The Westfield News
Health
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917Could the pain in your chest be gallstones?
?Not many people sit around and think about their gallbladder. You can’t feel it working. The only time you would notice it...
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796Board of Health bans use of Styrofoam
WESTFIELD – The Westfield Board of Health recently voted to ban the use of polystyrene, commonly known as Styrofoam, containers in restaurants,...
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913Westfield native applauds Johnson & Johnson verdict
WESTFIELD – Even at a young age, Deane (Martel) Berg knew that her vocation would be in health care one day. Her...
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726Over 100 turn out for community forum on opioid crisis
WESTFIELD – An estimated 150 people attended the first community forum on the opiate crisis on Tuesday evening in the Westfield High...
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1.2KNorthampton woman to undergo life-changing surgery
LAURA NEWBERRY, The Republican NORTHAMPTON (AP) — When 17-year-old Clara Gardner was being treated in the Intensive Care Unit at Baystate Medical...
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841Area drug use forums on WSKB this week
WESTFIELD – There are two opportunities this week for area residents to get informed about the opioid issue in our area. Today...
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879Shunning the salt shaker
WESTFIELD – Whether you’ve seen “low sodium” foods at your local grocery store or heeded your doctor’s warning to reduce your salt...
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1.1KMoving CNA pinning ceremony held at Technical Academy
WESTFIELD – Westfield Technical Academy’s Allied Health Department held a moving pinning ceremony for the Class of 2016 Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA)...
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1.4KWinter beach party to benefit Noble VNA
WESTFIELD – As area residents now settle in for a frigid weekend, the ultimate beach party gathering seems but a memory for...
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7613 dead in 6 days: Deadly heroin strain spurs action
WESTFIELD – Mayor Brian P. Sullivan convened a summit Wednesday afternoon about the spike of heroin and opioid deaths in the past...
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731Heroin use becoming more common among teenagers
WESTFIELD (WWLP) – A 16-year-old Westfield High School student died from a heroin overdose this past weekend, and a 22-year-old man could...
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674WSU to host dance benefit for Baystate
WESTFIELD – Westfield State University Student Ambassadors will host a Zumba fundraiser to benefit the Children’s Miracle Network for BayState Children’s Hospital...
