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By MARY BYRNE

GREENFIELD — An organization that provides free legal services to low-income and elderly residents is partnering with Baystate Franklin Medical Center and the Community Health Center of Franklin County in hopes of more easily connecting with people...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — Even as a number of states have moved to prohibit gender-affirming medical care for transgender minors through legislation and policy changes, a University of Massachusetts Amherst economist has co-authored a report showing that hormone...

By MARY BYRNE

GREENFIELD — For local nurses and mental health care advocates, the decision to keep the mental health unit open at Baystate Franklin Medical Center, rather than fully consolidate services to a new facility in Holyoke, has been met with relief.“It’s...

By SAM DORAN

BOSTON — A proposed pilot program for Massachusetts hospitals could be “game-changing” in identifying medical error cases and the causes behind them, the Betsy Lehman Center’s executive director said Monday, and several hospitals have expressed...

By BELLA LEVAVI

GREENFIELD — Local activists will spend the day before Mother’s Day advocating for those who chose not to have children.Joining a coalition of groups across the state, community members will gather on the Greenfield Common on Saturday, May 13, from 10...

By DOMENIC POLI

WHATELY — Chang Farm on River Road has voluntarily recalled mung bean sprouts due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination, according to the state Department of Public Health.The farm recently recalled all 10-pound bulk bags, as well as...

By MARY BYRNE

BOSTON — Officials from across the Pioneer Valley testified at the State House on Thursday in support of a bill seeking to resolve what they called an “inequitable system” of providing public health services that was only further magnified amid the...

By CHRIS LARABEE

SOUTH DEERFIELD — The 16th annual Wheeling for Healing event rolls into a new location this year, kicking off at Yankee Candle on Sunday, May 7, with an expanded fundraising target.The charity fundraiser that supports Baystate Health’s cancer and care...

By MARY BYRNE

GREENFIELD — Rather than wait until a patient returns home from the hospital to set up the necessary social and support services, a new, grant-funded partnership between LifePath and Baystate Franklin Medical Center will ensure they are connected with...

By ALISON KUZNITZ

BOSTON — Thousands of Massachusetts residents from marginalized backgrounds could gain health insurance coverage should policymakers move to expand eligibility criteria for state-subsidized plans and remove administrative hurdles, a report released...

By JULIAN MENDOZA

MONTAGUE — A six-month vacancy in town government has come to an end with the Selectboard’s appointment of Ryan Paxton as Montague’s director of public health on Monday.Paxton, a Northampton resident and Massachusetts Department of Public Health...

By MAX BOWEN

ATHOL — Following a routine equipment assessment, Athol Hospital has suspended endoscopy procedures in the campus’ two operating rooms until further notice.According to a statement sent by Vice President of External Affairs Dawn Casavant, there have...

By CHRIS LARABEE

SOUTH DEERFIELD — As schools continue to help students work through emotional and behavioral challenges stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic, a new grant is set to bolster the Frontier Regional and Union 38 school districts’ efforts.The schools...

By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE — Pilates is a type of mind-body exercise developed in the 1920s by a German physical trainer. Modern posture-based yoga is rooted in practices originating in Ancient India. And now you can find both under one roof at 7 East Main St.Marley...

By MARY BYRNE

The state’s Public Health Council recently updated and approved a new sanitary code for the first time in 16 years, giving local landlords and health officials a few extra considerations when inspecting properties.The new Massachusetts Sanitary Code,...

By SYDNEY KO

BOSTON — During her second pregnancy, Lorenza Holt, co-leader of the Massachusetts Doula Coalition, decided to go through childbirth at home with a midwife. When she realized she would have to unnecessarily advocate for her decision at a hospital, her...

By COLIN A. YOUNG

BOSTON — From fish being reeled in by anglers in Taunton to the drinking water at an elementary school in New Salem, so-called forever chemicals known as PFAS are everywhere, the questions and comments from lawmakers at Monday’s Joint Committee on...

By MARY BYRNE

Local public health officials are asking for the community’s help in garnering support for its list of priorities this legislative session. “We have an extremely narrow group [of legislative bills] that we’ve identified, and we’re hoping to track the...

By MARY BYRNE

GREENFIELD — City officials are partnering with the Lunt Neighborhood Action Group, a nonprofit with more than 100 members, to apply for a federal grant to fund epidemiological research on whether local health issues are related to chemicals at the...

By MARY BYRNE

GREENFIELD — With help from a $25,000 Community Development Block Grant, the Health Department will be able to provide additional support this year to a handful of low-income seniors who have limited means to address health code violations. “I’m very,...