At a Loss Dementia Takes Many Forms but So Do Possible Treatments
Dr. Emily Grandey describes a woman — fictional, but plausible — to show just how serious dementia can be, and
Read MoreDr. Emily Grandey describes a woman — fictional, but plausible — to show just how serious dementia can be, and
Read MoreSPRINGFIELD — It’s not a crime to be a “change bandit,” at least not when it’s for this year’s annual
Read MoreCHICOPEE — Thirty employees of the Holyoke Health Center are taking a 10-session Elms College course called “Pathways to Cultural
Read MoreThere are at least three compelling reasons why physicians must lead in solving the cost problem in health care. First, it really
Read MoreIn medicine, not everything that makes sense is sensible. Because smoking predisposes to lung cancer, and because advanced lung cancer
Read MoreWARE — Country Bank was recently honored at Baystate Mary Lane Hospital for its $35,000 donation to the hospital’s Technology
Read MoreSPRINGFIELD — Harvard Pilgrim Health has named Mercy Medical Center to its new “Hospital Honor Roll,” the first such review
Read MoreSantamarina Joins Staff at Berkshire Medical Center PITTSFIELD — Berkshire Health Systems has announced the appointment of Dr. Rodrigo Santamarina,
Read MorePITTSFIELD — Berkshire Medical Center has again been recognized by the American Heart Assoc. for leading the nation in implementing
Read MoreWARE — Baystate Mary Lane Hospital, a 31-bed community hospital in Ware and a member of Baystate Health, has participated
Read MoreIn the Philippines, where Dr. Francis Martinez grew up and attended medical school, three out of every four people cannot
Read MoreHOLYOKE — Holyoke Medical Center has received the American Stroke Assoc. (ASA) ‘Get With The Guidelines-Stroke’ (GWTG-Stroke) Silver Performance Achievement
Read MoreNORTHAMPTON — Due to increased demand, PET/CT scans are now offered more often at Cooley Dickinson Hospital. In November, CDH
Read MoreSPRINGFIELD — The Diagnostic Imaging Department at Mercy Medical Center has added a new open-bore MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) unit
Read MorePeter Straley, CEO of Health New England, has a new role to play as part of what he calls a
Read MoreWhen Josef Woodman’s father decided to hop a flight to Mexico for a few months to have some restorative dentistry
Read MoreJean Jackson rattled off the positions like she had done it before. Respiratory therapists. Radiology techs, nuclear medicine techs, and
Read MoreAs medical imaging exams have replaced more invasive procedures, benefiting patients and revolutionizing medicine, Americans’ exposure to medical radiation has
Read MoreImagine, Jeanne Coburn said, a man in his 70s, sitting with his doctor, answering routine medical questions. “In this day
Read MoreSociologists and the media define the Baby Boom generation as those born in the United States between 1946 and 1964.
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Read MoreOn an average day in the U.S., some 30,000 people have an asthma attack. Of those, 5,000 visit the emergency
Read MoreChalk up one for the environment — although not all asthma sufferers are happy about going ‘green.’ The inhalers that
Read MoreSim-ply Generous MassMutual recently made a $150,000 donation to Springfield Technical Community College’s School of Health and Patient Simulation. The
Read MoreChanges in health care reimbursement in the last decade have shifted more payment responsibility to patients. Co-pays and deductibles have
Read MoreHenry Figueredo is the executive director of the Parent Information Center for Springfield Public Schools, and a former elementary school
Read MoreWARE — The Baystate Neurodiagnos-tic and Sleep Center has opened a sleep laboratory at Baystate Mary Lane Hospital in Ware.
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