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T h is iss u e
F E A T U R E S
The Region's Quarterly Health Care Magazine
Filling the gaps
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants are pushing for
more autonomy to serve growing healthcare needs.
\\ BY LIVIA GERSHON
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Health Care Briefs
An overview of the latest
healthcare business news ............. 4
Local Innovation ........................... 4
The Lists
Nursing programs ...................... 14
Senior care communities ........... 18
Column: How to live happier ... 19
Column: Relaxation at work? It's
essential! ...................................... 20
Movers & Shakers
People, providers and
practices ....................................... 21
Provider Profile ......................... 22
Q&A with Dr. Andres Schanzer,
director, UMass Memorial
Medical Center's Center for
Complex Aortic Disease
D E P A R T M E N T S
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Intermittent eating
e latest trend in dieting calls for restricting the times in which
you eat, although results are different for everyone.
\\ BY GRANT WELKER
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Too many prescriptions
Seniors across Massachusetts and America are being
overmedicated, as movement grows in the health industry to de-
prescribe patients. \\ BY GRANT WELKER
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HEALTH
Central Massachusetts HEALTH is published four
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Protect and prepare
As the coronavirus pandemic spreads across Massachusetts and
the world, health officials urge people to be smart and think
about how their actions impact others. \\ BY KAITLYN MODE
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