Health Care

A plan to evaluate opioid overdose patients using technology known as telemedicine has received an annual prize and funding from the UMass Memorial Medical Group.

Lou Brady took as president and CEO of Family Health Center of Worcester on April, replacing Frances Anthes, who helmed public service agency for 22 years.

Harrington HealthCare in Southbridge and Heywood Healthcare in Gardner will join the Massachusetts Value Alliance.

Highland Grace House, a Worcester substance abuse treatment center for adolescent girls, has closed.

In recent months, 20 facilities have shuttered, and another 35 could do so by the end of the year if lawmakers do not act to close a $360 million annual funding gap, according a new report.

Harrington HealthCare System has opened a physical and occupational therapy clinic in Webster that allows it to expand the busy unit.

Confidence levels among Massachusetts employers dipped in March, but remained firmly in positive territory.

Korry Dow, the interim president of Nashoba Valley Medical Center in Ayer since August, has been named to the post permanently, the hospital said Friday.

Whether technology brings a new approach or replaces a paper-based system, it's being used to support health and well-being in a multitude of ways.

Dr. Beverly Hay, a clinical genetics and pediatrics specialist at UMass Memorial Medical Center, helps give meaning to tests that can easily, but not always reliably, tell our genetic history.