Health Care

Brian Geisel went the Steve Jobs route and dropped out of college after a year to write software. His philosophy is to hire talented people who can write innovative code in the artificial-intelligence and machine-learning realms.

Central Massachusetts professionals are getting hired and promoted at Saint Vincent Hospital, AAFCPAs, the Milford Physician Group, and the Telegram & Gazette.

The volume of ambulatory surgical centers that perform same-day, low-risk procedures in Massachusetts falls far below the national average, according to new data shared with state health regulators Thursday.

Bruning, who has served on StageBio’s board of directors for the previous five years, has more than 25 years of experience with companies providing preclinical testing services.

Massachusetts voters may get the chance to cast ballots to legalize access to some psychedelic substances this fall. And though advocates say the Oregon psilocybin therapy program that would be used as a model for Massachusetts is beneficial for veterans suffering from PTSD and others with mental health issues, the price tag for treatment in the Beaver State makes the therapy inaccessible for most.

The petition comes in the wake of a January announcement by MNA complaints had been filed to a number of federal and state officials regarding conditions at the hospital. 

Marlborough medical technology firm Boston Scientific has received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its WaveWriter Alpha spinal cord stimulator device to be used to treat low back and leg pain deriving from a condition referred to as non-surgical back pain. 

Angered over the serious financial challenges at Steward Health Care that could jeopardize the future of safety net hospitals in eastern Massachusetts, top House Democrats insisted Thursday they will not bail out the company.

The filing didn’t specify where or when the layoffs would take place, except they are part of a restructuring of its diagnostics division, which has been losing money due to a drop in sale of COVID tests.

Major swaths of the state's health care system are now considered "high risk," with the crisis largely fueled by a major backlog of patients waiting to be discharged from hospitals, the Massachusetts Health and Hospital Association said Monday.