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Lawrence, Mass. – Eric Redard has been promoted to director of volunteers, chaplaincy and bereavement services at Merrimack Valley Hospice, a Lawrence-based nonprofit organization providing comfort care and supportive services to patients nearing the end of life and bereavement services to their families and loved ones.

Fernanda Alvarado, PhD, MIRI post-doc, completes CTSI Blue Star Investigator Certificate Program.

As we approach the holiday season, the physicians and staff at Lowell General and Circle Health want to thank you for the support you have shown us over this challenging year.

Thanks to all who helped us Light the Way in the courtyard entrances at both MelroseWakefield Hospital and Lawrence Memorial Hospital of Medford as a tribute to our Healthcare Heroes.

Frozen vegetables are a healthy and inexpensive way to get vegetables during the winter months.

In 2021, Lowell General Hospital has achieved accreditation as a Center of Excellence in Minimally Invasive Surgery by Surgical Review Corporation (SRC).

For patients facing minimally invasive surgery, Lowell General Hospital is proven to offer excellence.

Lowell General Hospital has launched a contest to recruit bloggers for Our Circle of Moms.

Dr. Patrick Catalano, who has expertise in lifestyle interventions to reduce gestational weight gain among women with overweight or obesity, was an author in the paper “A telehealth lifestyle intervention to reduce excess gestational weight gain in pregnant women with overweight or obesity (GLOW): a randomised, parallel-group, controlled.”

Advice from our own gastroenterologists and registered dietitians.

Lawrence, Mass. – While each individual’s grief journey is unique, it can be comforting to be among others who have also experienced great sorrow.

Dr. Erika Werner becomes an Associate Member of MIRI.

Satisfy your stomach with vegetables and classic comfort food.

CDC now recommends that children between the ages of 5 and 11 years receive the Pfizer-BioNTech pediatric COVID-19 Vaccine.

Bernice Burkarth, MD named Physician of the Year and High Pointe House Precaution Suite earns Innovative Team Award.

Lowell General Hospital has received the 2021 American Heart Association’s Mission: Lifeline® EMS Gold Achievement Award for implementing specific quality improvement measures to treat patients who suffer severe heart attacks.

Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in American men and also the most common non-skin cancer among all Americans.

For all intents and purposes, she still looks the same. Yet Dr. Patty Sereno — one of Medford’s favorite family doctors practicing at the Malden Family Health Center and repeatedly named as one of Boston’s best by Boston Magazine — is changed.

On Monday, October 25, 2021 the CDC published an update to the Interim Clinical Considerations for Use of COVID-19 Vaccines with a focus on Booster Dose. Below are answers to commonly asked questions.

Lawrence, Mass. – While the holiday season is a time of joy for many, it can cause great struggle for those who are grieving. Recognizing that a sense of community, shared experiences and connection are especially important this time of year, Merrimack Valley Hospice is offering free support to cope with the holidays.