Author: HCN Staff

Seventeen years ago Blaine Drysdale was riding his motorcycle home at night when he saw two sets of headlights coming

SPRINGFIELD — Mercy Medical Center recently announced a new partnership with Healthtrax Fitness & Wellness to serve the communities’ growing

The study became a national story, and you could almost hear the nerves of ‘older doctors’ around the country being

The amount of health information available to the public today is staggering. From news reports to advertising to the Internet,

SPRINGFIELD — Springfield College will establish a new School of Health Sciences and Rehabilitation Studies and has appointed William Susman

LONGMEADOW – Jewish 7th grade students from the Sandi Kupperman Learning Center at Temple Beth El in Springfield and 6th

Six to 10 million Americans suffer from fibromyalgia.  While much more is known today about the diagnosis and treatment of

SPRINGFIELD — Students entering the physical therapy profession will soon be able to earn a doctoral degree from American International

When it comes to estate planning, the old adage is true. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of

SPRINGFIELD – Area youngsters, who may someday be in need of physical therapy, can now benefit from a nurturing environment

GREENFIELD – Franklin Medical Center has received a two-year accreditation from the American Association of Blood Banks (AABB) for both

HOLYOKE — Rani Silver of Leverett has been appointed manager of the Respiratory Care Department at Holyoke Medical Center.  

This is the second in our series of articles on utilization on non-physician practitioners (NPPs).   In the previous article

LONGMEADOW — Jewish Geriatric Services (JGS) recognized its first class of graduates of the JGS STEP (Skills To Enhance Performance)

SPRINGFIELD – The Kenneth B. Schwartz Center is currently accepting nominations for its 7th annual Compassionate Caregiver Award honoring caregivers

The following is a rebuttal of an opinion piece that ran in the February, 2005 issue of The Healthcare News,

Not familiar with reverse mortgages? You should be.   A growing number of your neighbors —and their adult children —

A decade or so ago, people were still using the phrase ‘black quarterback.’   It was summoned, as one might

SPRINGFIELD – Have you ever been too embarrassed to shake someone’s hand because your palms were too sweaty? If so,

BELCHERTOWN – Residents of Belchertown and surrounding communities can now benefit from a new walk-in medical practice, Rapid Care Clinic,

NORTHAMPTON — Cooley Dickinson Hospital says if you are taking medication, write it down.   Last fall, the hospital, in