Health Care

Family Health Center of Worcester ended fiscal 2023 with a $1.2-million surplus, a far cry from the organization’s financial peril in fall 2022.

Marlborough-based IPG Photonics named former Varian Medical Systems executive Kolleen Kennedy to its board of directors, expanding the board to 11 members.

Marlborough-based drug manufacturer TheracosBio has named Brian Connelly as its new president and CEO.

MedStar Ambulance, along with its parent company Critical Systems, reached a $2.6-million settlement with the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office over allegations of false MassHealth submissions.

Compute Health Acquisition Corp. shareholders approved a business combination with Natick-based Allurion Technologies, which would take the weight-loss tech company public.

Worcester-based behavioral healthcare provider Community Healthlink has received a $208,000 grant from the City of Worcester for its Shower Program, which is part of CHL’s Homeless Outreach and Advocacy Project.

A UMass Chan Medical School professor and assistant vice provost for health equity has been elected as president of the American Society for Cell Biology.

A UMass Chan Medical School student group helping asylum seekers in Greater Worcester has become formally affiliated with the Worcester school and has now received nonprofit status, opening it up to more grant funding and participation in research.

Marlborough-based Boston Scientific plans to construct a new facility in Maple Grove, Minnesota, a spokesperson for the biotechnology and manufacturing company confirmed Thursday.

More than 30,000 children and young adults in Massachusetts are ineligible for comprehensive MassHealth coverage because of their immigration status, according to an advocacy group that backs legislation that would extend coverage to that population.