AMA Offers Tool to Help Address Driving Safety of Older Patients
CHICAGO — The American Medical Assoc. (AMA) has announced a free, Web-based educational course to help physicians address the driving safety of their older
Read MoreCHICAGO — The American Medical Assoc. (AMA) has announced a free, Web-based educational course to help physicians address the driving safety of their older
Read MoreHolyoke Medical Center will team up with the Chad Foundation to provide preventative cardiac screenings for 200 high-school athletes in
Read MoreWARE — The community is invited to come to the Emergency Department at Baystate Mary Lane Hospital daily between 6
Read MoreSRINGFIELD — Occupational Therapy students at American International College recently worked with East Longmeadow High School students as part of
Read MoreGREENFIELD — Baystate Franklin Medical Center has received the American Heart Assoc./American Stroke Assoc. Get With The Guidelines – Stroke
Read MoreHOLYOKE — Holyoke Medical Center has earned the Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval for accreditation by demonstrating compliance with
Read MoreNORTH ADAMS — The Community Art Program at North Adams Regional Hospital begins its 13th season with an exhibition of
Read MoreMost people have objects they have saved far beyond the point where they are useful. But few understand why someone
Read MoreWalking a floor at Baystate Medical Center, you probably wouldn’t have any idea which patients are most at risk for
Read MoreThe human body has a wonderful ability to heal itself normally from bumps, bruises, injuries, and sores, but certain conditions
Read MoreHow can a dedicated physician integrate a medical career with a full, rich personal life? Here are five suggestions, ranging
Read MoreDr. Ira Helfand says the staff at the Family Care Medical Center in Springfield may eventually get around to doing
Read MoreThere’s new leadership at the Carson Center for Human Services, headquartered on Broad Street in Westfield, but the current CEO
Read MoreClick here There’s new leadership at the Carson Center for Human Services, headquartered on Broad Street in Westfield, but the
Read MoreMaureen Larareo thought she was fine after she regained consciousness from a stroke in November 2005. “I didn’t know I
Read MoreAlmost everyone knows the sensation of leaving a rock concert with a blocked or ringing sensation in the ears —
Read MoreThree-year-old Ryan Serrano had spoken five words before he started speech/language therapy at Holyoke Medical Center’s Speech & Hearing Department.
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Read MoreTo my daughter, I leave my passion for knowledge . . . To my son, I leave my love of
Read MoreOne of the toughest challenges you can face when caring for the elderly is resistance to care. How do you
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Read MoreSPHS Taps Ames as VP of Behavioral Health HOLYOKE — Laura Ames has joined the Sisters of Providence Health System
Read MoreMay is National Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month, designed to increase public awareness and commitment to teen-pregnancy prevention. Its message? Teen
Read MoreThe goal for most people is to maintain their current standard of living in retirement. While your mortgage may be
Read MoreA staff member of Wing Hospice (formerly the Quaboag Valley Hospice) has received national certification from the Hospice and Palliative
Read MoreSPRINGFIELD — Baystate Health has been recognized by Thomson Reuters for achieving “superior clinical outcomes” in its fourth annual study
Read MoreSPRINGFIELD — Big Y Supermarkets raised $161,000 during its October initiative, “Partners of Hope,” to support 17 breast-cancer support groups
Read MoreSPRINGFIELD — BusinessWest magazine, HCN’s sister publication, recently unveiled its 40 Under Forty Class of 2012 — the sixth compilation
Read MoreBOSTON — The Mass. Medical Society (MMS) recently offered the following testimony to the Joint Committee on Public Health on
Read MoreHOLYOKE — Holyoke Medical Center has earned the Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval for accreditation by demonstrating compliance with
Read MoreNORTHAMPTON — How healthy is your county? Rcently released reports rank the health of Western Mass. counties and counties across
Read MoreWORCESTER — Saint Vincent Hospital recently acquired the CyberKnife VSI Robotic Radiosurgery System and opened a CyberKnife Center in January.
Read MoreNORTH ADAMS — HIV testing will be offered at North Adams Regional Hospital on May 3 and May 17 at
Read MoreJesse Hagerman says magical things happen when therapy dogs visit Shriners Hospital for Children in Springfield and interact with the
Read MoreDr. Margaret Russo has heard the concerns. Specifically, she’s heard complaints that Cooley Dickinson’s pending merger with Massachusetts General Hospital
Read MoreA critical but often overlooked aspect of health care is a topic called medical or health literacy, defined as a
Read MoreAdolescence is difficult in the best of times. It’s doubly stressful for kids today; they’re experiencing the same worries and
Read MoreWith considerable fanfare, Baystate Health recently opened the doors to the $296 million facility that had been called the Hospital
Read MoreHe calls it the “Lifetime Double-sided Cat Scratcher,” a name that tells you pretty much all you need to know
Read MoreThe concept of using dogs to sniff out cancer has been anecdotally popular for years, but new studies are putting
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