Health Care

Heywood Hospital and UMass Memorial Medical Center have received nearly $1 million in combined funds as part of a telemedicine pilot being conducted by the state.

UMass Memorial Medical Center has received a Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts distinction for its spinal surgeries.

Milford Regional Medical Center has been recognized for its treatment of infants exposed to drugs or alcohol while in the womb.

UMass Memorial HealthAlliance Hospital has opened a new surgery clinic that will allow for treatment of common forms of skin cancer right in Leominster.

Framingham biotechnology firm Alzheon Inc. announced Monday that in 2017 it will begin registering patients for the final phase of human trials for of a pill to treat Alzheimer's disease.

The city of Worcester has cleared the way for final two medical marijuana dispensaries to come into the city after City Manager Edward Augustus issued letters of non-opposition to Mission Massachusetts, Inc. and Medicinal Alternatives, Inc.

Insurance company Health New England has appointed Michael Marrone as the company's chief financial officer.

A study coauthored by a UMass Medical School researcher found that single, young, low-income males in Massachusetts are more likely to go without health insurance for two consecutive years.

A collaboration involving the city of Worcester and Clark University led the latter to develop a master's degree that will get students to understand how political, economic and social forces impact public health.

Urgent care centers are rapidly popping up across Central Massachusetts, as the region starts to feel the ripples of a national trend.