Recovery Ready Workplaces Face Addiction Challenges Head-on
‘It’s the Right Thing to Do’ By Joseph Bednar [email protected] State Sen. John Velis knows something about addiction and recovery,
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MiraVista Chief Medical Officer Shares Advice for Summer Vacation
Mental Health Shouldn’t Take a Break How do students stay emotionally healthy during a long stretch of school vacation? Dr.
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Nursing Graduates 2023
Introducing the Area’s 2023 Nursing Graduates Hundreds of nursing students recently graduated from the area’s colleges. American International College, the
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Memory Screening Can Be an Important Early Step in Dementia
Don’t Ignore the Signs By Joseph Bednar [email protected] Like with any disease, Cheryl Moran said, early detection of Alzheimer’s can
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New Alzheimer’s Drug Awaits Approval, Spurs Hope
Making Progress In January, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Leqembi (lecanemab-irmb) via the Accelerated Approval pathway for the
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Fitness Centers Report Renewed Interest in Getting Healthy
Second Wind By Mark Morris Marina Lebo remembers what Healthtrax in East Longmeadow looked like during the pandemic — and
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Tackling Issues of Nutrition, Hunger Requires Multi-level Approach
All Hands on Deck In the six months since the Biden-Harris administration hosted the second-ever White House Conference on Hunger,
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Experts Reveal Ways to Stay Fit Working from Home
An Active Office Since COVID-19 swept across the globe, many industries have shifted to fully remote or hybrid working. During
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Why Many Diets Don’t Stick, and How to Improve the Odds
Set Up to Fail “How to lose weight fast” has an average 284,000 monthly search volume in the U.S., demonstrating
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Hospitals Challenged by Rising Costs, Falling Revenues
Critical Condition An “inflection point.” That’s what Dr. Robert Roose says hospitals have reached when it comes to their bottom
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STCC Celebrates Opening of Workforce Development CNA Laboratory
Meeting a Growing Need According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment of certified nursing assistants will grow 11% from 2018
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Community Behavioral Health Centers Strive to Leave No One Behind
Care Where It’s Needed Christy O’Brien sees the state’s new Community Behavioral Health Centers(CBHCs) as a way to keep people
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State Connects Families with High-demand Jobs in Healthcare, Education
Getting on Track The Department of Transitional Assistance’s DTA Works Internship Program recently launched two new career tracks in healthcare
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For Those on the Organ-donation List, It’s a Painful Numbers Game
Wait of the World By George O’Brien Mark Auerbach says he had started down the stairs in his home in
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Opioid Addiction Remains a Persistent Problem in Massachusetts
Crisis State By Joseph Bednar Christine Palmieri has read the numbers regarding a spike in overdose deaths in Massachusetts over
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The Arbors Celebrates 25 Years of Business of Growth, Diversity
Staying Power By Kailey Houle For the past 25 years, Sara Robertson and her family have run one of the
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Local Executive Coach Writes the Book on Defeating Burnout
Cooling Agent “I had a major problem, and I needed a solution. Fast. So I decided to use the best
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WestMass ElderCare Aims to Bring Mental Healthcare to Seniors
Home-field Advantage By Kailey Houle Adults age 65 and older make up almost 17% of the U.S. population, and nearly
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Is Working From Home a Good Option If You’re in Recovery?
Healthy Strategy By Kara Stevens While many people dream of working from home, remote work can be challenging when you’re
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Sports Betting Brings Uncertain Benefits, but Well-known Addiction Risks
In on the Action When Rachel Volberg and her team of researchers started examining the potential impacts of legal sports
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Haiti Nursing Program Lets Students, Elms College Extend Their Reach
Learning Experiences Pictured in photo at top: Spearheading the Haiti Nursing Continuing Education Program are Elms College officials, from left,
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Pharmacy Tech Training Program Helps Healthcare Workers Aim for More
Prescription for Success Dalmary Santiago is not new to the healthcare field — she has worked in home health, and
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Rays of Hope Walk & Run Returns — in Person — on Oct. 23
Back to the Streets The Rays of Hope Walk & Run Toward the Cure for Breast Cancer is back in
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What’s in Massachusetts’ New, Wide-ranging Mental-health Law?
The ABCs of Access Rene Pinero says the state’s recent action on mental-health access — in the form of a
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Over-the-counter Hearing Aids Expected to Hit the Market in October
Volume Sales About 30 million adults in the U.S. could benefit from the use of a hearing aid. But, according
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Optometrists, Gaming Industry Launch Screen-time Safety Campaign
Eye Health Is No Game The American Optometric Assoc. (AOA) recently launched a first-of-its kind Screen Time Alliance, in partnership
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What Ophthalmologists Want You to Know About Kids and Concussions
Blurred Lines Concussion is a common injury in childhood, affecting about 1.4 million children and adolescents annually in the U.S.
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Square One’s Cornerstone Program Helps Build Emotional Literacy
Something to Build On Square One has always prided itself in caring for and educating young individuals, meaning the whole
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Palliative Care Unit at Mercy Will Bear Andy Yee’s Name
A Tradition of Caring Lives On Sarah Yee recalls that, during her husband’s final stay at Mercy Medical Center before
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The 40 Under Forty Healthcare Honorees
On June 16, HCN’s sister publication, BusinessWest, celebrated its 40 Under Forty Class of 2022 at the Log Cabin in
Read moreToday, Companies Must ‘Meet People Where They Are’
A Changing Dynamic By Amy Roberts It is no secret that the workplace has changed significantly over the past several
Read moreMHA’s Yale Street GRIT Program Celebrates First-year Anniversary
Marking a Milestone HOLYOKE — The Mental Health Association, aware that there was no residential recovery program in the state
Read moreOpioid-related Overdose Deaths Rise
Behavioral Health BOSTON — The rate of opioid-related overdose deaths in Massachusetts increased by 8.8% in 2021 compared to 2020,
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Teamwork is the Key for Treating Those with Brain Injuries
Mind Over Matters By Mark Morris According to the Center for Neurological Studies, someone in the U.S. sustains a brain
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Physician Says Momentum May Be Building to Ban Nuclear Weapons
Seizing the Moment Dr. Ira Helfand notes that, since Russia became the second nation to produce nuclear weapons in the
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The Key Is to Find Something You Enjoy Doing and Can Do Consistently
Exercise Is for Life By Drew McConaha Movement is medicine, and exercise is a vehicle to living a longer, healthier
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Charlene Manor Receives Silver Achievement in Quality Award
Shining Example By Elizabeth Sears Sometimes accolades and honorifics cannot compare to the rewarding aspects of certain fields of work.
Read moreBaystate Health Awards $1 Million in Better Together Grants
Investing in the Community SPRINGFIELD — Baystate Health has awarded $1 million in Better Together Grants to five community initiatives
Read moreBaystate Health’s Jane Albert Announces Retirement
End of an Era Jane Albert, senior vice president and chief consumer officer at Baystate Health, will retire on July
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JGS Lifecare Incorporates Memory Care into Entire Continuum of Services
Peace of Mind By Joseph Bednar The connection between music and memory is a complex and often surprising one. Just
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