massachusetts go back to operations, there are many legal and safety precautions they have to keep in mind and follow. 

For businesses such as Smash It 2 in Worcester, they face coronavirus related obstacles, while bringing a new business model to the community in the age of the coronavirus: breaking stuff. 

The number of Massachusetts residents without health insurance — normally the lowest rate of any state — has almost doubled as a result of record-high unemployment rates, according to a report by a national advocacy group.

Phone and video delivery of behavioral health services had not "gained widespread traction" in Massachusetts prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new report that said the state could help boost access to care by extending some telehealth policies temporarily adopted during the crisis.

Universal Health Services, a hospital management company based in Pennsylvania, will pay out more than $15 million to Massachusetts to resolve two different sets of accusations of improperly billing the Massachusetts Medicaid program, known commonly as MassHealth, Attorney General Maura Healey’s office announced on Monday. 

During the earlier stages of the pandemic, Fatima’s Cafe closed completely. It had just finished a renovation, and its unexpected closure was very difficult. 

Hologic, a Marlborough medical device maker, has created its first ultrasound system for detecting breast lesions that's based on a movable cart.

Worcester County reported 176 new coronavirus cases between July 3 and Thursday, with 20 new fatalities, according to the Massachusetts Department of Public Health.

Gov. Charlie Baker on Thursday urged members of the high-tech field to continue using their resources to combat COVID-19.