By Chief Joel F. Shults, Ed.D Recent attention has been paid to the problem of uncertainty in training physicians. A study cited in a publication of the National Institutes of Health shows that uncertainty is one of the major stressors for medical students and practitioners. The...
WESTFIELD — Southwick resident Martha “Marti” Kane will lead a bird walk through the Frank Stanley Beveridge Wildlife Sanctuary on Aug. 17 during a day-long celebration of Stanley Park’s 75th anniversary.Kane’s walk kicks off the day’s events starting at 8 a.m. and includes a two-hour...
Dear Eric: I had a conversation with some pals and disclosed that I am biased against seriously overweight people. I am talking about people who are so overweight they must use scooters to get from their car to anywhere. They are so overweight they are...
Dear Annie: My son is soon to be 23 years old. He was two courses short of earning his Bachelor of Science degree in computer science when something bad happened. He would not tell me what. He fell apart and did not graduate.That was two...
“Next to Normal,” the Pulitzer Prize-winning musical by Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey, had a highly acclaimed production at the Round House Theatre in Washington, D.C., earlier this year. Alan Paul, Barrington Stage’s artistic director, directed this production, which now comes to Barrington Stage Aug....
Dear Eric: For the past 10 years, my husband and I have enjoyed dining out with a couple of our friends, always splitting the check evenly.Recently, we embraced sobriety and no longer consume the expensive drinks that significantly add to the bill. Despite this, we...
BOSTON — The Red Sox won 10 of their final 13 games heading into the All-Star break. They posted the major league’s best record (31-18) from May 19-July 14.But manager Alex Cora’s squad has lost three straight series coming out of the break. Boston dropped...
BOSTON — At a time when the Red Sox could least afford it, Tanner Houck has hit something of a wall.Houck gave up three runs in the first inning, putting the Red Sox in the hole from the beginning, in a dispiriting 8-2 loss to...
SPRINGFIELD – Suiting up in the same city where he plays his collegiate baseball, American International College’s Josh Frometa drove in four, including hitting a three-run home run, to help propel the Westfield Starfires to a 9-4 win over the Worcester Bravehearts in the Starfires’...
HOLYOKE – After the Blue Sox took both games of Saturday’s doubleheader, they were hungry for more against the Westerners on Sunday afternoon.Valley capitalized on an eight-run seventh inning to win Sunday’s game 13-5. The Blue Sox continue to cushion their lead of the eighth...
