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Meeting Workforce Needs The Certified Nurse Aide and Home Health Aide Program, a collaborate efforts between Training Resources of America

King Designated Fellow by Echocardiography Society NORTHAMPTON — Arthur R. King, registered diagnostic cardiac sonographer, has been designated a fellow

Hiring non-physician practitioners (NPPs) is a great way to meet a growing patient base while still providing quality health care.

WARE – Baystate Mary Lane Hospital has received a $100,000 gift from the Edward J. Urban Foundation in celebration and

SPRINGFIELD — It’s not a crime to be a ‘Change Bandit,’ at least not when it’s for this year’s annual

WARE —It’s snowing heavily, and there’s no sign of it letting up anytime soon. A 50-year-old man who had spent

SPRINGFIELD — In January, Mercy Medical Center introduced the use of the ResQPOD, a device that increases circulation and blood

SPRINGFIELD — The Pioneer Valley Chapter of the American Red Cross will host its seventh annual Hometown Heroes Breakfast on

HOLYOKE — The Holyoke Medical Center Oncology/Hematology Depart-ment, in partnership with The American Cancer Society, invites all cancer survivors, their

NORTHAMPTON — Cooley Dickinson Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center have entered into an agreement to collaborate on expanding

Learning CPR and how to use an automated external defibrillator (AED) can possibly mean the difference between life and death

WHATELY — Baystate Medical Practices – Pioneer Women’s Health (BMP-PWH), whose practitioners are all on staff at Baystate Franklin Medical

NORTHAMPTON — Community members are invited to learn from cardiovascular specialists at an educational program that will be offered Thursday,

A patient is diagnosed with non-small-cell lung cancer. A DNA test costing $1,000 reveals the subtype of his cancer. The

Although President Barack Obama looks trim and fit, the same cannot be said for most Americans, as two-thirds of adults

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They’re called ‘flu champions.’ That’s the name Dr. Paul Medrek and other members of his team contrived to describe and

SPRINGFIELD — The American Heart Assoc. (AHA), the largest voluntary health organization fighting heart disease and other cardiovascular diseases, and

Have you been going to the gym on a regular basis and not achieving the weight loss goals you dream

Hirko Named Baystate’s Vascular Surgery Chief SPRINGFIELD — Dr. Mark K. Hirko has joined the Department of Surgery at Baystate

It is an understatement to say that there is a nationwide shortage of doctors. Efforts at the national and state

PALMER — The Audiology Honor Fund at Wing Memorial Hospital & Medical Centers has announced that a Palmer resident has

Anger Management At a recent continuing-education seminar at Wing Memorial Hospital, Peter Bishop, a clinical psychologist from the Griswold Behavioral

More than 91{06cf2b9696b159f874511d23dbc893eb1ac83014175ed30550cfff22781411e5} of current retirees receive monthly benefits from the government program known as Social Security. The program is

AMHERST — Bedbugs, once nearly eradicated in the urban environment, have made a big comeback recently, especially in metro centers

SPRINGFIELD — The American Red Cross Pioneer Valley Chapter’s 2009 Hometown Heroes Breakfast will take place on Wednesday, March 18

SPRINGFIELD — Baystate Medical Center will hold its annual Heart and Vascular Health Lecture Series during the month of February

WARE — On Tuesday, Feb. 10, from 6 to 8 p.m., Baystate Mary Lane Hospital will host “Spa Spectacular: Women’s

WESTERN MASS. — The Loomis Communities has announced that residents and employees have worked collaboratively to raise $19,397 throughout 2008