The Westfield News
Health
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700Westfield State hopes to ‘Be the Match’ with bone marrow typing drive
WESTFIELD – Westfield State University will host a bone marrow typing drive tomorrow from noon to 3 p.m. in the Parenzo Hall...
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1.0KWestfield YMCA honored for Forum House support
BOSTON – The YMCA of Greater Westfield was honored at the Statehouse in Boston on Wednesday, April 15, for the organization’s longstanding...
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563Autism Awareness Month stresses inclusion, acceptance
SPRINGFIELD – Marty Baillargeon of Southwick, who cares for her autistic grandson, Nathan, 11, has a message of “acceptance” during Autism Awareness...
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672Boston Marathon bombing survivor to be keynote speaker
SPRINGFIELD – Adrianne Haslet-Davis, a professional ballroom dancer who lost her lower left leg in the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing, will be...
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In defense of a healthy breakfast
By JENNIFER GIFFUNE, R.D., L.D.N. “I’ll take a large vanilla bean Coolatta.” Sound familiar? 990 calories. Couple this with a sausage, egg...
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732Creating a healthier pregnancy statewide with sunny start
by JEAN-MARIE JAVORSKI, RN, CCM Manager of Care Management for the Boston Medical Center HealthNet Plan. BOSTON – It has become increasingly...
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670WSU fights to remove mental illness stigma
WESTFIELD – Westfield State University has opened a chapter of Active Minds, a national non-profit organization that fights to raise mental health...
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716Westfield State nursing students embark on ‘life-changing’ trip
WESTFIELD – For the second consecutive year, 15 Westfield State University students and two faculty members traveled to Santa Maria de Jesus,...
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681Westfield State students buzz heads for cancer
WESTFIELD (AP) – Memo to Westfield State University students: Buzz off. Students led by members of the class of 2016 got their...
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Baker names 2 to Health Connector board
BOSTON – Governor Charlie Baker Wednesday named two final members to the Massachusetts Health Connector Board of Directors: Michael Chernew, Ph. D.,...
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670Westfield State hosts author and psychotherapist
WESTFIELD – Westfield State University will host Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) and author Mark Nickerson as he gives a lecture...
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620217 suspected Mass. heroin overdose deaths
BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts state police are reporting more than 200 suspected heroin overdose deaths during the first three months of this...
