Author: HCN Staff

WEST SPRINGFIELD — While the Omicron variant of COVID-19 is currently surging, it’s not the only source of sore throats

BOSTON — Along with hitting the gym more often and starting a diet, quitting smoking tops many New Year’s resolution

NORTHAMPTON — In response to the rising rates of COVID-19 in the community, Cooley Dickinson Hospital has updated its visitor

LONGMEADOW — JGS Lifecare, in conjunction with Behavioral Health Network and Gándara Center, is putting together a COVID-19 and flu

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Occupational cancer is now the leading cause of death among firefighters, surpassing heart disease. The International Assoc.

HOLYOKE — As the Omicron variant continues to drive a surge in COVID-19, Holyoke Community College (HCC) and the Holyoke Board

SPRINGFIELD — Western New England University (WNE) School of Law’s Center for Social Justice will present “Addressing Conflict in Schools Using

NORTHAMPTON — Each year, nonprofit community behavioral-health agency Clinical & Support Options (CSO) encounters clients who choose to sacrifice their own

HOLYOKE — Holyoke Medical Center (HMC) has added additional hours to its designated COVID-19 testing site on the main campus

HARTFORD, Conn. — As a result of the prevalence of COVID-19 within local communities, Trinity Health Of New England will

BOSTON — The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) announced the launch of Take the First Step, a campaign to

DALLAS — As pretty as new-fallen snow appears, shoveling sidewalks and driveways can be deadly. According to the American Heart

HOLYOKE — The Children’s Museum at Holyoke celebrated 40 years of growth and service earlier this year, and hopes to

AMHERST — All 75,000 students and 18,000 faculty and staff members across the five-campus University of Massachusetts system will be

SPRINGFIELD — The winter season is a wonderful time to venture into the great outdoors for a refreshing walk in

SPRINGFIELD — As the demand for COVID-19 testing surges as the Omicron variant continues to spread throughout the community and

SPRINGFIELD — In a Springfield College holiday tradition, the Office of Spiritual Life staff led its annual adopt-a-family program, with

ITASCA, Ill. — The American Academy of Pediatrics, in an updated clinical report, recommends that universal and routine screening for

SPRINGFIELD — Springfield College announced it has partnered with MassDevelopment to issue $106,675,000 in bonds, of which $50 million has

BOSTON — The Baker-Polito administration’s new measures to address a recent rise in COVID-19 cases and to ensure acute-care hospitals

AMHERST — A collaboration among UMass Amherst, UMass Dartmouth, UMass Lowell, and Salem State University to work together to decarbonize

WEST SPRINGFIELD — When temperatures drop below freezing here in Western Mass., the risk goes up for frostbite, a condition

GREENFIELD — LifePath recently hosted a virtual event called “Aging Populations: Addressing the Workforce Crisis in Home- and Community-based Care.”

BOSTON — The Massachusetts Public Health Assoc., along with partners and legislative allies, have achieved many significant victories over the

HOLYOKE — Holyoke Medical Center has relocated the designated COVID-19 testing site on the main campus of the hospital. The

SPRINGFIELD — The Springfield College Student Advocates for Wellness team recently received the Outstanding Peer Education Program Award at the

SPRINGFIELD — As winter begins, Upscale Socks will make a presentation of warm socks to Friends of the Homeless today,

NORTHAMPTON — Each year, nonprofit community behavioral-health agency Clinical & Support Options (CSO) encounters clients who choose to sacrifice their

BOSTON — The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) released a review of breakthrough COVID-19 cases in vaccinated Massachusetts residents

HOLYOKE — Valley Health Systems Inc., which consists of Holyoke Medical Center, Holyoke Medical Group, Holyoke VNA Hospice Life Care,

SPRINGFIELD — A recent news story about how Vietnam veteran Eugene Brice was physically threatened and called a racial slur

SPRINGFIELD — Consider celebrating the season of giving by giving the gift of life and signing up as an organ

AMHERST — In the largest-ever nutritional comparison of beef and alternative burgers available to U.S. consumers, a UMass Amherst analysis

AMHERST — A research team including a UMass Amherst computer scientist has received a $1.1 million grant to further develop

HOLYOKE — In an effort to make vaccines more accessible to the community, Holyoke Mall is partnering with the Holyoke