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The #MeToo movement began making national headlines just over a year ago.    Since then, more than 200 nationally prominent

There is good news and bad news when it comes to type 2 diabetes.   The good news is that

 A recent pilot study by kinesiologists at UMass Amherst found that pedaling while conducting work tasks improved insulin responses to

Williamson Tapped to Lead Orchard Valley at Wilbraham   WILBRAHAM — Catherine Williamson was recently named executive director at Orchard Valley at

From the perspective of clinical bioethics, the practice of ‘cura personalis,’ or ‘care for the whole person,’ can feel like

A new generation of nicotine products — ‘pod mods,’ a type of electronic cigarette — is changing the way that

Cocoa and Cookies with Santa   Dec. 15: Area children are invited to have cocoa and cookies with Santa from 11

AIDS Awareness Month is a key opportunity to raise awareness, commemorate those who have passed on, and celebrate victories such

Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is a type of depression that comes and goes with the seasons. It usually starts in

Year-end planning for 2018 takes place against the backdrop of a new tax law — the Tax Cuts and Jobs

If you’ve never seen a ‘perspective sculpture’ in person, you’ve probably run across a few online. One of the most

When Congress passed the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act as its response to the opioid epidemic, it included provisions

Everyone loves a good nap now and then, but feeling excessively sleepy during the day could be a sign of

Cancer Connection Welcomes Herbert as Executive Director   NORTHAMPTON — The Rev. Beverly Herbert has joined Cancer Connection as executive director.

Diabetes is a chronic disease that affects how your body turns food into energy. Most of the food you eat

The American Cancer Society’s Great American Smokeout is held on the third Thursday in November each year. Smokers are encouraged

The need for estate-tax planning is still alive and well despite the feeling by many that, given the tax-law changes,

“Legislating nurse staffing ratios is an illogical, unproven approach to providing nursing care to hospitalized patients. In essence, this practice

It took almost two years, but Massachusetts regulators have finally started to issue licenses to businesses looking to grow, manufacture,

In a large clinical trial to determine the risks and benefits of daily low-dose aspirin in healthy older adults without

Berkshire OB/GYN of BMC Welcomes Gordon-Fogelson   PITTSFIELD — Berkshire Health Systems announced the appointment of Dr. Margaret Gordon-Fogelson, an obstetrician/gynecologist, to

Mental-health Awareness Advocates to Speak at Springfield College   Oct. 11: Springfield College will host mental-health awareness advocates Jessie Close and

October is National Dental Hygiene Month, an effort to celebrate the work dental hygienists do and to help raise awareness

According to the National Breast Cancer Foundation, one in eight women in the U.S. will be diagnosed with breast cancer

For better or worse, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act was the most significant tax-law overhaul since the Reagan Administration,

There’s plenty of evidence showing that eating right, exercising, and other good habits make for a healthy heart. Those behaviors

      Facial Cosmetic & Maxillofacial Surgery Welcomes Nguyen EAST LONGMEADOW — Facial Cosmetic & Maxillofacial Surgery, P.C. announced that

No Kid Hungry Golf Tournament Sept. 17: The sad reality is that one in six kids in the U.S. goes hungry every