Health Care

Worcester was ranked as the worst place for a person with disabilities to live out of the nation's 150 most populated cities.

Nashoba Valley Medical Center in Ayer will be the first hospital in Central Massachusetts to offer a non-surgical weight loss procedure for people with mild to moderate obesity.

The losses at UMass Memorial - Clinton Hospital and Milford Regional Medical Center have continued to mount as the rest of the area's hospitals remain on track.

The Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute, a research division of the insurer, has received a $4 million renewable grant from the National Institutes of Health.

Boston Scientific has entered into an agreement to acquire an endoscopic company for approximately $210 million.

Karen Spiewak has been named director of development at Harrington HealthCare System and will oversee contact with the community as well as the organization's philanthropic efforts.

While proposed changes to the process by which state officials examine hospital expansions were applauded at a hearing Wednesday, several speakers cautioned that restrictions on ambulatory surgery centers could end up raising health care costs and squeezing consumers.

The Hanover Insurance Group announced Thursday afternoon that Jeffrey Farber has been appointed executive vice president and chief financial officer.

Massachusetts-based health insurers are among the best in the nation in terms of quality and services, according to the most recent ratings from the National Committee for Quality Assurance.

The makers of an artificial pancreas, a tiny, precise glucose monitoring system and an electronic, glucose-monitoring band-aid will all be participating in a new diabetes medical innovation challenge.