Baystate Franklin, Noble, and Wing hospitals earn the 2026 Healthgrades Patient Safety Excellence Award for top patient ...

The Greenfield Family Medicine Residency at UMass Chan Medical School - Baystate is the only Family Medicine training program in Western Massachusetts. Based out of the Greenfield Family Medicine ...

Assistant Professor of Medicine at UMass Chan Medical School - Baystate ...

Girard F. Dugan, CNP, Gastroenterology at Baystate Gastroenterology in Westfield. Learn more about Girard F. Dugan’s care and background.

Learn about peripheral artery disease and its effects on blood flow. We explain symptoms, risk factors, and treatments to ...

Salt plays an important role in our health, both good and bad. Like everything, it should be consumed in moderation. Salt is essential to maintaining a healthy body, and sodium—the major component of ...

Heart disease can be traced back to ancient Egypt long before modern medicine could help the civilization. Even with today’s advances in heart care, heart disease remains the leading cause of death in ...

Autism spectrum disorder is a neurological and developmental disorder that affects how people interact with others, communicate, learn, and behave. Although autism can be diagnosed at any age, ...

We’re all familiar with getting our blood pressure taken—the black cuff gets Velcro-ed around your arm, the squeezie ball is pumped until the cuff inflates, and the doctor or nurse patiently listens ...

As of March 20, 2025, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has reported 378 confirmed measles cases and two deaths in the United States. While nowhere near the current number of cases ...

Silent strokes are common and often unnoticed. 8–10 million Americans experience them yearly, and symptoms are subtle or mistaken for aging. Even without obvious symptoms, silent strokes raise the ...

Alcohol tolerance decreases with age. Changes such as reduced liver function and decreased muscle mass cause alcohol to stay in the bloodstream longer, making older adults feel intoxicated faster even ...