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They’re called ‘flu champions.’ That’s the name Dr. Paul Medrek and other members of his team contrived to describe and

SPRINGFIELD — The American Heart Assoc. (AHA), the largest voluntary health organization fighting heart disease and other cardiovascular diseases, and

Have you been going to the gym on a regular basis and not achieving the weight loss goals you dream

Hirko Named Baystate’s Vascular Surgery Chief SPRINGFIELD — Dr. Mark K. Hirko has joined the Department of Surgery at Baystate

It is an understatement to say that there is a nationwide shortage of doctors. Efforts at the national and state

PALMER — The Audiology Honor Fund at Wing Memorial Hospital & Medical Centers has announced that a Palmer resident has

Anger Management At a recent continuing-education seminar at Wing Memorial Hospital, Peter Bishop, a clinical psychologist from the Griswold Behavioral

More than 91{06cf2b9696b159f874511d23dbc893eb1ac83014175ed30550cfff22781411e5} of current retirees receive monthly benefits from the government program known as Social Security. The program is

AMHERST — Bedbugs, once nearly eradicated in the urban environment, have made a big comeback recently, especially in metro centers

SPRINGFIELD — The American Red Cross Pioneer Valley Chapter’s 2009 Hometown Heroes Breakfast will take place on Wednesday, March 18

SPRINGFIELD — Baystate Medical Center will hold its annual Heart and Vascular Health Lecture Series during the month of February

WARE — On Tuesday, Feb. 10, from 6 to 8 p.m., Baystate Mary Lane Hospital will host “Spa Spectacular: Women’s

WESTERN MASS. — The Loomis Communities has announced that residents and employees have worked collaboratively to raise $19,397 throughout 2008

NASHVILLE — When the authors of a well-regarded industry guide to clinical Microsystems invited Carol Smith and Shannon Dillard to

NORTHAMPTON — Rockridge resident Harriet Rogers explains No-Dessert Day in simple terms: “we don’t get so we can give.” Once

SPRINGFIELD — Baystate Children’s Hospital will hold a Service of Remembrance on Sunday, March 29 for all area families who

WALTHAM — The Mass. Medical Society (MMS), in testimony presented recently to the Department of Public Health (DPH), issued its

An estimated 100,000 patients will die this year from infections they get while in the hospital. According to the Centers

Our 2008 Physician Workforce Study created quite a stir. It has always generated significant media attention, but at last count

Rob Robinson describes them in the most glowing of terms. “Often they’re very creative people who possess a lot of

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SPRINGFIELD — Mercy Medical Center has been named to the 2008 Hospital Honor Roll by Harvard Pilgrim Health, in an

Brown Joins JGS Family Medical Care LONGMEADOW — Dr. Carolyn J. Brown, has joined the JGS Family Medical Care practice

SPRINGFIELD — Baystate Medical Center’s Daly 6-2 Surgical Intermediate Care Unit has joined the ranks of the top health care

AMHERST and NORTHAMPTON — Area residents now have access to digital mammography exams at the Amherst Community Health Center and

E-prescribing is IT software and peripheral equipment used to monitor, evaluate, and issue patient drug prescriptions by health care providers.

WARE — The Baystate Mary Lane Hospital Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) Continuing Education Program has released its schedule of classes

When the time comes for long-term care, most elders prefer to stay in their present location, even if staying there

Open for Business Ribbon-cutting ceremonies were staged recently at Agawam Crossing, a new medical and office building on Route 75.

WALTHAM — A first-of-its-kind survey of physicians by the Mass. Medical Society on the practice of ‘defensive medicine’ — tests,