Cooley Dickinson Hospital cuts, adds jobs in response to health care changes
NORTHAMPTON - Cooley Dickinson Hospital expects to shed some jobs and add others in a staffing shift aimed at addressing what hospital officials call an "unprecedented period" in health care. The...
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PHYSICAL WELL-BEING BLOOD PRESSURE - A walk-in blood pressure clinic for seniors is held on the first Tuesday of the month from 10 a.m. to noon at the Northampton Senior Center, 67 Conz St. Free. For...
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Compiled by Nicole Cusano PROSTATE CANCER SCREENING The Holyoke Medical Center presents a program about the use of PSA tests to screen for prostate cancer Wednesday at 5 p.m. in the Auxiliary...
View ArticleWomen's Health: Taking steps to identify and treat uterine fibroids
Are your periods heavy? Are they lasting several days? Do you feel pelvic pressure or urinary symptoms? You could have fibroids. Uterine leomyomas, or fibroids, are the most common pelvic tumor in...
View ArticleBelchertown fair will trim opening-night activity due EEE risk
BELCHERTOWN - Opening night events on Sept. 20, including fireworks, for the annual Belchertown Fair have been canceled due to the town's high risk of Eastern equine encephalitis, but events for Sept....
View ArticleDespite EEE scare, inaugural block party draws crowd in downtown Amherst
AMHERST - Any concern the threat of mosquito-borne illness would keep people from the Celebrate Amherst Block Party Thursday night was quickly put to rest, as people packed the downtown's main...
View ArticleValley communities trim outdoor activities because of EEE threat
AMHERST - Sports events in the public schools and at the University of Massachusetts have been rescheduled this month because of concern over exposure to disease-carrying mosquitoes after dusk. Amherst...
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