MMS, Alliance Charitable Foundation Award 11 Health Care Grants
WALTHAM — The Massachusetts Medical Society(MMS) and Alliance Charitable Foundation have awarded 11 grants totaling $150,000 to agencies across the
Read MoreWALTHAM — The Massachusetts Medical Society(MMS) and Alliance Charitable Foundation have awarded 11 grants totaling $150,000 to agencies across the
Read MoreSPRINGFIELD — Breast-cancer survivors and their friends are invited to attend the 13th annual Rays of Hope Breast Cancer Survivors’
Read MoreSPRINGFIELD — The Electroenceph-alographic (EEG) Lab at Mercy Medical Center has been awarded accreditation by the EEG Laboratory Accreditation Board
Read MoreWARE — Quabbin Pediatrics in Ware has taken a step toward improving the lives of children and families in the
Read MoreSPRINGFIELD — Van Pool Transporta-tion of Wilbraham recently donated a 1996 GMC minibus to the American Red Cross Pioneer Valley
Read MoreNORTHAMPTON — The term ‘doppler’ has become synonymous with television meteorologists in on-air weather reporting. The term is also used
Read MoreWARE — The public is invited to attend a free seminar discussing estate planning and elder law offered by Attorney
Read MoreGREENFIELD — The Oncology Department at Baystate Franklin Medical Center and Dr. Joel Gordon, dermatologist, will co-sponsor a free skin-cancer
Read MoreHOLYOKE — Family members rated the care that their loved ones receive at the Mont Marie Health Care Center as
Read MoreIt’s called the ICD-9 CM. That’s short for International Classification of Diseases, 9th edition, Clinical Modification. This is the bible,
Read MoreDoctors say they’re tired of playing the game. A threatened 21{06cf2b9696b159f874511d23dbc893eb1ac83014175ed30550cfff22781411e5} cut in Medicare payments was averted by Congress last
Read MoreFor most Americans, aches and pains come and go. However, roughly 10{06cf2b9696b159f874511d23dbc893eb1ac83014175ed30550cfff22781411e5} of Americans experience chronic pain or pain that
Read MoreOral health is a little like Rodney Dangerfield — it doesn’t get the respect it deserves. Ten years ago, the
Read MoreBrad Rosenkranz keeps a model of the human spine in a corner of his office at Marox Corp. in Holyoke.
Read MoreIt’s retirement time for the Baby Boomers.Specifically, by 2030, more than 75 million Boomers will be age 65 or older,
Read MoreDr. George Abbott told the story of a child who was riding a bicycle on a rail line and got
Read MoreDespite all the talk of an obesity epidemic and kids who spend too much time indoors, Americans are generally well-aware
Read MoreNo one ever called Curt Schilling a conformist. Still, Dr. Jonathan Fallon said, sometimes it’s better to go with the
Read MoreAmericans are largely independent folks who could not imagine a future where their independence is compromised because they require long-term
Read MoreKelly Aiken says that, contrary to somewhat popular opinion, the health care industry is not recession-proof. The events of the
Read MoreShirtcliff Steps Down, Sullivan Takes Reins at Baystate Mary Lane WARE — Longtime Baystate Mary Lane Hospital President Christine Shirtcliff
Read MoreWorking for Change The American Red Cross Pioneer Valley Chapter recently announced several donations to support relief efforts in Haiti
Read MoreDr. Robert Kaslovsky was talking about pediatric pulmonology (his specialty) — and looking at his watch. It was Wednesday morning,
Read MoreHailed as the ‘staff of life’ for their historical importance to human survival, grains are an essential part of a
Read MoreConfusion abounds over the 21{06cf2b9696b159f874511d23dbc893eb1ac83014175ed30550cfff22781411e5} cut in Medicare reimbursements. Although not repealed, the payment cut has been again delayed until
Read MoreSPRINGFIELD — The American Red Cross Pioneer Valley Chapter honored 10 individuals at its eighth annual Hometown Heroes Award Breakfast
Read MoreNORTHAMPTON — Cooley Dickinson Hospital recently purchased state-of-the-art radiation oncology equipment and began treating patients with this technology. For patients
Read MoreSPRINGFIELD — In their cars, at work, and at home, area listeners tuned into their radios for three days from
Read MoreCONWAY — Representatives of Baystate Franklin Medical Center will be presenting their Blood and Guts program on Friday, April 9,
Read MoreNORTHAMPTON — Becky Jacobsen of West Springfield became the first expectant mother to deliver her infant in the Cooley Dickinson
Read MoreWARE — On Sunday, May 2, among the tall trees of the Quabbin Reservoir, walkers will come together to mark
Read MoreNORTHAMPTON — Cooley Dickinson Hospital recently purchased state-of-the-art radiation oncology equipment and began treating patients with this technology. For patients
Read MorePITTSFIELD — Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at Berkshire Health Systems now provides patients with access to state-of-the-art, laser-based technology that
Read MorePITTSFIELD — Berkshire Medical Center’s certified pet-therapy program, called Caring Companions, is offering a Delta Society pet therapy class and
Read MoreWARE — Baystate Mary Lane Hospital’s Community Outreach Department, in conjunction with Baystate Medical Center’s Parent Education Department in Springfield,
Read MoreONGMEADOW — Spectrum Home Health and Hospice Care, a program of Jewish Geriatric Services (JGS), is again the recipient of
Read MorePITTSFIELD — The Commission on Cancer of the American College of Surgeons has granted a three-year accreditation with commendation to
Read MoreBY JOSEPH BEDNAR Robert Perry has been in hospital administration long enough — almost 30 years, at seven hospitals in
Read MoreCarol Katz heard the questions when Loomis Communities emerged as a potential buyer for Reeds Landing, which filed for bankruptcy
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