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Children spend more time in school than any place except home, and success in school is directly linked to a

Vitamin D has come a long way in a short time. When I was a medical student in the 1970s,

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Do you remember the day when you received your driver’s license? Most people experienced a rush of excitement and a

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Estrada Joins Staff of Rheumatology Practice HOLYOKE — Dr. Marcos Estrada has joined the Holyoke-based practice of Dr. Munir Ahmad.

Fashion Plates “Who doesn’t like to get dressed up?” asked Mary Argenio, program director at Ruth’s House in Longmeadow. Residents

We all know it’s a challenge to eat healthfully in our drive-through, junk-food world. If eating healthier is one of

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released a proposed regulation in January, defining the requirements eligible professionals

SPRINGFIELD — Maintaining patient safety and providing high-quality care are among the highest priorities for Mercy Medical Center, and this

HOLYOKE — Gallbladder surgery used to be a major surgical procedure, involving a four- to seven-inch incision and several weeks

HOLYOKE — Holyoke Medical Center will offer a weekly postpartum support group modeled after the national MotherWoman program. This is

BOSTON — Stating that many physicians believe that insurers influence many clinical and business aspects of their practices, the Mass.

WEST BROOKFIELD — The public is invited to attend “The Power of Prevention,” a stroke-awareness program to be held on

WALTHAM — The Mass. Medical Society (MMS) and Atrius Health have jointly announced the enrollment of the largest physician group

We hear a lot of talk these days about national health care reform. The new lingo includes phrases like ‘public

The U.S. Senate has been debating its health care reform proposal for several weeks. Differences between the House and Senate

Vaccines are among the 20th century’s most successful and cost-effective public-health tools available for preventing disease and death. They not

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Imagine that your spouse or parent is in an accident or develops an illness that renders them incapacitated. Certainly, you

Hartnell Achieves Status of Endovascular Diplomate NORTHAMPTON — Dr. George Hartnell, an interventional radiologist and a member of Cooley Dickinson

Emergency Assistance Mark Tuttle, nurse manager of the Baystate Mary Lane Hospital emergency room, was recently presented a donation of

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