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To my daughter, I leave my passion for knowledge . . . To my son, I leave my love of

One of the toughest challenges you can face when caring for the elderly is resistance to care. How do you

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SPHS Taps Ames as VP of Behavioral Health HOLYOKE — Laura Ames has joined the Sisters of Providence Health System

May is National Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month, designed to increase public awareness and commitment to teen-pregnancy prevention. Its message? Teen

The goal for most people is to maintain their current standard of living in retirement. While your mortgage may be

SPRINGFIELD — Baystate Health has been recognized by Thomson Reuters for achieving “superior clinical outcomes” in its fourth annual study

SPRINGFIELD — Big Y Supermarkets raised $161,000 during its October initiative, “Partners of Hope,” to support 17 breast-cancer support groups

SPRINGFIELD — BusinessWest magazine, HCN’s sister publication, recently unveiled its 40 Under Forty Class of 2012 — the sixth compilation

BOSTON — The Mass. Medical Society (MMS) recently offered the following testimony to the Joint Committee on Public Health on

HOLYOKE — Holyoke Medical Center has earned the Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval for accreditation by demonstrating compliance with

NORTHAMPTON — How healthy is your county? Rcently released reports rank the health of Western Mass. counties and counties across

WORCESTER — Saint Vincent Hospital recently acquired the CyberKnife VSI Robotic Radiosurgery System and opened a CyberKnife Center in January.

NORTH ADAMS — HIV testing will be offered at North Adams Regional Hospital on May 3 and May 17 at

A critical but often overlooked aspect of health care is a topic called medical or health literacy, defined as a

Adolescence is difficult in the best of times. It’s doubly stressful for kids today; they’re experiencing the same worries and

With considerable fanfare, Baystate Health recently opened the doors to the $296 million facility that had been called the Hospital

Avoidable rehospitalization, when a patient returns to acute care within 30 days of having been released, has always been an

Even as businesses of most kinds have struggled during the Great Recession, health care has continued to be a growth

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H aving a child with autism creates many challenges, not the least of which is the potential financial impact on

Cavagnaro Elected Fellow of American College of Physicians PALMER — Dr. Charles E. Cavagnaro III, president and CEO of Wing

Dietitians across the country celebrated National Nutrition Month in March by helping to focus attention in the media on the

Now It’s the Hospital of the Present There were several events leading up the dedication of the new MassMutual Wing

Insurance-reimbursement constraints, payer mix, and an aging population have all played a part in the shortage of physicians in certain

LUDLOW — Hampden County Physician Associates, LLC, a multi-specialty physician group, recently held a groundbreaking ceremony on the future site

NORTHAMPTON — Area students interested in pursuing nursing careers or current nurses interested in advancing knowledge in their field can

NORTH ADAMS — The Visiting Nurse Assoc. & Hospice of Northern Berkshire has moved into new offices on the campus

PALMER — Would you like to make a difference in someone’s life? Are you looking for a rewarding way to

NORTHAMPTON — Northampton-based CleanSlate Centers has been awarded the 2012 Science and Service Award for Office-based Opioid Treatment Programs. The

NORTHAMPTON — Jim Lyons and Bill Hogan have announced the opening of their new clinic, Synergy Physical Therapy, behind the

CHICAGO — The American Medical Association (AMA) has released an online training module to help physicians counsel their patients on healthy