Ascentria Care Alliance will manage a pilot program aimed at enhancing the health and well-being of refugees in Worcester as they transition into the community.
A medical marijuana dispensary will open in the canal district, following a non-opposition letter from the city manager to Good Chemistry of Massachusetts.
Boston Scientific has received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for a new catheter designed to treat an abnormal rhythm of the upper chambers of the heart.
Harrington HealthCare System will be expanding its behavioral health services in the face of the crushing opioid crisis, with Greg Mirhej to take the helm as director of behavioral services.
Gov. Charlie Baker and the Democratic leaders of the House and Senate are discussing a legislative solution to avert a ballot question that would put limits on prices health care providers can charge.
The Massachusetts Assisted Living Facility Association tried Tuesday to sway lawmakers to allow nurses working at an assisted living facility to provide certain expanded services.
Health is more than just treating illness. Below are the top five indicators of a healthy community from respondants to the 2015 Greater Worcester Community Health Assessment
Low crime/Safe neighborhoods
39.1%
Good jobs and healthy economy
29.6%
Good schools
28%
Opportunities for physical activity
27.2%
Access to health foods
23.4%
People on the Move
Kitsa Catherine Kondylis is now on staff at the department of obstetrics and gynecology at Southboro Medical Group. She will see patients at 24 Newton St. in Southboro.
