CDH’s ‘Mr. Gross Mouth’ Gives Students The Facts On Smoking
NORTHAMPTON — Sixth graders at Westhampton Elementary School met ‘Mr. Gross Mouth’ recently. They held the murky Jar of Tar,
Read MoreNORTHAMPTON — Sixth graders at Westhampton Elementary School met ‘Mr. Gross Mouth’ recently. They held the murky Jar of Tar,
Read MoreHolyoke Chamber of Commerce Director Doris Ransford says that workforce development is synonymous with economic development. She’s right. But
Read MoreWe all remember that first trip to the dentist: squirming in an oddly shaped chair as shiny instruments came toward
Read MoreGREENFIELD — Ginger Newell-Stokes, MS, RN, a clinical nurse specialist at Franklin Medical Center, was recently published in the Journal
Read MoreThe Western Mass. workforce is about to receive a training boost in the form of a $276,000 grant from the
Read MoreEach year on Feb. 4, thousands of women and men don their favorite red shirt, dress, tie, or another ruddy
Read MoreHOLYOKE — Standing center-stage inside a spacious, freshly-painted new suite at Holyoke Medical Center (HMC)’s Radiology Department is one of
Read MoreHOLYOKE — Whether she’s delivering a baby, performing laparoscopic surgery or educating a woman about birth control options, Dr. Gretchen
Read MoreSPRINGFIELD — Mercy Medical Center has been awarded designation as a Primary Stroke Service provider by the Massachusetts Department of
Read MoreTed Kennedy, Hillary Clinton and other government, single-payer health care system fans need to read the Fraser Institute’s recently published
Read MoreSPRINGFIELD – Do you exercise less than two times a week? Do you have type 2 diabetes and is
Read MoreThe flashbulbs of the paparazzi fire and your favorite actor flashes a dazzling white smile, the same one that will
Read MoreSPRINGFIELD — Sisters of Providence Health System programs have received $170,000 in grants from the Blue Cross Blue Shield Foundation
Read MoreAttorney Ken Gogel has a pile of papers in the corner of his office about three feet tall; it represents
Read MoreLast month we reviewed the importance of performing a risk assessment as the first step toward achieving compliance with the
Read MoreAMHERST – Four professors at UMass, Amherst, who have formed an aging interest group, will soon begin conducting new research
Read MoreAfter 30 years of practicing medicine, Richard Berlin has started a new chapter in his life. Berlin, a Berkshire-based
Read MoreTina Frazier laughed when she said that she no longer has to worry about trying to read physicians’ notoriously bad
Read MoreGREENFIELD — Katie Bak, BSN, RN, has been appointed nurse manager of the Intensive Care and Telemetry units at Franklin
Read MoreIt’s an exciting time for colon cancer research, according to Dr. George Bowers, a medical oncologist at Cooley-Dickinson Hospital.
Read MoreWhen asked to define the word ‘safe,’ as used in the phrases safe staffing levels and safe patient care, Karen
Read MoreLegislation that would have created a pilot program for the establishment of minimum nurse-staffing levels in the state’s hospitals never
Read MoreDr. Ira Schmelkin puts a lot of himself into his work. And sometimes, that means putting his work into himself.
Read MoreGREENFIELD — Robyn Miller, MSN, APRN, BC, manager of Franklin Medical Center’s Inpatient Psychiatric Unit, recently gave a presentation on
Read MoreNEW YORK, N.Y. — U.S. corporations are doing more to promote wellness among employees, according to American Management Association’s (AMA)
Read MoreUntil recently, the treatment of varicose veins was an involved, invasive process that left patients unable to work, or even
Read MoreBOSTON — The Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts (BCBSMA) Foundation recently released a new report by the Urban Institute
Read MoreSPRINGFIELD — On Jan. 3, Mercy Medical Center will open a highly specialized facility for treating patients with chronic non-healing
Read MoreWARE – Country Bank for Savings, which operates 13 locations throughout Hampshire, Hampden and Worcester Counties, has continued its long-term
Read MoreCANTON — The Massachusetts Nurses Association (MNA), in conjunction with the Coalition to Protect Massachusetts Patients, announced that it has
Read MoreAmericans purchased about $95 billion in goods and services over the Internet in 2003. This dynamism added significantly to entrepreneurship
Read MoreMarilyn Webb, director of the Extended Care Center for Excellence and career ladder training coordinator for Loomis Communities, doesn’t put
Read MoreAn elderly woman chats congenially at lunchtime with a nurse from her hospital bed as she recovers from minor surgery.
Read MoreImplantable defibrillators aren’t a new concept in the medical world, but like any technologically advanced surgical procedure, they have taken
Read MoreEffective April 21, 2005, all “covered entities” — meaning most health care providers — must be in compliance with the
Read MorePlanning for your disabled child’s financial future will protect his or her financial security and eliminate the emotional strain placed
Read MoreTen years ago, the idea of taking a pill once a day to fight cancer seemed like a far away
Read MoreIt’s a scenario that plays itself out in a typical hospital on a weekly or even daily basis. An
Read MoreThe controversy surrounding hormone replacement therapy (HRT) continues unabated, according to the recent release of new studies by HRT researchers.
Read MoreA new battle has begun for Berkshire Radiological Associates, P.C. (BRA) of Pittsfield. The private facility, which provides radiological
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