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Critical Condition An “inflection point.” That’s what Dr. Robert Roose says hospitals have reached when it comes to their bottom lines and the ongoing challenge of making ends […]
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Beyond ‘If You Build It, They Will Come’ By Meg Sanders The local cannabis industry is overflowing with weed. The Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission’s open data platform reports 95 […]
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After the Green Rush The numbers are impressive, to be sure. Adult-use cannabis shops in Massachusetts posted close to $1.5 billion in sales in 2022, up from $1.33 billion in […]
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One Step at a Time [email protected] Drew McConaha knows all about New Year’s resolutions. And he knows why so many of them fail. In many cases, it’s a desire […]
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Riding Out a ‘Tripledemic’ [email protected] Two years ago, flu took a vacation. Dr. Mark Kenton remembers those days — but they were no vacation for emergency doctors, who had […]
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Crisis State Christine Palmieri has read the numbers regarding a spike in overdose deaths in Massachusetts over the past couple years. But to her, they’re not just numbers. “My […]
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Cannabis in Flux According to the Cannabis Control Commission (CCC), legal marijuana is now an annual $3 billion business in Massachusetts. The communities that have embraced it from the […]
WEST SPRINGFIELD — The Big E announced Thursday that its food lineup for 2022 includes a number of new offering, including flame-grilled vegan options, sweet apple fries, bubble tea, noodle […]
SPRINGFIELD — For the second consecutive year, The Enterprise Holdings Foundation has awarded funding to support Square One’s Campaign for Healthy Kids. This year’s gift totaled more than $14,000. The contribution is made […]
NORTH ADAMS — Last month, BFAIR staged its First Annual Summer Kick-Off Festival, which that raised more than $31,000. With support from 34 sponsors and 28 in-kind donations from local businesses, the […]
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The State of the Industry “Our first bout of growing pains.” That’s the phrase Michael Kusek summoned after being asked to describe the state of the cannabis industry in the […]
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A Tradition of Caring Lives On Sarah Yee recalls that, during her husband’s final stay at Mercy Medical Center before he succumbed to cancer — a week in the intensive […]
SPRINGFIELD — In the spring of 2017, Healthcare News and its sister publication, BusinessWest, created a new and exciting recognition program called Healthcare Heroes. It was launched with the theory […]
SPRINGFIELD — After a three-year hiatus due to COVID-19, The Zoo in Forest Park is bringing back its popular Brew at The Zoo, presented by PDC Inc., on Aug. 6 […]
SPRINGFIELD — The historic grounds of Springfield Armory National Historic Site is once again the stage this summer for live music. On July 16 at 6 p.m., the Bad News Jazz and […]