Ebola Preparedness

Ebola Preparedness

Doug Salvador, MD, Vice President for Medical Affairs and Health Care Quality, discusses the preparation and practice that is needed to properly deal with the Ebola virus and treat infected patients. Baystate Medical Center was recently designated by the Massachusetts...

Web Exclusive: The Annoying Mole

Deb Girard, Executive Director of the Melanoma Foundation of New England, and Tania Chrzanowski, melanoma survivor and educator at South Hadley High, talk about a new public awareness campaign called “The Annoying Mole” about checking not ignoring any...

Mental Health Awareness Month

Bernice Drumheller, President of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) of Western Massachusetts, discusses the work the organization does to help individuals and their families dealing with mental illness. May is Mental Health Awareness Month. National...
The State We’re In: Martha Coakley

The State We’re In: Martha Coakley

Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley discusses key issues in her campaign for the Democratic nomination for Governor. She also addresses the planned re-opening of North Adams Regional Hospital and the Supreme Judicial Court case to consider allowing a...

Doctor Shortage

Dr. Scott Wolf from Mercy Medical Center talks about a recent Massachusetts Medical Society study that said there is a shortage of doctors in western Massachusetts, with Berkshire County being hit particularly hard. He also discusses the challenges in attracting...

Hospice Walk

Carol Rodrigues,  Director of Hospice Operations for Bayatate Visiting Nurse Association and Hospice, discusses the upcoming June 8  “Step Out for Hospice” fund raiser walk at Forest Park, as well as the services Hospice...

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,...

Community Health Programs

Bryan Ayars CEO of Community Health Programs,  a non-profit health provider, discusses services offered to families in the Pittsfield, Lee, and Great Barrington...

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. Baystate Department of Diabetes &...