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Holyoke Medical Center Names New Chief Of Hospital Medicine

Dr. Krishna Kafle has joined Holyoke Medical Center as chief of hospital medicine after a decade of practice at Baystate Medical Center. Kafle is board-certified in internal medicine and held a unit medical director position at Baystate for more than six years. He earned his medical degree at Nepal’…

Holyoke, MA · 2d

The Cool Down

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Massachusetts retiree faces nearly triple insurance costs as his Medicare Advantage plan ends

"There's some anxiety about that."

Worcester County, MA · 5h

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Prescriptions made for Baystate patient following WMN story

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WGGB/WSHM) - A cancer patient from Ludlow recently having trouble with his medications has since gotten all of his prescriptions made following a story on Western Mass News. Monday night, we brought you the story of Paul Bramucci, who’s in rehab following high tech CAR-T cell therapy. He...

Ludlow, MA · 1d
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Fallon Health awards $125,000 to nonprofits addressing food insecurity, family health

WORCESTER—Two Worcester nonprofits are among 11 Massachusetts organizations sharing $125,000 in grants from Fallon Health to address food insecurity, support children in foster care and improve the health and well-being of vulnerable residents. The Worcester-based health insurer announced its 2026 Community Impact Grant recipients on Oct. 26, directing funding...

Worcester, MA · 1d
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CT's Best Nursing Homes Revealed In New Study: See Full List

Thousands of nursing homes across the Northeast have been evaluated in new national ratings highlighting the best facilities for rehabilitation and long-term care. U.S. News & World Report released its 2027 Best Nursing Homes ratings on Tuesday, Nov. 10. The annual list evaluated more than …

Connecticut · 1d

CT Insider

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Connecticut seniors struggle to afford pricey dental care. Free care offers relief

Adults, especially seniors, face barriers to dental care, so this nonprofit has stepped up to fill the gap.

Waterbury, CT · 3d

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Concerns Voiced Over Goshen’s Roadside Spraying of Herbicides

Residents and public officials in Goshen are questioning the Town’s roadside herbicide application practices following treatments along town Rightsof-Way (ROW) last August. Concerns have been voiced over the potential environmental impact of applications near lakes, streams, wetlands, and drainage swales and whether the applications complied with the Town’s own guidance on invasive species management.

Goshen, CT · 3d

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GBH Daily: The underground weed market today

This is a web edition of GBH Daily, a weekday newsletter bringing you local stories you can trust so you can stay informed without feeling overwhelmed. ☀️A sunny and cool Veterans Day, with highs in the 50s. Sunset is at 4:25 p.m. As we continue to explore what the...

Massachusetts · 10h

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Gov. Healey looks to close Massachusetts health care shortage with veteran military medics

Veteran military medics could soon administer medications to patients at certain Massachusetts hospitals under a proposal by Gov. Maura Healey. On the eve of Veterans Day, the governor revealed plans to advance new regulations to create a pathway for military medics to work in civilian health care settings, applying their training and experience.

Massachusetts · 22h

Main Street Dollars

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The FTC, Michigan and Massachusetts warn Medicare enrollees about fake calls and lookalike sites before the Dec. 7 deadline, and Michigan says to call 1-800-MEDICARE directly

Medicare open enrollment runs through Dec. 7, and the Federal Trade Commission, Michigan regulators and the Massachusetts Senior Medicare Patrol have all put out warnings about fake Medicare calls and lookalike websites. Michigan’s advice is the simplest: hang up on an unexpected caller and call 1-800-MEDICARE directly. The warnings point to the same trap. A […]

Michigan · 2d

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FootCare By Nurses Emphasizes Preventive Wellness

Before her recent conversation with BusinessWest, Kate Clayton-Jones observed a training session going on at the Greenfield headquarters of FootCare by Nurses, a practice she launched 10 years ago. “They’re learning how to touch a human being because, quite honestly, we don’t actually learn this in nursing school,” she said....

Greenfield, MA · 2d

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Massachusetts launches pilot program to bring military medics to hospitals

BOSTON (WWLP) – The Healey-Driscoll administration has announced plans to launch a new pilot program designed to create a career pathway for military medics in Massachusetts civilian health care settings. The Military to Medicine initiative will allow a limited number of eligible veterans who served as military medics to...

Massachusetts · 1d

The Money Overview

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UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage members who use Yale New Haven Health would go out of network Jan. 4, 2027 without a deal, after Connecticut’s cooling-off extension ends Jan. 3

UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage members who use Yale New Haven Health would go out of network on Jan. 4, 2027 if the insurer and the health system do not renew their contract. A Connecticut cooling-off extension keeps Yale New Haven hospitals, facilities and physicians in network for every UnitedHealthcare plan through Jan. 3, even though the […] The post UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage members who use Yale New Haven Health would go out of network Jan. 4, 2027 without a deal, after Connecticut’s cooling-off extension ends Jan. 3 appeared first on The Money Overview .

New Haven, CT · 4d

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Plymouth EMS Delay Turns 8-Minute Wait Into 30 for Unconscious Man

Plymouth Volunteer Ambulance Corps — EMS Staffing Shortage Center. A call for an unconscious man in Plymouth, Connecticut, that would normally draw an ambulance in about eight minutes instead took half an hour this week, and local EMS officials say a staffing shortage is to blame. The man who needed treatment is now recovering in the hospital, but the delay has pushed the department to speed up recruitment efforts it already had underway.

Plymouth, CT · 5d

CT Insider

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Connecticut reaches deal to connect incarcerated people with Medicare and Medicaid before release

Traditionally, people who are incarcerated were not allowed to sign up for the programs.

Connecticut · 5d

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Baystate’s integration with Mercy leaves some patient concerns over wait times

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WGGB/WSHM) - Over ten hours in the emergency room, that’s how long one woman said she waited at Baystate Mercy Hospital. Western Mass News has her story and what Baystate said about the major effort going into a new records system because of the integration with Mercy Medical Center.

Springfield, MA · 4d

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Holyoke Medical Center to Open Sports Medicine Collaborative in Amherst

AMHERST — Holyoke Medical Center will open its new Sports Medicine Collaborative in December at 100 University Dr. in Amherst, under the medical direction of Dr. Jonathan Fallon. The collaborative will bring together a multi-disciplinary team of specialists to help patients recover from injuries, improve function, and return to activities they enjoy. Appointments are now being accepted by calling (413) 534-2887.

Amherst, MA · 5d

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What Home Care Really Costs Connecticut Families

For eight years I worked as a nurse at one of the major hospitals in our area, on a med-surg floor and in ED observation. I saw the same moment again and again. An older patient was medically ready to go home. And the family was standing at the bedside asking, quietly, whether Mom would be safe, and whether she would fall again the minute she got back to her own kitchen.

Connecticut · 5d

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Rep. Worrell Wants Legislation To Look Into Pharmacy Deserts

Pharmacist Mike Wilson has managed to keep the lights on at Dorchester Ave’s Crawford Drug by offering services that chain stores won’t match. His store near St. Mark’s church section is an oasis in a neighborhood that has, increasingly, become part of a larger “pharmacy desert” in Boston.

Boston, MA · 4d

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Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy is discharged from hospital after a stroke and goes to rehab facility

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy of Connecticut said on Friday that he has been discharged from the hospital after suffering a stroke last weekend and will miss “several weeks” of votes in the Senate as he recovers in a rehabilitation facility. Murphy, 53, said in a statement that doctors are “very encouraged by the progress I've made so far" and that the stay at the rehabilitation center will get him back to work on the quickest timeline possible. Murphy said doctors diagnosed him with a small hemorrhagic stroke, which is a bleed in the brain. He said he called 911 on Oct. 31 out of an abundance of caution after feeling that “something was not right” with his body. “This has been a scary experience for me and my family, and I appreciate the continued respect for our privacy,” he said. The press release updating Murphy's condition included a statement from Dr. Jose Suarez, chief of neurosciences critical care at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. Suarez said the senator has shown tremendous progress and “we expect that he will make a full recovery following rehabilitation.” In the Senate, Murphy serves on the Appropriations Committee and is a leading voice

Connecticut · 5d