Health Care

Reliant Medical Group is now officially part of the international health care company Optum, with the deal receiving necessary state approvals in Massachusetts.

In the 1990s, there was retribution for the public health damage done by tobacco companies. Now, the pharmaceutical manufacturing and distribution industry could be on track to settle another landmark public health lawsuit.

The quickly changing retail landscape took a new hit with the closure of a Sam's Club in Worcester in January and the impending closure of Toys “R” Us in Auburn, Leominster, Northborough, Millbury and Framingham.

MassDevelopment has provided $28.2 million in financing to help pay for the construction of a three-story medical building to expand access to care on the Athol Hospital campus.

Bills that would open the door to doctors prescribing lethal doses for terminally ill patients were dropped from consideration by the Public Health Committee.

LaCerte-Blais talks about her work helping cancer patients navigate the challenges that come during and after treatment.

The University of Massachusetts Medical School in Worcester spent $280 million on research activities in fiscal 2017.

Community Health Connections in Fitchburg has hired Julia Shirk Williams as the new director of Behavioral Health Services.

A spokesman for UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester said the hospital is planning a vigorous defense after a former nurse filed a grievance with the state.

Jewish Healthcare Center has bought a 5,600-square-foot building on Salisbury Street to expand its administrative offices.