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'I wanted our own': Some in Berkshires 'feel pretty …

WEBThe North Adams, Massachusetts, campus of the Berkshire Medical Center is the site of the new North Adams Regional Hospital, which is slated to open in March 2024.

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A roadmap to better health for women New England …

WEBBECKER: That executive order allocates $200 million to the National Institutes of Health to research women and health looking at topics such as …

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A new North Adams Regional Hospital opens, admits its …

WEBBut in North Adams, Massachusetts, Thursday, about 150 people gathered to celebrate the opening of a new hospital, which admitted its first patient. After a $2.85 …

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Community behavioral health centers in Mass. see big …

WEBOn a recent weeknight, mental health clinicians Nokson Ugah and Madalena Andrade sat in front of computers and phones in the call center of a …

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Gov. Healey says those who lose MassHealth insurance …

WEBMassachusetts Gov. Maura Healey said the state is working to make sure the roughly 300,000 residents who could lose health insurance through MassHealth in …

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Massachusetts seeing billions in 'excessive' health care …

WEBA majority of the excessive spending the HPC flagged was on prescription drugs. Massachusetts commercial payers in 2021 paid nearly $1.9 billion in excess on …

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Almost a decade after hospital's closure, North Adams …

WEBBerkshire Health Systems says — pending approval from regulators — it plans to reopen its North Adams hospital for inpatient care. On just a few days' notice, …

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After downsizing health care for years, Pentagon says …

WEBEven before the wars ended the Pentagon activated a plan to tame massive health care costs by pushing military medical care into the private sector, especially for …

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Racial health disparities are pervasive but not inevitable

WEBCompared to their white counterparts, people of color living in Western New England are more likely to live in poorer health, and it's more likely for Black residents to …

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Affordable state health insurance program expands …

WEBMassachusetts officials say about 50,000 Massachusetts residents are becoming eligible for ConnectorCare health insurance, a low-income program that just …

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Women's health research part of Gov. Healey's economic …

WEBGov. Maura Healey announced Tuesday nearly $3 million in grant funding for 15 projects aiming to bolster women's health research, as the administration looks to …

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As respiratory illnesses spread, hospitals in western Massachusetts

WEBBerkshire Health Systems has reinstated a universal mask wearing policy for all patients, visitors, and staff. This decision aims to reduce the transmission of …

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Transgender patients get specialized health care in western

WEBIn 2016, Ducar herself transitioned while working as a psychiatric nurse. As she runs the clinic business, she said she draws on some of her own challenges getting …

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Walmart says it will close its 51 health centers and virtual care

WEBThe planned closure of the Walmart Health centers comes after the company announced in March 2023 that it planned to add more than two dozen health centers to …

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Springfield launches youth mental health campaign

WEBElizabeth Román. /. NEPM. One of the ads created by students for the "I Am More Than My Mood", a new mental health awareness campaign launched by the …

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Sen. Markey announces climate change bill at Baystate Medical …

WEBU.S. Sen. Ed Markey, D-Massachusetts, visited Baystate Hospital in Springfield Wednesday to announce the Granting Resources for Eliminating Emissions …

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Wellness center in honor of Springfield community leader 'Terry

WEBLoved ones, friends, community members and officials gathered Friday in the Indian Orchard section of Springfield for the grand opening of a new wellness center …

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Massachusetts DPH Plans Cancer Study In Pittsfield, Towns On

WEBThe Massachusetts Department of Public Health is launching a study to determine cancer incidence in five cities and towns on the Housatonic River.

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About 69,000 residents have lost MassHealth coverage as state …

WEBAround 12,300 people, or a bit less than one in five who have lost coverage so far, were booted because they failed to provide MassHealth with requested …

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Massachusetts House bill could help long-term care providers

WEBHouse Democrats on Tuesday teed up a bevy of reforms to the long-term care sector, scheduling a vote on a package whose roots predate the COVID-19 …

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