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Chalk up one for the environment — although not all asthma sufferers are happy about going ‘green.’ The inhalers that

Sim-ply Generous MassMutual recently made a $150,000 donation to Springfield Technical Community College’s School of Health and Patient Simulation. The

Changes in health care reimbursement in the last decade have shifted more payment responsibility to patients. Co-pays and deductibles have

NORTHAMPTON — Cooley Dickinson Hospital was awarded the 2007 Betsy Lehman Patient Safety Recognition Award at the fourth annual Betsy

CHICOPEE — Elms College is extending the deadline for applications for the spring semester for its new Masters of Science

The choice between expanding health coverage and controlling health care costs is a false choice based on a false assumption:

In this Internet age, patients face a dizzying array of sources for health care information. Search for ‘diabetes’ on Google,

Blondin Earns Certification in Oncology Nursing WARE — Sheila Blondin, a registered nurse with the Baystate Regional Cancer Program in

NORTHAMPTON – Providing access to leading-edge imaging technology for its patients, Cooley Dickinson Hospital now offers PET/CT, a form of

WARE — It may not be a college town, but more than 12 nursing students from area colleges are learning

NORTHAMPTON and AMHERST — This fall, Cooley Dickinson Hospital began offering MRI scans to women at high risk for developing

WARE — Pam Wallace has been the manager for Surgical Services at Baystate Mary Lane Hospital for more than 10

SPRINGFIELD — Mercy Hospice, a program of the Mercy Senior Care Network, is seeking volunteers to visit with patients and

BURLINGTON, Mass. — The Mass. Hospital Association (MHA) recently announced that all Massachusetts hospitals will adopt a uniform policy not

SPRINGFIELD — Students at the Martin Luther King Jr. Charter School of Excellence in Springfield are getting extra help for

Upper Crust The Atrium at Cardinal Drive delivered homemade pies (baked by Chef Mellissa Hathorne) to service professionals in Agawam

Certified fraud experts estimate that one in 10 businesses will experience some incident of employee embezzlement. The statistics for small

An advisory committee of the Food and Drug Administration recently recommended banning the sale of all over-the-counter cold medications for

A championship team is built by investing in a nucleus of talented people and focusing that talent on achieving a

Massachusetts hospitals hired registered nurses in record numbers last year, outpacing growth in patient volume. A recent Mass. Hospital Association

PITTSFIELD — The Women’s Imaging Center at Berkshire Medical Center has been designated a Breast Imaging Center of Excellence by

HOLYOKE — River Valley Counseling Center (RVCC) has been awarded $2.5 million by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services