HEALTH • Fall 2018 3
This issue
F E AT U R E S
New concern
with aging
The Region's Quarterly Health Care Magazine
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Put down the electronic device
Doctors warn against too much screen time for children.
\\ BY GRANT WELKER
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4 Letter From The Editor
5 Health Care Briefs
An overview of the latest health
care business news
7 Hospital Profile
8 Pictures of Health
A photographic look at the region's
health care happenings
1 0 - 1 2 The Lists
• Nursing programs
• Chiropractic wellness centers
D E PA RT M E N T S
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e number of older
residents admitted for
substance abuse has
soared in the state.
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GERSHON
1 3 Local Innovation
22 Column:
Consumer advice
23 Column: Benefits
administration
24 The Pulse
Statistical snapshot of the
health care sector
25 Newsworthy
People, providers and practices
26 Profile
Q&A with Dr. Schlomit Schaal,
opthalmology department chair at
UMass Memorial Medical Center
UMass Medical School enrollment soars
The Worcester school has riden wave of more studying medicine nationally.
\\ BY GRANT WELKER
Lots of diet questions, but same need
Americans need to eat healthier, but don't always know what tips to follow
\\ BY SUSAN SHALHOUB
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