Author: HCN Staff

Despite the high number of veterans with disabilities separating from service, the military is still one of the largest employers

The National Institutes of Health, 10 biopharmaceutical companies, and several nonprofit organizations recently launched a partnership to transform the current

It is pretty easy to get people to agree that child abuse, whether physical or sexual, is bad for children.

Giganto Steps Down as President of Baystate Regional Markets SPRINGFIELD — Chuck Gijanto has resigned as president of Regional Markets for Baystate Health.

Making a Difference  The Melha Shriners who actively support and promote Shriners children’s hospitals across the country, vwere among five

The Internal Revenue Service in the Western Mass. area has added quite a few new auditors for their Small and

SPRINGFIELD, PITTSFIELD — Baystate Medical Center and Berkshire Medical Center were both recently recognized among the nation’s 100 Top Hospitals by

CHICAGO — The American Medical Assoc. (AMA) has announced new resources to guide physicians on navigating a little-known rule in the

WESTFIELD — Noble Hospital will host a free informational program called “Compass to Care — Navigating the Transition from Hospital to

WESTFIELD — Registration is open for the 30th Annual Noble Hospital 5K Run & Walk for a Noble Cause being held

The medical world is awash in alphabet soup, made more familiar by news reporting and the many direct-to-consumer television commercials

Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis are digestive disorders and types of inflammatory bowel disease. The two conditions reach all populations,

A cognitive training program for older Americans, funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), shows benefits in cognitive reasoning

Does violence beget violence? That’s the age-old question. There have been numerous research studies over the years that have concluded

Calkins Joins BMC Cardiology Services PITTSFIELD — Berkshire Health Systems has announced the appointment of Dr. Thea Calkins, a board-certified,

NORTHAMPTON — Starting this summer, Cooley Dickinson Hospital and the Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center will bring expanded, cutting-edge oncology

Photo Caption The team at Western Massachusetts PET-CT Imaging say the practice is currently the only full-time, in-house provider of

WARE — The Baystate Regional Cancer Program at Baystate Mary Lane Hospital and the American Cancer Society will present “Look

LONGMEADOW — When American college student Britney Gengel lost her life in the 2010 earthquake that devastated the impoverished island

BOSTON — At its first board meeting of 2014, the Health Policy Commission (HPC) awarded approximately $10 million to 28

GREENFIELD — Baystate Rehabilitation Care at Baystate Franklin Medical Center will sponsor a free sports clinic, called “Time to Spring

GREENFIELD — Homewatch CareGivers of West Springfield has opened a new office at 278 Main St. in Greenfield. The owners,

WARE — Dance is a great outlet for creativity and physical exercise that can also build character and self-confidence, said

GREENFIELD — Baystate Franklin Medical Center’s Oncology Department will offer a free writing workshop, “Spirit of the Written Word,” for

GREAT BARRINGTON — Fairview Hospital has been recognized with a 2013 Outstanding Patient Experience Award by Healthgrades, a leading online

Last month marked the 50th anniversary of the U.S. Surgeon General’s first comprehensive report on the dangers of smoking and