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Gift of Life
Organ Donations Aren’t Keeping Up with Growing Need

Edward Reilly needed a new kidney. His wife, Karen, volunteered to be his donor, but she wasn’t a match.

Meanwhile, Calvin Denson also...
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	Peace in the Valley Cooley Dickinson’s Palliative Care Program Strives to Gives Patients Control
	Dr. Jeffrey Zesiger regularly treats patients who are in pain or discomfort, many of whom don... Read Full Article

	CDH Therapist Earns Statewide Honors for Reducing Restraints
	NORTHAMPTON — Tina Champagne, occupational therapy and counselor staff supervisor at Cooley Dicki... Read Full Article

	Baystate Mary Lane Hospital Improves Baby Monitoring
	WARE — Baystate Mary Lane Hospital recently introduced new fetal-monitoring equipment designed to... Read Full Article

	Too Much, Too Soon Overdoing an Exercise Regimen Often Leads to Injury
	‘No pain, no gain’ may be a catchy slogan for gym rats, but to physical therapists, it makes ... Read Full Article

	Following Her Heart Dr. Leng Jiang Has Made Her Mark in Two Countries
	It was no surprise that Dr. Leng Jiang went into medicine. After all, her father was a doctor... Read Full Article

	Holyoke Medical Center Boosts Safety in Administering Medications
	HOLYOKE — As part of a continuing effort to emphasize patient safety at Holyoke Medical Center, a... Read Full Article

	Trials and Medications New Pharmaceuticals Travel a Long Road from Development to Drugstore
	When newspaper headlines trumpet the ‘next big thing’ in medicine, consumers — especially tho... Read Full Article

	Open to Possibilities Snap Fitness Leaves the Lights On for Its Clients
	Not everyone has a 9-to-5 work schedule, says David Garvey. So why should everyone have the s... Read Full Article

Berkshire Health Systems Implements Digital Mammography

PITTSFIELD — Berkshire Health Systems is taking the next step forward in breast imaging technolog...
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Baystate Joins National Effort to Make Childbirth Safer

SPRINGFIELD — Baystate Medical Center recently announced it has been asked to join 15 other hospi...
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Keeping Health Care Reform on the Front Burner

No single reform would do as much to improve the wealth of our nation and the lives of Americ...
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Retaliation Against Nurses at the Bargaining Table: a Bad Investment

“Well-behaved women rarely make history,” wrote author Laurel Thatcher Ulrich.

Alth...
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Career Pulse

PITTSFIELD — Dr. Parvis Sadighi, longtime former chairman of the Department of Surgery at Ber...
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Baystate Franklin Medical Center Pays Tribute to Physician Leaders

GREENFIELD — At Baystate Franklin Medical Center’s annual Medical Staff and Allied Health Profess...
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Baystate Franklin Auxiliary Awards Scholarships

GREENFIELD — The Baystate Franklin Auxiliary at Baystate Franklin Medical Center (BFMC) has award...
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Taking Flight
Wing Memorial Hospital Opens New, $26.5 Million Building

The new intensive care unit at Wing Memorial Hospital in Palmer, one of the departments overh...
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Cartilage 101
Treatment for Damage in the Knee Can Take Many Forms

“Doc, my MRI showed a torn cartilage in the knee. Do I need to have surgery? Didn’t I read th...
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Picture This

Martini Magic

Max’s Tavern, located at the Basketball Hall of Fame in Sp...
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Hands-on Work
AIC’s Occupational Therapy Program Meets a Growing Need

They perform a range of tasks, from working with physically or mentally challenged school chi...
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Watch, Wait, Review
Think Twice When It Comes to Kids and OTC Medications

Last year, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and other federal agencies issued warnings a...
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What Services Do You Need?
An Agreed-upon Procedures Engagement Can Be a Great Benefit

Accountants can provide many types of conventional compliance services for their medical and ...
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Easing Their Pain
Hospitals and Other Facilities Can Benefit from Instituting Palliative Care Programs

The benefits of palliative care programs to people with advanced illnesses are well-documente...
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The Nursing Class of 2008

The Area’s Graduating Nurses

Hundreds of Nursing students recently grad...
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