Health Care

With a high concentration of life sciences and medical device companies creating innovative products, and public health...

This summer, UMass Memorial Health Care made a big statement about its commitment to health care information...

We reviewed the fastest-growing jobs in both short-term outlook, 2014-2016, and long-term outlook, 2012-2022 in Massachusetts (see...

Some of the fastest-growing occupations in health care do not require direct patient care, creating job opportunities for both new entrants and medical career-changers who can get a new lease on the use of their field of knowledge.

When people find out what Dr. Mark Brenner, the chief radiation oncologist at Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester, does for a living, he says he often gets one response in particular.

Welcome to the fall issue of Central Massachusetts HEALTH. In this edition, we explore two focuses: cancer care and health care careers. I hope your perception will be challenged on both fronts in reading the feature stories within.

MetroWest Medical Center turned around its prospects through June of this year, but Clinton and Athol Hospitals slipped, posting losses, according to the Center for Health Information and Analysis.

The cost of doing business in Massachusetts is oft-lamented, and apparently, the field of medicine is not immune. That's according to the results of the annual Physician Practice Environment Index (PPEI) published last week by the Massachusetts Medical Society (MMS). While the Massachusetts PPEI has experienced an upward trend since a low point in 2010, in 2015, it continues to lag the U.S. index — and the delta appears to be widening.

DONNA JAWOREK of Milford was hired by Pernet Family Health Service in Worcester, as director of early...

Gardner-based GVNA Healthcare's Healthy Families Program received the 2015 Children's Trust Training and Education Award from Children's...