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Dr. Leonard Wagner recalled a patient who needed both knees replaced, and had been taken care of by her youngest

SPRINGFIELD — Western Mass-achusetts PET-CT Imaging, at Mercy Medical Center, has been accredited by the American College of Radiology (ACR).

Imagine that as you are reading this article, someone interrupts you every few sentences. It probably would limit your ability

A woman named Jane arrived at the Pilates Center of Western Mass. with multiple sclerosis — and a willingness to

Gina Barry calls them “$50 wills.” The dollar amount actually varies, she explained, but the basic point she’s making gets

It is likely that your home is the single largest asset you own. As a means of attempting to protect

For generations, Americans have heard the risks of smoking trumpeted in public-service announcements and read them right on cigarette packages.

Any location with the word ‘cancer’ in its name can’t be a desirable destination — or can it?“This is not

“Mike the medical student was so ready to start his career…”“How ready was he?” “He was so ready, he asked

Ron St. Peter, a 14-year veteran of the U.S. Postal Service, had a steady career with good benefits. But something

It’s called ‘specialized long-term care.’ That’s an industry term, and maybe the most expeditious way to categorize the services provided

SPRINGFIELD — Results from a research study initiated at the Breast Care Center at Mercy Medical Center hold promise that

SPRINGFIELD — Life Laboratories has been awarded accreditation by the Commission on Laboratory Accreditation of the College of American Pathologists

Sheth Targets Prevention at Cardiovascular Practice HOLYOKE — When he recently joined Hampden County Cardiovascular Associates, Dr. Nirav Sheth said

GREENFIELD — Baystate Health has concluded its search for a new president to lead Baystate Franklin Medical Center. Trish Hannon, senior

SPRINGFIELD — Mercy Medical Center has been approved for Bariatric Surgery Accreditation by the Bariatric Surgery Center Network (BSCN) Accreditation

During a trip to Cusco, Peru in 2005, Dr. Simone Topal blogged about meeting a 9-year-old girl named Ocdulia, who

Pictures, Carolyn Ruszala says, can be intimidating. Especially when it comes to the photographs that grace the covers of books

They’re called ‘lunchtime procedures,’ and they’re not just for the Hollywood set anymore.Treatments such as Botox injections, ultrasound facials, and

Pam Roberts wrote about prayers — for help, for endurance, for the cancer to retreat … and for the chance

Michaelan Burke was 13, and her teen years were not getting off to the best of starts. “I was getting

Being a hospital patient typically means a loss of control — particularly for a child. That’s why having a dog

Back in the 1950s and 1960s, when scientists were making the discoveries that would lead to LASIK surgery, the idea