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To America’s largest pediatric organization, it’s a clear cause and effect. As the percentage of obese children rises, they contend,

SPRINGFIELD — RiverBend Medical Group announced that David A. McKay, M.D. will be joining its ob/gyn practice. McKay will be

SPRINGFIELD — RiverBend Medical Group, the largest private, multi-specialty medical group in Western Mass., recently announced an agreement with the

WALTHAM — The Mass. Hospital Assoc. will present its second annual Executive Women in Healthcare Forum on Sept. 19 at

SPRINGFIELD — The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and Shriners Hospitals for Children will present the Every Child Deserves a

The lowfat diet didn’t work. Americans decreased their fat consumption over the past several years from 40{06cf2b9696b159f874511d23dbc893eb1ac83014175ed30550cfff22781411e5} to about 35{06cf2b9696b159f874511d23dbc893eb1ac83014175ed30550cfff22781411e5}.

With kidney disease on the rise across America and in Massachusetts, Dr. Balaji Padmanabhan wants to give dialysis patients more

PALMER — Wing Memorial Hospital and Medical Centers has turned to Smart Picture Archiving and Communication Systems (SmartPACS) to improve

PALMER – Humberto A. Rossi, M.D., a hematologist, has joined the staff at Wing Memorial Hospital and Medical Centers. Rossi

PITTSFIELD – Berkshire Medical Center (BMC) recently bestowed awards on seven employees, recognizing their dedication to excellence in the provision

SOUTH HADLEY – Holyoke Hospital’s $4 million ‘Yours For Life’ Campaign is getting a boost from South Hadley residents. Led

A long-term trend is getting worse. For years, the anecdotal evidence has been abundant that physicians are fleeing Massachusetts. There

Since joining the Massachusetts Nurses Association (MNA), I have watched this organization come before lawmakers in an attempt to pass

BOSTON – A survey for the first half of FY 2003 (Oct. 2002 to March 2003) conducted by the Mass.

BURLINGTON, Mass. – Thomas Porter, president and CEO of Taunton’s Morton Hospital, was elected chairman of the Mass. Hospital Association

Canyon Ranch in the Berkshires recently started serving a different brand of tea. The problem with the previous brand was

While hanging his artwork in a hospital for the first time, Jeffrey Coleman knew he was on to something. “Usually

The name sounds reassuring — everyone knows that anything toxic is bad for you. Plus, these diets encourage you to

Wood chips. That’s what the latest print and television ads for Cooley Dickinson Hospital (CDH) are all about. The hospital,

When tight budgets for hospitals and other health care facilities collide with the need for strong marketing and name recognition,

Several pieces of legislation currently winding their way through Congress — on subjects ranging from medical liability reform to Medicare

All people, regardless of age, deserve to be treated with dignity, respect, and in a fashion that keeps them safe

LUDLOW — HealthSouth Rehabilita-tion Hospital has implemented a Community Re-Entry Day Program for people with brain injury, stroke, and other

SPRINGFIELD — Baystate Medical Center was named as a “distinguished performer” in the Premier Award for Quality program, a national

SPRINGFIELD — In the midst of a merger that brought 80 staff members and more than 300 clients to its

EAST LONGMEADOW — Insurance representative Jeffrey Reilly was recently honored by GE Financial Advisors as one of the company’s top

NORTHAMPTON — Elvira A. Loncto, BSN, MSN, nurse manager of the inpatient acute psychiatric unit at the Northampton VA Medical

Chalk one up for the pharmacies.   After a year in which pharmacy chains threatened to leave the Medicaid program

The looming crisis in nursing workforce is not news. For the past three years there has been a steady litany