Health Care

UMass Chan Medical School in Worcester will be transferring administration of the Adolescent Continuing Care Unit at the Worcester Recovery Center and Hospital on Jan. 21, eliminating 70 jobs from the medical school's purview.

Worcester-based Union Home Health Care Services, an adult foster care company, and its owners have been arrested and arraigned related to an alleged $1.6-million scheme to defraud MassHealth, the state’s Medicaid program. 

The Worcester Division of Public Health has identified six priority areas to focus on to improve regional health and increase health equity across Greater Worcester.

After joining the Worcester mental health and addiction treatment center in May, AdCare Hospital CEO Brian Stoesz has left the role. 

State public health officials on Thursday detailed steps the cannabis industry should be taking to prevent work-related asthma.

The healthcare landscape in North Central Massachusetts faces detriments in prenatal care and median distance to hospitals with comprehensive services, according to two state reports.

Two months since nurses at Framingham Union Hospital requested voluntary recognition of their labor union in a letter to MetroWest Medical Center CEO John Whitlock, nurses have not yet voted on the decision to unionize.

The National Institutes of Health have awarded $1.1 million to a Worcester Polytechnic Institute-led research project aimed at reducing racial bias in care for premature infants. 

Natick weight loss company Allurion Technologies reported a 40% sequential revenue growth in the third quarter, the first quarter in which the company has been publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange, despite stock price declining in the three months since.

Framingham genetic medicine firm Variantyx has launched a new genome-based test for chromosomal abnormalities.