- ‘Eds and meds.’ You hear that phrase repeatedly in reference to the local economy. It refers to education and healthcare, The post Opinion: Challenging Times for Pillars of the Local Economy appeared first on Health Care News .
- CHICOPEE — Valley Opportunity Council (VOC) will host “Runway for Diapers,” a fashion show featuring children from the community that The post ‘Runway for Diapers’ Fashion Show on Nov. 23 to Benefit VOC/WIC Diaper Bank appeared first on...
- SPRINGFIELD — Local nonprofit Jessy’s Fight recently held its fifth annual Jessy’s Fight Golf Tournament to benefit the D’Amour Center The post Fifth Annual Jessy’s Fight Golf Tournament Raises More Than $27,000 appeared first on Health...
- NPR's Juana Summer's speaks with Julie Rovner of KFF Health News about what it means to run the Department of Health and Human Services and what Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., could bring to the job.
- This week President-elect Donald Trump announced Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as his nominee to run the Department of Health and Human Services. The nomination comes after Trump promised to let Kennedy "go wild on health" during the campaign....
- BOSTON — The Women’s Edge, together with its partner, the Boston Globe, recently announced Berkshire Health Systems (BHS) was again The post Berkshire Health Systems Named Among Top 100 Women-led Businesses in Massachusetts appeared...
- SPRINGFIELD — Fifty million pets in the U.S. experience a lack of access to even basic veterinary care. Rising costs The post Dakin Humane Society Receives $150,000 Grant from PetSmart Charities appeared first on Health Care News .
- HOLYOKE — Holyoke Mall is partnering with the Salvation Army for its annual Red Kettle Campaign kickoff event today, Nov. The post Holyoke Mall Partners with Salvation Army for Red Kettle Campaign, Angel Tree appeared first on Health...
- President-elect Donald Trump promised to limit transgender health care access and ban trans athletes from school sports. We asked two experts what that would mean for trans people in the U.S.
- SPRINGFIELD — In the wake of its decision to eliminate 134 leadership positions, Baystate Health released the following statement on The post Baystate Health Announces Elimination of 134 Leadership Positions appeared first on Health Care...
- NORTHAMPTON — The trees in the Healing Garden at Cooley Dickinson Hospital (CDH) will again glow this season, honoring friends, The post Cooley Dickinson to Host Trees of Love & Thanksgiving Ceremony on Nov. 20 appeared first on...
- GREENFIELD — On Oct. 28, Greenfield Cooperative Bank (GCB) presented a contribution to the Children’s Advocacy Center of Franklin County The post Greenfield Cooperative Bank Supports Children’s Advocacy Center appeared first on Health...
- NORTH ADAMS — Berkshire Family & Individual Resources (BFAIR) announced that its recent, ’90s-themed fundraising event raised more than $70,000 The post BFAIR’s ’90s-themed Fundraiser Raises More Than $70,000 appeared first on Health...
- The former president's pending return to the White House could alter the very nature of Medicare, the nearly 60-year-old federal health care program.
- NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with U.S. FDA Commissioner Robert Califf about the agency's process for regulating artificial intelligence in healthcare.
- Undocumented immigrants brought to the U.S. as kids, who have legal status as DACA recipients, can buy subsidized health plans through Obamacare starting Nov. 1. But 18 states are suing to stop it.
- NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Dr. Nicole Cheek, a dentist in Washington, D.C., about the risks of getting dental veneers by a non-dentist.
- There's something strange going on in hospitals. Cheap, common drugs that nurses use every day seem to be constantly hit by shortages. These are often generic drugs that don't seem super complicated to make, things like dextrose and...
- Doctors and clinics in Minnesota are building up capacity to care for out-of-state trans patients who are traveling for care. Some clinics have added testifying at the state house to their job duties.
- Medicaid can now pay for medical and mental health care delivered on the sidewalk. This will transform how care for unhoused people can be given in the states that take advantage of the policy change.
- 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...