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By MARY BYRNE

GREENFIELD — In an effort to put a friendly face to the medical community, physicians will be hosting “Walk with a Doc” on a biweekly basis, offering residents a chance to meet with doctors and learn more about contemporary health care issues. The...

By MARY BYRNE

GREENFIELD — The Kentucky Fried Chicken/Taco Bell restaurant on the Mohawk Trail was shut down by the Greenfield Health Department on Thursday morning after an inspection found about 30 health and safety-related concerns or violations. Health...

By MADDIE FABIAN

Following Earth’s hottest day and likely hottest month on record, a bill reintroduced by Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., would address health risks associated with extreme heat.The “Preventing Health Emergencies and Temperature-Related (HEAT) Illness and...

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

SPRINGFIELD — The leader of the region’s largest health care organization announced this week that he will step down next year after a decade at the helm.Baystate Health CEO Mark Keroack, a specialist in infectious diseases, will retire in July 2024...

By MARY BYRNE

GREENFIELD — Two social service agencies are working together to support not only older adults and people with disabilities, but also their families who care for them through the creation of a new enrichment center. Thanks to $450,000 in state...

By MARY BYRNE

TURNERS FALLS — Five years after moving into its current office on Main Street in Greenfield, the Community Health Center of Franklin County is expanding to include a Turners Falls branch.“We thought we had built space we’d be able to grow into over...

By AALIANNA MARIETTA

CONWAY — Gathered outside Conway Town Hall, Maureen O’Reilly and Kathy “Kat” Llamas sprayed 27 pairs of shoes to fight a health threat buried in the bushes, trees, grass and pets’ fur: ticks.Spring, summer and fall mark peak tick season in...

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — In the decade since Cooley Dickinson Hospital joined the system of then Massachusetts General Hospital, the partnership has shown its value in an expansion of services and capacity, the provision of expertise and support that helped the...

By MARY BYRNE

GREENFIELD — With the help of a $200,000 Massachusetts Jail Diversion Program grant, the Greenfield Police Department’s co-response program will expand to include two full-time clinicians who will assist officers with mental health and...

By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD — Orange native Joshua Warren has left behind the fast-paced lifestyle of Washington D.C. to start his own acupuncture and herbal medicine practice in Franklin County.The 36-year-old Turners Falls resident opened Connecticut River...

By MARY BYRNE

GREENFIELD — After UMass Memorial Health’s recent announcement that it intends to shut down the maternity unit on its Leominster campus in September, Baystate Franklin Medical Center is anticipating more calls in the coming months as patients make...

By MARY BYRNE

GREENFIELD — Through a new service at Baystate Franklin Medical Center, a team of experts will be available 24/7 to assist medical providers who are caring for hospitalized patients with substance use disorders. Addiction Consult Service will provide...

By MARY BYRNE

GREENFIELD — An organization that provides free legal services to low-income and elderly residents is partnering with Baystate Franklin Medical Center and the Community Health Center of Franklin County in hopes of more easily connecting with people...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — Even as a number of states have moved to prohibit gender-affirming medical care for transgender minors through legislation and policy changes, a University of Massachusetts Amherst economist has co-authored a report showing that hormone...

By MARY BYRNE

GREENFIELD — For local nurses and mental health care advocates, the decision to keep the mental health unit open at Baystate Franklin Medical Center, rather than fully consolidate services to a new facility in Holyoke, has been met with relief.“It’s...

By SAM DORAN

BOSTON — A proposed pilot program for Massachusetts hospitals could be “game-changing” in identifying medical error cases and the causes behind them, the Betsy Lehman Center’s executive director said Monday, and several hospitals have expressed...

By BELLA LEVAVI

GREENFIELD — Local activists will spend the day before Mother’s Day advocating for those who chose not to have children.Joining a coalition of groups across the state, community members will gather on the Greenfield Common on Saturday, May 13, from 10...

By DOMENIC POLI

WHATELY — Chang Farm on River Road has voluntarily recalled mung bean sprouts due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination, according to the state Department of Public Health.The farm recently recalled all 10-pound bulk bags, as well as...

By MARY BYRNE

BOSTON — Officials from across the Pioneer Valley testified at the State House on Thursday in support of a bill seeking to resolve what they called an “inequitable system” of providing public health services that was only further magnified amid the...

By CHRIS LARABEE

SOUTH DEERFIELD — The 16th annual Wheeling for Healing event rolls into a new location this year, kicking off at Yankee Candle on Sunday, May 7, with an expanded fundraising target.The charity fundraiser that supports Baystate Health’s cancer and care...