Running for Their Lives Go FIT Marks Two Years of Promoting Physical Fitness
In the brochure Susan Jaye-Kaplan hands out to promote Go FIT, the logo features three words below the title: walking,
Read MoreIn the brochure Susan Jaye-Kaplan hands out to promote Go FIT, the logo features three words below the title: walking,
Read MoreYoung Hee Kim’s office is a room right off the Mercy Medical Center cafeteria. But she spends much more time
Read MoreNot everyone takes their dental health to heart. Maybe they should. A study reported last month in the New England
Read MoreCall it too much of a good thing. It’s a common lament of parents these days: “I had never heard
Read MoreIf you have an allergy that never ends when seasons change, you may be allergic to the spores of molds
Read MoreFor people being treated for allergies, it can be somewhat of a pain to be subjected to shots about once
Read MoreGoing Digital Nearly 100 people attended the March 14 open house for Wing Memorial Hospitals digital mammography suite. Wing Memorial
Read MoreAs I wrote last month, deciding which legal form of entity to practice under involves weighing the various pros and
Read MoreThere was a time in health care, Mark Tolosky said, when a person’s first major hospitalization was often the last.
Read MoreGeorge Koller beamed with appreciation over the recent $1.75 million donation to Noble Hospital — even though he had no
Read MoreLUDLOW — Keystone Senior, LLC has broken ground and begun construction on Keystone Commons, a new 90-unit, $15 million independent
Read MoreNORTHAMPTON — Cooley Dickinson Hospital has earned the Gold Seal of Approval from the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of
Read MoreGREENFIELD — As Franklin Medical Center nears completion of its $5.5 million Second Century Campaign, three more corporations have made
Read More“The best health care decisions are made not by government and insurance companies, but by patients and their doctors,” said
Read MoreThe cost of providing health insurance for municipal employees and retirees has almost doubled in the past six years, while
Read MoreA critical step in understanding a cancer diagnosis and deciding how to overcome it is having timely access to unbiased,
Read MoreCHICOPEE — Chicopee Visiting Nurse Assoc. has been named to the 2006 HomeCare Elite, an inaugural compilation of top-quality home
Read MorePost Named Administrator of Providence Care Center LENOX — Robert Post has been appointed administrator of Providence Care Center of
Read MoreSPRINGFIELD — The American Red Cross recently honored the Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co. (MassMutual) with its Circle of Humanitarians
Read MoreWhen Baystate Health started down the road toward a smoke-free work environment more than a year ago, it had people
Read MoreBURLINGTON — Eighty-five percent of Massachusetts hospital units provided nursing care at or above planned levels for 2006. That’s according
Read MoreNORTHAMPTON — Cooley Dickinson Hospital recently received the American Stroke Association’s Get With the Guidelines–Stroke (GWTG-Stroke) Initial Performance Achievement Award.
Read MoreThe first time Cynthia Hinckley brought a dog into a hospital, even before she launched her therapy-dog business 15 years
Read MoreWiggins the poodle was an ideal sleeping companion, said Suzanne St. Germain — at 10 pounds, he didn’t take up
Read MoreA woman named Beth experienced a type of seizure that caused her muscles to jerk suddenly without warning, often causing
Read MoreThe nursing shortage has been one of the top American health care stories over the past five years, but the
Read MoreKevin McCaskill knows that the long-term economic health of Springfield depends, at least in part, on keeping homegrown talent in
Read MoreWhen starting up or reorganizing a medical or dental practice, doctors must decide what form of entity to practice under.
Read MoreEvery local public school district is obligated to educate all school-aged children within its borders. When it comes to children
Read MoreThe trends have been widely reported in health care for years: a rapidly aging population, combined with advances in technology
Read MoreFor the second straight year, the February issue of The Healthcare News has gone red. Here’s why. Go Red for
Read MoreDr. Jay Fleitman tells the story of a patient with sleep apnea who fell asleep one day behind the wheel.
Read MoreSPRINGFIELD — Mercy Medical Center has added a fixed unit for PET-CT imaging technology, making Western Mass. PET-CT Imaging the
Read MorePITTSFIELD — The Berkshire Area Health Education Center (AHEC) has announced that it is a recipient of two Mass. Department
Read MoreAs Governor-elect Deval Patrick and his new team contemplate a legislative strategy, reducing the cost of private health insurance for
Read MoreOne of the most potent weapons we have for good health is immunization. Vaccines have an extraordinary record in preventing
Read MoreAGAWAM — Microtest has enhanced its analytical lab services with the installation of a new, advanced technology, the MicroSeq Microbial
Read MoreGREENFIELD — Catherine Morrell-Ambo, OTR/L, CHT, an occupational therapist with Baystate Rehabilitation Services at Franklin Medical Center, has completed her
Read MoreSPRINGFIELD — Dr. Robert L. Goodman, owner of the Goodman Vein and Laser Center in West Springfield, recently attended the
Read MoreHOLYOKE — Gail D. Fournier has been named Managed Care coordinator at Holyoke Medical Center. Fournier comes to Holyoke Medical
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