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Luigi Mangione, who is accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, had his first court appearance since he was arraigned in December on charges including murder as an act of terrorism.February 21, 2025 from Health Care News
SPRINGFIELD — The Big Y board of directors announced the appointment of Michael Pashko as director of Pharmacy. As director, The post Big Y Appoints Michael Pashko as Director of Pharmacy appeared first on Health Care News .February 21, 2025 from Health Care News
BOSTON — Commonwealth Corp., a quasi-nonprofit under the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development, has launched two requests for The post Commonwealth Corp. Aims to Boost Employment for Young Adults with Disabilities appeared...February 21, 2025 from Health Care News
EASTHAMPTON — bankESB and its employees recently made donations of $50,000 to the United Way of the Franklin and Hampshire The post bankESB Donates $50,000 to United Way appeared first on Health Care News .February 20, 2025 from Health Care News
BOSTON — The Healey-Driscoll administration announced partnerships with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation and Atrius Health Equity Foundation The post Partnerships Aim to Improve Maternal, Cardiometabolic Health in...February 20, 2025 from Health Care News
HOLYOKE — MiraVista Behavioral Health Center announced that top talent from the Springfield Thunderbirds, the American Hockey League affiliate of The post Top Talent from Springfield Thunderbirds to Visit MiraVista appeared first on...February 20, 2025 from Health Care News
EAST LONGMEADOW — Excel Dryer Inc. was recently recognized as a double winner in the 2024 Sustainability Awards, hosted by The post Excel Dryer Wins Two Sustainability Awards from Business Intelligence Group appeared first on Health Care...February 19, 2025 from NPR Topics: Health Care
As flu rages, the Trump administration has pulled the plug on a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention flu immunization campaign that targeted high-risk groups, including pregnant women.February 19, 2025 from Health Care News
SPRINGFIELD — The Springfield Rescue Mission is asking runners and walkers to register for its Run to End Homelessness on The post Registration Open for Run to End Homelessness on March 8 appeared first on Health Care News .February 19, 2025 from Health Care News
SPRINGFIELD — The STEM Center at Springfield Technical Community College (STCC) will host two events featuring mental-wellness expert Jordan Friedman, The post STEM Center at STCC to Host Mental-wellness Coach for Stress-reduction Events...February 19, 2025 from Health Care News
GREENFIELD — Greenfield Savings Bank (GSB) reported that 2024 marked a significant milestone in contributions and volunteer initiatives. Last year, The post Greenfield Savings Bank Reports 2024 Contributions, Volunteer Efforts appeared...February 18, 2025 from Health Care News
NORTH ADAMS — Berkshire Harm Reduction, a Berkshire Health Systems program funded through the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, has The post Berkshire Harm Reduction Places 100th Naloxone Box in Community appeared first on...February 10, 2025 from NPR Topics: Health Care
The Department of Government Efficiency, has focused in on the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services. What could DOGE's efforts mean to the tens of millions of Americans who rely on them?February 10, 2025 from NPR Topics: Health Care
Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency is quickly expanding its reach through the federal government. It recently accessed systems at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Musk and his team now are looking at key...February 8, 2025 from NPR Topics: Health Care
Patients who bought stockpiles of alternative GLP-1 drugs online aren't sure what to do with them after learning that the compounding pharmacy that made them didn't have the right license.February 6, 2025 from NPR Topics: Health Care
An experimental treatment that stimulates the spinal cord may help people with a paralyzing genetic disorder called spinal muscular atrophy.January 29, 2025 from NPR Topics: Health Care
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. faced senators today in a contentious confirmation hearing to serve as Health and Human Services Secretary under President Trump. He's a former Democrat — turned independent presidential candidate — turned Trump...January 28, 2025 from NPR Topics: Health Care
Loneliness is at epidemic levels across the U.S. and is correlated with higher risks of many chronic diseases. Some doctors and therapists are writing their patients prescriptions for socializing.January 28, 2025 from NPR Topics: Health Care
People displaced by the LA wildfires found themselves needing help with basic health care — like getting medications lost in the fires. In El Monte, a pop-up health event provided some assistance.January 27, 2025 from NPR Topics: Health Care
If you're going to have surgery, "prehabilitation" focused on nutrition, exercise and social support in the month before can significantly cut the risk of complications, according to a new study.July 15, 2022 from Today's Healthcare News -- ScienceDaily
Cancer researchers have completed one of the most comprehensive studies of the cells inside melanoma brain metastases.July 15, 2022 from Today's Healthcare News -- ScienceDaily
New research indicates the best available chemotherapy for Kaposi Sarcoma, which is infrequently used in Africa, is cost effective and would improve clinical outcomes.July 14, 2022 from Today's Healthcare News -- ScienceDaily
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.July 14, 2022 from Today's Healthcare News -- ScienceDaily
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...July 14, 2022 from Today's Healthcare News -- ScienceDaily
A minimally invasive test was able to identify pathology in patients at different stages of disease and potentially enable earlier intervention, researchers report.July 14, 2022 from Today's Healthcare News -- ScienceDaily
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.July 14, 2022 from Today's Healthcare News -- ScienceDaily
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.July 14, 2022 from Today's Healthcare News -- ScienceDaily
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...July 14, 2022 from Today's Healthcare News -- ScienceDaily
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...July 13, 2022 from Today's Healthcare News -- ScienceDaily
Using EEG to identify covert consciousness in unresponsive brain-injured patients could help predict which ones may recover, researchers have found.July 13, 2022 from Today's Healthcare News -- ScienceDaily
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...July 13, 2022 from Today's Healthcare News -- ScienceDaily
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...July 12, 2022 from Today's Healthcare News -- ScienceDaily
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...July 12, 2022 from Today's Healthcare News -- ScienceDaily
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.July 12, 2022 from Today's Healthcare News -- ScienceDaily
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.July 12, 2022 from Today's Healthcare News -- ScienceDaily
Development of a precision medicine technology based on artificial intelligence that predicts immunotherapy response in cancer patients.July 12, 2022 from Today's Healthcare News -- ScienceDaily
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.July 12, 2022 from Today's Healthcare News -- ScienceDaily
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...July 11, 2022 from Today's Healthcare News -- ScienceDaily
A new study can help guide proper treatment course for patients depending on heart function and severity of heart damage.July 11, 2022 from Today's Healthcare News -- ScienceDaily
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...July 7, 2022 from Today's Healthcare News -- ScienceDaily
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...July 7, 2022 from Today's Healthcare News -- ScienceDaily
Researchers have identified an increasing trend in medicine-related harm leading to hospital admission.July 7, 2022 from Today's Healthcare News -- ScienceDaily
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...July 7, 2022 from Today's Healthcare News -- ScienceDaily
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...July 7, 2022 from Today's Healthcare News -- ScienceDaily
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...July 7, 2022 from Today's Healthcare News -- ScienceDaily
Research has uncovered strong evidence that household overcrowding is a major risk factor for acute rheumatic fever and streptococcal infections of the skin.July 7, 2022 from Today's Healthcare News -- ScienceDaily
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...July 6, 2022 from Today's Healthcare News -- ScienceDaily
A new study offers evidence that transgender patients who receive gender-affirming facial feminization surgery reported better mental health after their procedures.July 6, 2022 from Today's Healthcare News -- ScienceDaily
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.July 6, 2022 from Today's Healthcare News -- ScienceDaily
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...