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Updated: May. 23, 2023 at 11:08 AM EDT
|By David Horwitz and Ryan Trowbridge
Dr. Barry Sarvet, chair of the Department of Psychiatry at Baystate Health, spoke this week on the importance of mental health awareness.
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Updated: May. 16, 2023 at 9:41 AM EDT
|By David Horwitz and Ryan Trowbridge
Dr. Karin Johnson, a neurologist specializing in sleep medicine at Baystate Health, spoke with Western Mass News about why a good night’s sleep is important to your overall health.
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Updated: May. 9, 2023 at 11:06 AM EDT
|By David Horwitz and Ryan Trowbridge
Dr. Sharjeel Panjwani, a neurologist from Baystate Health, spoke to Western Mass News with some helpful advice on how to tell when people may be having a stroke.
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Updated: May. 2, 2023 at 8:42 AM EDT
|By Libby James and David Horwitz
David Horwitz sits down with Dr. Tilahun Gemtessa to talk about Lyme disease as May is National Lyme Disease Awareness Month.
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Updated: Dec. 27, 2022 at 9:32 AM EST
|By Mary Wilson and Samantha O'Connor
Dr. Julio Martinez-Silvestrini from Baystate Rehabilitation Care spoke with Western Mass News to discuss shoveling safety.
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Updated: Dec. 20, 2022 at 9:02 AM EST
|By David Horwitz
Type 2 diabetes cases are continuing to rise.
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Updated: Dec. 13, 2022 at 9:02 AM EST
|By David Horwitz
Health Tips Tuesday: seasonal affective disorder
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Updated: Dec. 6, 2022 at 8:45 AM EST
|By David Horwitz
With the holidays around the corner, Elainia Terry, nutrition manager at Baystate Medical Center, spoke to Western Mass News about the best ways to maintain your weight.
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Updated: Nov. 29, 2022 at 10:56 AM EST
|By Amanda Callahan, Livi Stanford and Ryan Trowbridge
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths in United States, according to the American Cancer Society, but is there a way to detect it early?
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Updated: Nov. 15, 2022 at 1:58 PM EST
|By David Horwitz, Livi Stanford and Ryan Trowbridge
Researchers at the Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center have found a gene marker that could may potentially lead to a more effective treatment for pancreatic cancer.
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Updated: Nov. 8, 2022 at 2:22 PM EST
|By David Horwitz, Livi Stanford and Ryan Trowbridge
Health officials are expressing concerns about the surge in RSV infections in children across the United States.
Updated: Oct. 25, 2022 at 9:14 AM EDT
|By David Horwitz, Livi Stanford and Ryan Trowbridge
According to the National Breast Cancer Foundation, one in eight women in the United States will develop breast cancer in their lifetime.
Updated: Oct. 18, 2022 at 9:02 AM EDT
|By Ryan Trowbridge, Livi Stanford and Mary Wilson
The CDC has reported 969 flu cases in the country and are urging people six months and older to get the flu shot.
Updated: Oct. 11, 2022 at 1:23 PM EDT
|By Amanda Callahan, Livi Stanford and Ryan Trowbridge
Many studies have cited the benefits of meditation and yoga, such as lowering stress, relieving anxiety, and reducing blood pressure.
Updated: Oct. 4, 2022 at 9:16 AM EDT
|By David Horwitz, Livi Stanford and Ryan Trowbridge
A new study of 48 million adults has found that those who have contracted COVID-19 had an increased risk of blood clots for nearly a year.
Updated: Sep. 28, 2022 at 11:05 AM EDT
|By David Horwitz, Ryan Trowbridge and Livi Stanford
The American Cancer Society reports that lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death making up almost a quarter of all cancer deaths.
Updated: Sep. 27, 2022 at 7:09 AM EDT
|By Libby James and David Horwitz
Western Mass News is getting answers about flu shots for kids.
Updated: Sep. 20, 2022 at 2:32 PM EDT
|By Libby James and David Horwitz
Dr. Oyinkansola Ogundipe the Primary Care Physician at Trinity Health New England discusses ways to treat and prevent migraines.
Updated: Sep. 13, 2022 at 9:34 AM EDT
|By David Horwitz, Livi Stanford and Ryan Trowbridge
With so many food options at our fingertips, what are the best choices you can make to make sure you are eating healthy?
Updated: Aug. 30, 2022 at 10:53 AM EDT
|By Amanda Callahan, Livi Stanford and Ryan Trowbridge
A new study in the New England Journal of Medicine found that taking a Vitamin D supplement did not result in a lower risk of fractures in those without a vitamin deficiency.
Updated: Aug. 23, 2022 at 11:07 AM EDT
|By David Horwitz, Ryan Trowbridge and Livi Stanford
A new Mayo Clinic study has found that enriching diets with foods that are high in potassium and calcium may prevent recurrent symptomatic kidney stones.
Updated: Aug. 16, 2022 at 1:39 PM EDT
|By David Horwitz, Livi Stanford and Ryan Trowbridge
New research published in the American Heart Association Journal has found that napping on a regular basis has increase of high blood pressure and stroke.
Updated: Jul. 26, 2022 at 10:12 AM EDT
|By David Horwitz, Ryan Trowbridge and Livi Stanford
According to the American Psychological Association, the COVID-19 pandemic, inflation, and the war in Ukraine have pushed stress to “alarming levels.”
Updated: Jul. 19, 2022 at 9:18 AM EDT
|By David Horwitz, Livi Stanford and Ryan Trowbridge
With the new school year just around the corner, Baystate Chief of General Pediatrics Dr. John O’Reilly spoke to Western Mass News about the importance of your child receiving a wellness checkup.
Updated: Jul. 12, 2022 at 2:22 PM EDT
|By David Horwitz, Ryan Trowbridge and Livi Stanford
With summer in full swing, kids will be outside more than usual, playing sports and enjoying the weather.
Updated: Jul. 5, 2022 at 1:18 PM EDT
|By David Horwitz, Livi Stanford and Ryan Trowbridge
One local hospital is launching a new virtual assistance program to support breastfeeding mothers.
Updated: Jun. 21, 2022 at 9:57 AM EDT
|By Livi Stanford, Ryan Trowbridge and David Horwitz
The Alzheimer’s Association says that 6.5 million Americans age 65 or older suffer from Alzheimer’s disease.
Updated: Jun. 7, 2022 at 11:35 AM EDT
|By David Horwitz, Livi Stanford and Ryan Trowbridge
With spring sports underway, when should you see a doctor if you become injured and how can you prevent such injuries?
Updated: May. 31, 2022 at 10:03 AM EDT
|By Libby James, David Horwitz, Livi Stanford and Ryan Trowbridge
If you become sick or injured should you go straight to your emergency room or urgent care?
Updated: May. 24, 2022 at 8:54 AM EDT
|By David Horwitz, Livi Stanford and Ryan Trowbridge
The United States Preventive Services Task Force has issued new guidance no longer recommending those 60 and older take aspirin daily to prevent a heart attack or stroke.
Updated: May. 17, 2022 at 9:32 AM EDT
|By David Horwitz, Livi Stanford and Ryan Trowbridge
Country music singer Naomi Judd’s recent death has brought to the forefront the issue of mental health and depression and how it is impacting adults.
Updated: May. 10, 2022 at 10:06 AM EDT
|By David Horwitz, Livi Stanford and Ryan Trowbridge
The American Stroke Association recently reported a 11 percent increase in the past decade of intracerebral hemorrhage strokes, a deadly type of stroke that is growing at a more rapid rate among younger to middle aged adults.
Updated: Apr. 26, 2022 at 11:01 AM EDT
|By David Horwitz, Ryan Trowbridge and Livi Stanford
A new randomized study at the Mayo Clinic has found that lack of sufficient sleep resulted in a nine percent increase in unhealthy abdominal fat.
Updated: Apr. 19, 2022 at 11:50 AM EDT
|By David Horwitz, Ryan Trowbridge and Livi Stanford
A new study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association has found that eating at least two servings of avocado a week is associated with a lower risk of heart disease.
Updated: Apr. 12, 2022 at 11:57 AM EDT
|By David Horwitz, Ryan Trowbridge and Livi Stanford
Nearly one million people in the U.S. are living with multiple sclerosis.
Updated: Apr. 5, 2022 at 1:39 PM EDT
|By David Horwitz, Livi Stanford and Ryan Trowbridge
A Mayo Clinic study has identified a new potential way to improve the accuracy of diagnosing Alzheimer’s disease.
Updated: Mar. 29, 2022 at 1:24 PM EDT
|By David Horwitz and Ryan Trowbridge
New research from the University of Michigan predicts allergy seasons will grow more severe due to climate change.
Updated: Mar. 22, 2022 at 1:10 PM EDT
|By Livi Stanford, David Horwitz and Ryan Trowbridge
A new study evaluating rates of colorectal cancer found younger people have the steepest increasees in late stage colorectal cancer.
Updated: Mar. 15, 2022 at 2:20 PM EDT
|By David Horwitz and Ryan Trowbridge
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention categorize a traumatic brain injury as a “major cause of death and disability in the United States.”
Updated: Mar. 1, 2022 at 3:07 PM EST
|By Ryan Trowbridge and David Horwitz
A new breakthrough for prostate cancer patients involves prostate-specific membrane antigen-based imaging.
Updated: Feb. 22, 2022 at 1:31 PM EST
|By David Horwitz and Ryan Trowbridge
Wait lists continue to grow for those who are in need of a kidney transplant, but only a small percentage are receiving such transplants every year.
Updated: Feb. 15, 2022 at 1:13 PM EST
|By David Horwitz and Ryan Trowbridge
A new study this month found that post-menopausal women who are socially isolated have an increased risk for heart disease.
Updated: Feb. 8, 2022 at 9:00 AM EST
|By David Horwitz and Ryan Trowbridge
Last month, surgeons in Maryland successfully transplanted a pig’s heart into a 57-year-old man with terminal heart disease.
Updated: Feb. 1, 2022 at 3:59 PM EST
|By Ryan Trowbridge and David Horwitz
February marks American Heart Month, so we are getting answers and breaking down the latest heart disease research and finding out how you can keep your heart healthy.
Updated: Jan. 25, 2022 at 2:46 PM EST
|By Ryan Trowbridge and Amanda Callahan
January is Thyroid Awareness Month and Dr. Osakwe from Baystate Health joined us to provide an overview of what thyroid disease is.
Updated: Jan. 18, 2022 at 2:44 PM EST
|By Amanda Callahan and Ryan Trowbridge
It's Birth Defect Awareness Month and Dr. Corina Schoen with Baystate Health joined Western Mass News to discuss what expectant mothers should know and what some of the common defects are.
Updated: Jan. 11, 2022 at 2:42 PM EST
|By Amanda Callahan and Ryan Trowbridge
This week on Health Tips Tuesday, we're speaking with Dr. Lindsay West at Baystate Medical Center on how you can prevent or treat cervical cancer.
Updated: Jan. 4, 2022 at 2:40 PM EST
|By Amanda Callahan and Ryan Trowbridge
With the new year comes new year resolutions and a common one is living a healthier lifestyle.
Updated: Dec. 28, 2021 at 2:38 PM EST
|By Ryan Trowbridge and Jordan McCool
With winter settling in, we're finding out how you can avoid some of the most common injuries during the colder months.
Updated: Dec. 21, 2021 at 2:31 PM EST
|By Kristin Burnell and Jordan McCool
As we enter the holiday season, we are getting tips on staying healthy from Dr. Armando Paez, Chief of Infectious Diseases at Baystate Medical Center.