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Rise and Fall
Crystal Meth Offers a Dangerous High

Asked what age groups are the biggest users of ‘crystal meth,’ James Leyden thought for a moment.

“I’d say a lot of drugs these days ha...
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The Write Stuff
Where There’s a Will, There’s a Right Way to Approach the Document

Gina Barry calls them “$50 wills.”

The dollar amount actually varies, she explained,...
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	Baystate Mary Lane Lane Introduces HALS — a New Surgical Practice
	WARE — Baystate Mary Lane Hospital in Ware has introduced a new surgical practice that improves p... Read Full Article

	The Deed with Life Estate A Smart Way to Preserve Your Home from Long Term Care Expenses
	It is likely that your home is the single largest asset you own. As a means of attempting to ... Read Full Article

	Blowing Smoke Despite Progress, Cigarettes Continue to Be a Major Public Health Problem
	For generations, Americans have heard the risks of smoking trumpeted in public-service announ... Read Full Article

	Joint Decisions Orthopedic Surgeon Dr. Leonard Wagner Gets Patients Moving Again
	Dr. Leonard Wagner recalled a patient who needed both knees replaced, and had been taken care... Read Full Article

	PET-CT Service At Mercy Gains Accreditation
	SPRINGFIELD — Western Mass-achusetts PET-CT Imaging, at Mercy Medical Center, has been accredit... Read Full Article

	Stretching the Imagination Janet Allen-Burke Touts the Benefits of Pilates
	A woman named Jane arrived at the Pilates Center of Western Mass. with multiple sclerosis — a... Read Full Article

Making a Connection
Match Day Brings Hospitals, Medical Students Together

“Mike the medical student was so ready to start his career…”

“How ready was he?”

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	Surgical Precision Colorectal Cancers Get the Minimally Invasive Treatment
	About 112,000 people are diagnosed with colon cancer each year, in addition to 41,000 new cases ... Read Full Article

	Welcome Home Cancer House of Hope Offers Just That
	Any location with the word ‘cancer’ in its name can’t be a desirable destination — or can it... Read Full Article

	Sleep Center Expands at HMC
	Imagine that as you are reading this article, someone interrupts you every few sentences. It prob... Read Full Article

Picture This

Hometown Heroes

The American Red Cross of the Pioneer Valley staged its...
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Care Center Celebrates Students

HOLYOKE — The Care Center will celebrate its students and staff at its annual dinner at the Log C...
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Decisions, Decisions
Medical Office Space: Buy, Lease or Walk Away?

Doctors often ponder whether it is better to own their medical office space (MOS) or rent from ...
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BMC’s ICU Cops Beacon Award For the Fourth Consecutive Year

SPRINGFIELD — Baystate Medical Center’s Intensive Care Unit has been recognized for a fourth stra...
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Career Pulse

Baystate Franklin Names Szpila Emergency Manager

GREENFIELD — Annett...
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Mass. Hospitals Adopt Groundbreaking Education Initiative for Trustees

The Mass. Hospital Association’s board of trustees has unanimously endorsed a new, innovative edu...
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The Benefits of a Higher Cigarette Tax

Each year, as the Legislature sets the state budget, members are confronted with making tough...
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Righting Health Care Reform in Massachusetts

In a November 2005 letter to the Legislature, more than 20 state business associations declared...
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MMS Backs Agreement On Physician Performance

WALTHAM — The Mass. Medical Society (MMS) welcomed the release of the “Patient Charter for Physic...
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Annual ‘Walk of Champions’ To Step off in Warren on May 4

WARE — John O’Neill, ladies field hockey coach at Quaboag Regional Middle High School in Warren,...
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