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CHICAGO — The American Medical Assoc. (AMA) has announced a free, Web-based educational course to help physicians address the driving safety of their older

Holyoke Medical Center will team up with the Chad Foundation to provide preventative cardiac screenings for 200 high-school athletes in

WARE — The community is invited to come to the Emergency Department at Baystate Mary Lane Hospital daily between 6

SRINGFIELD — Occupational Therapy students at American International College recently worked with East Longmeadow High School students as part of

GREENFIELD — Baystate Franklin Medical Center has received the American Heart Assoc./American Stroke Assoc. Get With The Guidelines – Stroke

HOLYOKE — Holyoke Medical Center has earned the Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval for accreditation by demonstrating compliance with

NORTH ADAMS — The Community Art Program at North Adams Regional Hospital begins its 13th season with an exhibition of

The human body has a wonderful ability to heal itself normally from bumps, bruises, injuries, and sores, but certain conditions

How can a dedicated physician integrate a medical career with a full, rich personal life? Here are five suggestions, ranging

Click here There’s new leadership at the Carson Center for Human Services, headquartered on Broad Street in Westfield, but the

Almost everyone knows the sensation of leaving a rock concert with a blocked or ringing sensation in the ears —

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To my daughter, I leave my passion for knowledge . . . To my son, I leave my love of

One of the toughest challenges you can face when caring for the elderly is resistance to care. How do you

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SPHS Taps Ames as VP of Behavioral Health HOLYOKE — Laura Ames has joined the Sisters of Providence Health System

May is National Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month, designed to increase public awareness and commitment to teen-pregnancy prevention. Its message? Teen

The goal for most people is to maintain their current standard of living in retirement. While your mortgage may be

SPRINGFIELD — Baystate Health has been recognized by Thomson Reuters for achieving “superior clinical outcomes” in its fourth annual study

SPRINGFIELD — Big Y Supermarkets raised $161,000 during its October initiative, “Partners of Hope,” to support 17 breast-cancer support groups

SPRINGFIELD — BusinessWest magazine, HCN’s sister publication, recently unveiled its 40 Under Forty Class of 2012 — the sixth compilation

BOSTON — The Mass. Medical Society (MMS) recently offered the following testimony to the Joint Committee on Public Health on

HOLYOKE — Holyoke Medical Center has earned the Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval for accreditation by demonstrating compliance with

NORTHAMPTON — How healthy is your county? Rcently released reports rank the health of Western Mass. counties and counties across

WORCESTER — Saint Vincent Hospital recently acquired the CyberKnife VSI Robotic Radiosurgery System and opened a CyberKnife Center in January.

NORTH ADAMS — HIV testing will be offered at North Adams Regional Hospital on May 3 and May 17 at

A critical but often overlooked aspect of health care is a topic called medical or health literacy, defined as a

Adolescence is difficult in the best of times. It’s doubly stressful for kids today; they’re experiencing the same worries and

With considerable fanfare, Baystate Health recently opened the doors to the $296 million facility that had been called the Hospital