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MCPHS has found fast growth over nearly two decades in Worcester

But no college has grown so exponentially in the nearly two decades MCPHS has been in Worcester, or contributed as much to a presence of higher education in the city's downtown.

Fresh eyes on ophthalmology

In just two years as chair of ophthalmology at UMass Memorial, Dr. Shlomit Schaal has added eye surgery, new locations and two optometrists.
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MetroWest Medical Center CEO resigned on Aug. 10

The CEO of MetroWest Medical Center abruptly resigned with no announcement from the hospital or Dallas parent company Tenet HealthCare.

Worcester firm to treat OCD with brainwave device

Achieve TMS East, depression treatment firm with three Central Massachusetts locations using a brainwave stimulation device, now hopes to offer the treatment for obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Harrington gets $440K grant for chronic disease management

Harrington HealthCare Systems in Southbridge has been granted $440,000 from the state Department of Health and Human Services to help better manage chronic disease.

Candela Corp. acquires Danish laser skincare firm

Wayland aesthetic medical device firm Candela Corp. said Wednesday it has acquired a Danish laser-based medical device firm.
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Pulse Check: National Institutes of Health funding

The largest recipients of NIH funding in Massachusetts are largely in Boston

Massachusetts General Hospital Boston $403 million
Brigham and Women's Hospital Boston $345 million
Harvard Medical School Boston $184 million
Boston Children's Hospital Boston $156 million
UMass Medical School Worcester $145 million
 Source: National Institutes of Health (fiscal 2018)
 
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People on the Move

Jennifer Litchfield has been named assistant dean of nursing in Becker College’s School of Nursing and Health Sciences, overseeing the college’s nursing program. Litchfield, a Becker alumna and lifelong resident of Shrewsbury, was previously an assistant professor and coordinator of nursing education and technology at Regis College.

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