AIDS Foundation

Jessica Crevier  of the AIDS Foundation of Western Massachusetts and  Mark Zatyrka,  co-owner and Vice President of Marketing of the American Homecare Federation and co-founder of the Connecticut Hemophilia Society join  Rob Quinn who in 2012, launched openlypoz.com,...

Preventive Mastectomies

Surgeon Lisa Planeta, MD from the Breast Care Center at Mercy Medical Center discusses preventive breast removal surgery and the BRCA1 gene following actress Angelina Jolie’s decision to undergo a preventive double mastectomy earlier this year to address her...

Psychotherapy

Clinical psychologist Patricia Peters Martin, PhD and Dr. Jody Helmus on the value of psychotherapy for many patients and the effectiveness of therapy in combination with...

Life Choice Donor Services

Heart transplant recipient Ardazan Dennis, Jr; his father Ardazan Dennis, Sr. ; and Caitlyn Bernabucci, Public Education Specialist for LifeChoice Donor Services, discuss the importance of organ donations. April is “National Donate Life”...

Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month

March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month and a good time to review the recommendations for detecting and preventing this disease. Screening for colorectal cancer is recommended for everyone – both men and women – older than age 50. Colorectal cancer is the cause of...

Partial Breast Irradiation

Breast Cancer Specialist Steven Schonholz, MD discusses Partial Breast Irradiation treatment. Dr. Schonholz is Medical Director of the Comprehensive Breast Program at Noble Hospital in...

Breast Cancer

Breast Cancer specialist Stephen Schonholz, MD of Noble Hospital in Westfield discusses the Brevagen test used to predict breast cancer risk for women with no family history of the...

Flu Season

Springfield Director of Health and Human Services Helen Caulton-Harris discusses continuing concerns about flu in the region. http://www3.springfield-ma.gov/hhs/  ...

Diabetes

Baystate Medical Center pediatric endocrinologist Rushika Conroy, MD,  and patient/high school student Frankie Toledo discuss diabetes, a serious and growing health problem in this country. Diabetes & Endocrinology at Baystate Medical...

Professor Elizabeth O’Neill

Springfield College Professor Elizabeth O’Neill discusses her study on the impact of exercise on bone health and improving bone health to help prevent osteoporosis.              ...

End of Life Care

Beth Warner,  Medical Director of Geriatric Services for Cooley Dickinson Hospital, and Nancy Raines, Spiritual Counselor at VNA & Hospice of Cooley Dickinson Hospital, discuss End of Life Care and...