HE A LTH • Fall 2019 3
T h is iss u e
F E A T U R E S
The Region's Quarterly Health Care Magazine
The TV doctors of Central Mass.
Life imitating art imitating life. Local medical providers exhibit
the same traits of famous characters audience have come to
know and love. \\ BY LIVIA GERSHON
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Health Care Briefs
An overview of the latest
healthcare business news ............. 4
Local Innovation
........................... 4
The List
Top biomedical companies ....... 19
Column:
Most waking hours are
spent not moving ........................ 20
Column:
Preventing opioid
overdoses ..................................... 21
Pictures of Health
A photographic look at the region's
healthcare happenings ................ 22
Movers & Shakers
People, providers and
practices ....................................... 24
Provider Profile
......................... 26
Q&A with Stephanie Page, executive
director of Abby's House in
Worcester
D E P A R T M E N T S
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Burnout syndrome
Being overworked in your job is now a recognized contributor to
your health status. \\ BY GRANT WELKER
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Struggling to pay for drugs
Massachusetts looks to curtail rising prescription costs.
\\ BY DANIEL MARRA
C E N T R A L M A S S A C H U S E T T S
Editor
Brad Kane, bkane@wbjournal.com
News Editor
Grant Welker, gwelker@wbjournal.com
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Allan Jung, Livia Gershon, Daniel Marra
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A division of:
HEALTH
Central Massachusetts HEALTH is published four
times a year by New Engand Business Media LLC.
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Cheaper & better surgeries
ree Central Mass. healthcare providers have opened a new,
mostly outpatient surgery center in Shrewsbury.
\\ BY GRANT WELKER
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