- The economist made a name for herself using data to challenge the accepted rules of pregnancy. Now, she's returning to the topic with a book on how to navigate its complications.
- SPRINGFIELD — Second Chance Animal Services announced a significant milestone: 80,000 spay/neuter surgeries performed, an achievement that coincides with the The post Second Chance Animal Services Celebrates 80,000th Spay/Neuter Surgery...
- NORTH ADAMS — BFAIR has been selected as a beneficiary of the Big Y Community Bag Program for May. The The post BFAIR Selected as Big Y Community Bag Program Beneficiary appeared first on Health Care News .
- HADLEY — During the month of May, the Hadley, Northampton, and Springfield Mercy Medical Center branches of UMassFive College Federal The post UMassFive Collecting Personal-care Items for Local Survival Centers appeared first on Health...
- EASTHAMPTON — On April 19, Legacy Counsellors, P.C. celebrated 30 years in business with a celebration at Springfield Country Club. The post Legacy Counsellors, P.C. Celebrates 30 Years in Business appeared first on Health Care News .
- Former combat surgeons warn it won't be easy to restore medical readiness to where it was during the last war, much less where is needs to be for the next one.
- The time a person has to decide whether to have an abortion in Florida and other states with six-week abortion bans is at most two weeks. Why? It's has to do with how we date early pregnancy.
- SPRINGFIELD — The Public Health Institute of Western Massachusetts received a $370,000 federal earmark to expand the Healthy Air Network, The post Massachusetts Receives Federal Earmark to Expand Healthy Air Network appeared first on...
- SPRINGFIELD — Square One’s school-age childcare program received a $5,000 boost from Liberty Bank this week. The funds will be The post Liberty Bank Donates $5,000 to Square One appeared first on Health Care News .
- HOLYOKE — MiraVista Behavioral Health Center will mark Mental Health Awareness Month with a flag raising on Thursday, May 9 The post MiraVista Recognizes Mental Health Awareness Month appeared first on Health Care News .
- Florida has been a major access point for abortion in the South. Now its residents, along with thousands more in the region, will have to seek abortion care elsewhere after six weeks of pregnancy.
- A rise in breast cancer among younger women prompted the U.S. Preventive Task Force to issue new screening guidelines. They recommend mammograms every other year, starting at age 40.
- SPRINGFIELD — Mercy Medical Center announced the achievement of TeamBirth recognition, which is a testament to the dedication of Mercy The post Mercy Medical Center Earns Distinction as TeamBirth Recognized Site appeared first on Health...
- SOUTH HADLEY — The Loomis Communities will hold its annual Spring Reception on Wednesday, May 22 at 4:30 p.m. at The post The Loomis Communities to Honor Carol Constant, Peter Courtney at Spring Reception appeared first on Health Care...
- NORTHAMPTON — Nonotuck Resource Associates Inc. announced a partnership with the Grievery, which has developed a grief-inclusive approach to care The post Nonotuck Resource Associates Announces Partnership with the Grievery appeared...
- Agreeing to an out-of-network doctor's financial policy, which protects their ability to get paid and may be littered with confusing jargon, can create a binding contract that leaves a patient owing.
- The federal appeals court in Richmond, Va., ruled in favor of transgender patients on Monday. The case was brought by Medicaid recipients in West Virginia and state employees in North Carolina.
- The state currently bans most abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy. That will drop to six weeks, with a few exceptions — a timetable that abortion rights advocates say is hard to meet
- A new regulation to protect the rights of pregnant workers is the subject of an anti-abortion lawsuit because it includes abortion as a pregnancy "related medical condition."
- The Supreme Court will consider the question: Should doctors treating pregnancy complications follow state or federal law if the laws conflict? Here's how the case could affect women and doctors.
- Cancer researchers have completed one of the most comprehensive studies of the cells inside melanoma brain metastases.
- New research indicates the best available chemotherapy for Kaposi Sarcoma, which is infrequently used in Africa, is cost effective and would improve clinical outcomes.
- A new process, which is more effective and efficient than conventional methods, has the potential to significantly impact cancer diagnostics as well as other fields of research.
- Clinical trial results suggest that a step strategy, in which patients with diabetic macular edema start with a less expensive medicine and switch to a more expensive medicine if vision does not improve sufficiently, gives results...
- A minimally invasive test was able to identify pathology in patients at different stages of disease and potentially enable earlier intervention, researchers report.
- In an analysis of medical information of more than 6,000 American adults with a history of cardiovascular disease (CVD), researchers conclude that CVD risk 'profiles' in secondary prevention have failed to improve over the last two decades.
- Researchers have created a liquid biopsy test, which uses two circulating proteins, to test for major liver diseases. The test was found to be highly accurate, sensitive, and specific for both NASH and liver fibrosis.
- New research investigates consumer product-related traumatic brain injuries (CP-TBI) among school-aged children for a 20-year period by differentiating age groups, levels of education, and gender and evaluating trends with the time-point...
- Resilience and a high quality of life are demonstrated by many individuals born with heart defects; however, they may face a range of health-related psychological and social challenges throughout their lives. A new scientific statement...
- Using EEG to identify covert consciousness in unresponsive brain-injured patients could help predict which ones may recover, researchers have found.
- Researchers have developed a noninvasive method to identify a potential cause of hypertension with a drastic reduction in radiation exposure, a new study shows. The fluorine-based reagent detects whether the hormone aldosterone is being...
- The treatment of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)-associated dysplasia is often challenging due to diagnostic techniques that are unable to accurately differentiate and classify the severity of neoplastic lesions. Now, researchers have...
- The study is the most rigorous and comprehensive analysis to date of scientific literature on health and spirituality. Overlooking spirituality in health care leaves patients feeling disconnected from the health care system and from the...
- There is great news to share about hospital patient safety nationally over the last decade with the largest medical record-based study ever finding a significant decrease in hospital adverse events.
- Patients with a specific form of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a leading cause of blindness, are at significant risk for cardiovascular disease and stroke.
- Development of a precision medicine technology based on artificial intelligence that predicts immunotherapy response in cancer patients.
- Researchers have identified the child cancer patients at greatest risk of developing life-threatening infections, in a crucial step towards the development of an early diagnostic test.
- Offering intensive, weekly telephone-based cessation counseling along with nicotine replacement for people who smoke and who were undergoing screening for lung cancer resulted in over a two-fold greater cigarette quit rate compared to...
- A new study can help guide proper treatment course for patients depending on heart function and severity of heart damage.
- Scientists have long noted a connection between opioid use disorder (OUD) and chronic pain, however brain mechanisms linking OUD and chronic pain are poorly understood. A new study has explored one potential mechanism -- central...
- Researchers found that high dose nitric oxide given to pregnant women with severe COVID-19 pneumonia resulted in reductions in the need for supplemental oxygen as well as in hospital and ICU lengths of stay, with no adverse events...
- Researchers have identified an increasing trend in medicine-related harm leading to hospital admission.
- Scientists and physicians describe how wastewater sequencing provided dramatic new insights into levels and variants of SARS-CoV-2 on campus and in the broader community -- a key step to public health interventions in advance of COVID-19...
- A new study in patients reveals that two newly identified plasma biomarkers of Alzheimer's disease can predict postoperative delirium, one of the most common postoperative complications in older patients. The findings indicate the...
- People with two pediatric-onset neurodevelopmental disorders are prescribed opioids at a rate up to five times higher than those who do not have those conditions, a new study finds. Researchers say the findings raise concerns over...
- Research has uncovered strong evidence that household overcrowding is a major risk factor for acute rheumatic fever and streptococcal infections of the skin.
- Intermittent fasting has previously shown to have a host of health benefits, including lowering the risk of diabetes and heart disease. Now, researchers have found that people who regularly fast are less like to experience severe...
- A new study offers evidence that transgender patients who receive gender-affirming facial feminization surgery reported better mental health after their procedures.
- Heart failure patients experiencing grief or in mourning following the loss of a close family member are at an increased risk of death, particularly during the first week following the family member's death, according to a new study.
- A group of public health experts from several universities and organizations is urging adoption of a multi-layered approach when developing policies to mitigate the impact of gas and oil production operations. They lay out a framework...