Health Care

Massachusetts hospitals that serve disproportionate numbers of patients on Medicaid or who lack health insurance are pressing to block or delay nearly $630 million in federal funding cuts that were originally enacted in 2010 as part of the Affordable Care Act.

Natick-based Aleta Biotherapeutics, a cancer treatment development company, has received clearance from the U.K. Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency to investigate a new therapeutic for lymphoma in a clinical trial.

Worcester-based UMass Memorial Health has awarded $1.2 million in grants to Central Massachusetts nonprofits focused on health outcomes. 

Marlborough-based biotechnology and manufacturing firm Boston Scientific has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval for a new catheter system for patients with atrial fibrillation, which is a type of abnormal heartbeat.

Marlborough medical device firm ReWalk Robotics in Marlborough has agreed to acquire AlterG, a California company specializing in technology for use in physical and neurological rehabilitation.

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health has determined UMass Memorial Health’s maternity ward in Leominster is an essential service for the people of North Worcester County, complicating the health system’s plans to close the center.

The Producto Group, parent of Shirley manufacturer ThermoFab, named Jennifer Brochu as its new chief financial officer, after tapping a new CEO and chief operating officer earlier in 2023.

Worcester’s UMass Memorial Medical Center has been ranked as the fourth best hospital in Massachusetts by the U.S. News and World Report.

Blupoint Healthcare has opened a new intake center at its Whitinsville location. The Central Intake Center will streamline the admission process for potential patients seeking respite care, residential care, and rehabilitation services.

The Worcester metropolitan area ranked 16th nationally in a 2023 SmartAsset study of the most expensive places to raise a child.