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Oxford Immunotec launches T cell test

Oxford Immunotec of Marlborough has developed a laboratory test that measures a patient's immunity to cytomegalovirus (CMV), a herpes virus.

UMass-led database delivers new insight on joint replacements

Joint replacement surgeries are among the most common medical procedures performed in the U.S., but historically, data that can track their effectiveness hasn't been widely available.

Natick firm secures $9M in capital for new product

Convergent Dental of Natick has secured $9 million in capital to help bring a dental laser product, Solea, to market.

St. Vincent technicians seek to align with union

St. Vincent Hospital is reviewing an application from a group of more than 200 technicians at the hospital to unionize.
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Report: Human services sector’s growth felt in economy

A new report says jobs in the Massachusetts human services sector grew almost 48 percent between 2003 and 2011.

Worcester-area health care workers join ‘Fight for $15’ at forum

Who earns more money: a health care worker or a fast-food worker? It depends on where they work. Fast-food workers were famously victorious in Seattle when they got the city to adopt a $15-per-hour minimum wage, a gradual increase that begins this year. That was done under the union-backed “Fight for $15,” which launched in 2012. Since then, low-wage workers from other sectors have joined the cause, including healthcare workers, who in Massachusetts sometimes earn only the state's minimum wage of $9 per hour.

New minimally invasive surgery program pays dividends for UMass Memorial

Brian Burke, a 76-year-old Warren resident, is well acquainted with the toll major surgery takes on the body.

Nurses’ union slams proposed changes, job cuts at Clinton Hospital

(Updated Friday at 6:15 p.m.) A plan to consolidate two patient-care units at Clinton Hospital is meeting with opposition from the union that represents its nurses.
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Commisioner plans review of state hospitals

The Baker administration plans a "top-to-bottom" review of state hospitals seeking to make the facilities more efficient in providing care to as many people as possible, Public Health commissioner Monica Bharel told the News Service Wednesday.

Proposed cut a setback for Mass. chiropractors?

In the last 30 years, chiropractors have been able to shed much of the skepticism that surrounded their discipline and enter the mainstream health care industry as providers who treat myriad conditions that cause chronic pain.
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