The Westfield News
Health
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1.8KFaces of Carson: Sam’s story
Editor’s Note: Our Faces of Carson feature shares experiences from the perspective of Behavioral Health Network’s caregivers and program directors in helping...
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2.3KFowler Unit remains open as Baystate cuts ties with US HealthVest
WESTFIELD- Baystate Health announced Nov. 6 that it would be ending its partnership with the controversial US HealthVest in a venture to...
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1.3KOfficials attend water contaminant workshop
AMHERST- State lawmakers and local officials converged at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst Monday afternoon for a workshop to teach them about...
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1.1KFaces of Carson: Don’t give up
Editor’s Note: Our Faces of Carson feature shares experiences from the perspective of Behavioral Health Network’s caregivers and program directors in helping...
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1.3KLocal EEE nighttime activities restriction removed
WESTFIELD- The city’s Health Department chose to end restrictions on nighttime outdoor activities Oct. 23 after determining that the threat of mosquito-borne...
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2.1KSmoke shop, convenience store cigarette and tobacco sales spike
WESTFIELD- Vape shop and convenience store employees have said that cigarette sales have increased since the onset of the ban on vape...
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2.2KDistrict fundraiser benefits Cancer House of Hope
WESTFIELD – Margaret Toomey, the new program director at the Cancer House of Hope in West Springfield, stopped by the Westfield Public...
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1.7KATSDR thanks Westfield, outlines next steps
WESTFIELD – Mayor Brian P. Sullivan shared a letter he received last week from the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry...
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Faces of Carson: Overcoming trauma
Editor’s Note: Our Faces of Carson feature shares experiences from the perspective of Behavioral Health Network’s caregivers and program directors in helping...
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1.9KNoble to cut 15 nursing positions, five additional staff
WESTFIELD- Baystate Noble Hospital is reducing the number of active nursing positions in the hospital’s only medical surgical unit, 2N, by 15...
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1.4KRouse evaluating EEE risk, sports still on early schedule
WESTFIELD- Public Health Director Joseph Rouse said late last week that he would like to see restrictions on outdoor extracurriculars eased as...
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2.3KUMass scientists talk about PFAS in panel
WESTFIELD- Three scientists from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst presented their knowledge and answered questions about Polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contamination in the...
