Author: HCN Staff

An epidemic is a widespread occurrence of a disease at a specific time, typically involving infectious disease. Examples include polio

As a medical community, we strive to improve our patients’ mental and physical well-being by attending not only to their

Vitamin D and its role in women’s health has been a hot topic in both conventional and alternative medicine lately

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It is universally recognized that a child’s first five years of life are the most important in his or her

Introducing The Area’s Nursing Graduates Hundreds of Nursing students recently graduated from the area’s colleges with their bachelor’s and associate’s

Mercy Names Wolf VP of Medical Affairs, Chief Medical Officer SPRINGFIELD — Dr. Scott Wolf has been appointed to the

Red Cross Honors At its recent annual meeting, the American Red Cross Pioneer Valley Chapter honored several volunteers and staff

I recently attended a presentation on electronic health records (EHR). It included presentations by various vendors and IT consultants. It

SPRINGFIELD — The American Red Cross Pioneer Valley Chapter elected a slate of officers to its Executive Committee at the

PITTSFIELD — Berkshire Medical Center’s Cancer Program received a 2009 Outstanding Achievement Award from the Commission on Cancer (CoC) of

NORTHAMPTON —  Based on newly available results from the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare (CMS) for 2009, the VNA & Hospice

NORTHAMPTON —  The month-long Cooley Cares for Kids fund-raiser, an initiative to donate $1 at participating Hampshire and Franklin County

WALTHAM — A recent Mass. Medical Society (MMS) analysis shows a prolonged decline in the state’s physician practice environment and

SPRINGFIELD — Citing severe economic challenges in the first several months of 2010, the Sisters of Providence Health System (SPHS)

WARE — Participation in a youth sports camp during the summer months can offer plenty of exercise and physical activity,

Not long after President Nixon took the unprecedented step of imposing peacetime wage and price controls, the American people learned

Medical students and physicians with both previously undiagnosed and well-documented learning and attention disorders are becoming a topic of interest

If you have a loved one who has been diagnosed with dementia or another disabling health condition, it is common

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SPRINGFIELD — The Center for Quality of Care Research at Baystate Medical Center has been awarded one of the largest

WARREN — The Centered Place will offer a Yoga and Relaxation Program for breast-cancer patients, survivors, and caregivers. Classes will

Relief for Haiti The medical staff of Holyoke Medical Center has donated $10,000 to the relief efforts in Haiti. Dr.

Providence Taps Dittrich as Director of Nursing HOLYOKE — Jeré Dittrich has been named director of Nursing at Providence Behavioral