The Westfield News
Health
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Urgent-care clinics ill-equipped to treat Ebola
JULIE WATSON, Associated Press A new concern over the spread of Ebola surfaced recently when a Dallas County sheriff’s deputy who searched...
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Area medical centers prep for Ebola virus
WESTFIELD – A hearing was held in Boston last Thursday by the joint Committee of Public Health examining how prepared the Commonwealth...
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Lawmakers to hold public hearing on state’s Ebola response
BOSTON — A legislative panel is trying to determine if Massachusetts is ready to deal with Ebola. The Legislature’s Public Health Committee...
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344Patrick unveils consumer healthcare campaign
BOSTON – Patrick administration officials Monday announced a healthcare transparency campaign aimed at educating consumers about new health insurance cost-estimator tools that...
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414Baystate to participate in Food Day, Oct. 24
SPRINGFIELD – Baystate Medical Center will join Americans from all 50 states who will celebrate the fourth annual Food Day on Oct....
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456Noble Hospital hosting flu shot day Oct. 28
WESTFIELD – Noble Hospital will be giving flu shots to adults over the age 18 on Tuesday, October 28. A donation of...
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959Westfield ready to rock for 50th Noble Ball
WESTFIELD – With less than three weeks until the 50th annual Noble Ball on November 1, Noble Hospital is expecting its largest...
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380State nursing education program paying off
BOSTON — A collaboration launched four years ago between the state, the health care industry and colleges to educate more nurses appears...
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Boston officials outline Ebola precautions
PHILIP MARCELO, Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — City health officials said yesterday that Boston has seen three or four possible cases of...
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336Fish – health food or hazard?
The next time you bite into that tuna sandwich, take time to appreciate that it is chock full of heart-healthy fat (Omega...
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423New Family Cancer Risk Program at Baystate Medical Center unlocks the genetic code to breast cancer
SPRINGFIELD – Breast cancer survivor Diane Santos, before undergoing surgery, opted for genetic testing to see if she carried the BRCA gene,...
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267New STGRS wellness policy discussed
SOUTHWICK – The Southwick-Tolland-Granville Regional Schools are moving toward adopting a wellness policy. Superintendent Dr. John Barry told the school committee this...
