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WEST SPRINGFIELD — The American Cancer Society will hold a training on June 6 for Western Mass. beauty professionals interested
Read MoreWEST SPRINGFIELD — The American Cancer Society will hold a training on June 6 for Western Mass. beauty professionals interested
Read MoreJudith Fine calls it “Breast Prosthesis 101.” That’s the informal discussion she has with those women who come to
Read MoreBy now, radio listeners all over Massachusetts have heard the ad — the one featuring the sounds of a building
Read MoreNot long after Claire D’Amour Daley sent a global E-mail to Big Y employees letting them know that the D’Amour
Read MoreSPRINGFIELD — Mark R. Tolosky, president and CEO of Baystate Health System, was recently presented with the Silver Beaver Award
Read MoreSOUTH HADLEY — The Loomis Communities has announced that Lawrence R. (Larry) Gonneville has been named the recipient of the
Read MoreHOLYOKE — This promises to be one very special evening. For the first time in decades, Holyoke Medical Center
Read MoreAs The Healthcare News goes to press this month, state lawmakers are launching a set of recommendations to directly counter
Read MoreIt’s fair to say that, as a rule, physicians enjoy practicing medicine and would rather live without its administrative side,
Read MoreSPRINGFIELD — Karen Moore, F.A.C.H.E., vice president of Hospital Operations at Franklin Medical Center, and Joan Sullivan, F.A.C.H.E., vice president
Read MoreNORTHAMPTON — Cooley Dickinson Hospital (CDH) was one of several hospitals featured in a segment by Boston’s WCVB-TV Channel 5
Read MoreBeginning in July, state employees enrolled in Tufts Health Plan will have to pay significantly higher co-payments if they seek
Read MoreTo hear Michael Penna tell it, the computerization of the modern doctor’s office has been a slow revolution. But
Read MoreHOLYOKE — Holyoke Medical Center will present a special CPR recertification for health care providers on April 24 from 8
Read MoreNORTHAMPTON — Five employees of Cooley Dickinson Hospital’s Women’s Imaging Center recently earned certification from the International Society for Clinical
Read MoreWARE — Mary Lane Medical Associates, a Baystate Medical Practice, recently announced that Dr. Michael Hakim has joined the staff
Read MoreBELCHERTOWN — Dr. Mohammed S. Ahmed, medical director of Mary Lane Ob/Gyn, now providews obstetric and gynecological services at Belchertown
Read MoreBOSTON — The population is aging. More people are using the health care system. More health care professionals are needed.
Read MoreHOLYOKE — Dr. Daniel Levy of Northampton has been elected chief of medicine at Holyoke Medical Center. Levy began
Read MorePITTSFIELD — Berkshire Medical Center and Fairview Hospital have announced the appointment of Dr. Kevin M. McDonnell, a radiologist who
Read MoreHOLYOKE — On a recent Tuesday afternoon, radiology student Lisa Bihler pumped cream into her coffee at a countertop condiments
Read MoreWALTHAM — The Mass. Medical Society (MMS) today released its Physician Practice Environment Index for 2003, and the analysis shows
Read MoreGary Fialky says the American Cancer Society’s annual Omar T. Pace, M.D. Recognition Dinner was created more than a decade
Read MorePITTSFIELD — In conjunction with National Doctors Day, the staff of Berkshire Medical Center has recognized Dr. Robert Wespiser with
Read MoreHOLYOKE — “Sometimes, healing a wound includes touching a heart.” These are the words of Charlotte A. Langlois, registered
Read MoreDr. Paul Kanev says too many young patients from Western Mass. have to travel to Boston to undergo neurosurgery —
Read MoreHOLYOKE — The Mount Tom Mental Health Center has announced that it has been awarded a contract by the Mass.
Read MoreSPRINGFIELD — Donna M. Clapp of Feeding Hills was selected from 2,500 applicants nationwide to receive the $1,000 Paul Cole
Read MoreGetting older doesn’t take planning. It just happens. Growing into the elder years successfully, on the other hand, does
Read MoreUnder Massachusetts law, any competent person is authorized to establish a durable power of attorney (POA). A POA is a
Read MoreThree years ago, hospitals and other health care institutions were bemoaning the shortage of students in nursing programs. Today,
Read MoreDr. Kamal Kalia remembers his first experience with a doctor-shadowing program. It was long before he became a neurologist at
Read MoreThe Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003 contains the most extensive changes to Medicare since the program
Read MoreJust when doctors thought they had heard it all, the long-awaited Phase II of the Stark Law final rule was
Read MoreBaystate Medical Center’s Russian and Ukranian interpreter had his work cut out for him recently when 10 Ukrainian health care
Read MoreA thorn in the side of millions of Americans — addiction to painkillers and other prescription drugs — has reached
Read MoreDonna Russell Sposito considers herself normal. “That means I eat more of the wrong kinds of food than the right
Read More‘Coffee that’s as good as its intentions.’ That’s one of the slogans being used to promote Way Cooley Coffee,
Read MoreWESTFIELD — Area hospital administrators sent a clear message to legislators earlier this month: don’t make any more cuts in
Read MoreHOLYOKE — Finn Scott, R.N., of Springfield has been named director of Emergency Services Operations at Holyoke Medical Center. Most
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