Author: HCN Staff

SPRINGFIELD — Senior athletes recently made their way to the Springfield College campus for the Massachusetts Senior Games. Kimberly Nowakowski,

WARE — The Quaboag Hills Community Coalition’s Substance Use Task Force will mark its one-year anniversary with an educational community

SOUTHBRIDGE — For many years, the incidence of lung cancer across South Central Massachusetts has been rising. In most cases,

NORTH ADAMS — Dr. Paul Donovan, a long-time practicing physician in North Adams, has written and published the first of

SPRINGFIELD — True or false? Women are more likely than men to get skin cancer. False! In fact, more than

LAWRENCE, Kan. — The hole left by a pulled tooth is more than just a place where food can get

BEDFORD — Anika Therapeutics Inc. a leader in products for tissue protection, healing, and repair based on hyaluronic-acid technology, announced

SPRINGFIELD — The Affiliated Chambers of Commerce of Greater Springfield (ACCGS), in partnership with the Greater Chicopee, Easthampton, Holyoke, and

AGAWAM — The seventh annual Tom Cosenzi Driving for the Cure Charity Golf Tournament will tee off on Monday, Aug.

WESTFIELD — The public is invited to visit Noble Hospital at 115 West Silver St., Westfield, on Tuesday, July 7

GLASTONBURY, Conn. — At its annual meeting of members, CMIC, a leading medical professional liability-insurance company serving New England, announced

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The American Medical Association (AMA) commended the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its decision to

EASTHAMPTON — The Women’s Fund of Western Massachusetts (WFWM) announced a total of $240,000 in new grant commitments in Berkshire,

AGAWAM — United Way of Pioneer Valley will present eight awards to local community leaders during its annual meeting and

NORTHAMPTON — “My name is Matthew, and I am here to remember my brother.” This is a familiar sentence spoken

SPRINGFIELD — It’s no secret that, when it comes to their health, men tend to lead less healthy lifestyles and

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Individuals who have purchased insurance through the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) federal exchange don’t want states to

SPRINGFIELD — Two Baystate Medical Center physicians were honored recently by the Massachusetts College of Emergency Physicians (MACEP) for advancing

SPRINGFIELD — The Melha Shriners will host a Paint Craze Night fund-raising event on Saturday, June 20 at the Melha

SPRINGFIELD — Susan Canning, KEVS Foundation founder, will address the Springfield Rotary Club’s luncheon meeting on Friday, June 19. Her

CHICAGO — Because the delivery of healthcare is increasingly becoming more integrated to better serve patients with multiple care needs,

SPRINGFIELD — Mercy Medical Center announced it is transitioning its blood-donor program to the American Red Cross, effective July 6.

AMHERST — Amherst Regional High School students, known as the Hurricanes — or the ’Canes for short — have again

CHICAGO — With growing concerns about the negative health effects of sports-related concussions in recent years, the American Medical Association

WESTFIELD — The Massachusetts Public Health Council unanimously approved Baystate Health’s acquisition of Noble Hospital in Westfield Wednesday. “That’s a

NORTHAMPTON — Berkshire Natural announced the first healthy vending machine providing healthy options to riders on the Massachusetts Turnpike. The

CHICAGO — Fewer than six months after a Boston cardiac surgeon was fatally shot by an individual with a suspected

BOSTON — If there is one health policy issue that unites medical professionals, consumers, employers, health plans, and policymakers, it

WILBRAHAM — Baystate Wing Hospital announced that Dr. Dennies Cuevas-Rivera, a board-certified internal-medicine physician, has joined the medical staff and is

WARE — While it is a good idea to take preventive measures against ticks year-round, said Dr. Paul Gerstein, Emergency

CHICAGO — Addressing the re-emergence of vaccine-preventable diseases in the U.S. requires states to move toward barring non-medical exemptions to

WESTFIELD — Baystate Health’s plan to acquire Noble Hospital in Westfield has been put on the fast track. The Massachusetts

SPRINGFIELD — Medicare and Medicaid are two terms that can be very confusing and yet so necessary for many to

WALTHAM — The Mass. Medical Society (MMS) announced the launch of the Smart Scripts MA website (www.massmed.org/smartscriptsma) as part of