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A Southborough medical marijuana testing facility is now one of three such locations to apply for a state license to test adult-use cannabis products.

Boston Scientific has alerted the state it plans to lay off 85 workers at a site in Burlington later this year.

Researchers at the Framingham pharmaceutical firm Alzheon have discovered a substance in the brain inhibiting the formation of molecules that help form Alzheimer's disease.

The joint early college program between Quinsigamond Community College, Worcester State University and Worcester Public Schools is one of four such programs to receive official designation from the state.

Westborough Behavioral Healthcare Hospital is expanding with a new autism inpatient care unit it says is the first of its kind in the state.

Worcester-based VNA Care has entered into a management agreement with Porchlight VNA/Home Care, which was previously led by VNA Care President and CEO Holly Chaffee.

Bonnie Biocchi, the former CEO of the MetroWest Chamber of Commerce, has been named executive director of the New England public power industry trade association.

Marlborough drugmaker Sunovion Pharmaceuticals, citing results of a study, said an investigatory drug to treat binge eating disorder has yielded positive results.

Thanks to a revision of a U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs policy, injured veterans now have expanded access to exoskeleton systems from Marlborough medical device maker ReWalk Robotics.

The Pawtucket Red Sox are likely headed to Worcester, says a beat reporter for the team's major league affiliate.