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F E A T U R E S
The Region's Quarterly Health Care Magazine
Four-legged battle buddies
NEADS service dogs help injured veterans find normalcy.
\\ BY SLOANE M. PERRON
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Health Care Briefs
An overview of the latest
healthcare business news .........4
Local Innovation
.......................4
The Lists
• Largest senior care
communities ...........................15
• Largest addiction treatment
centers ...................................... 19
Column:
e future of healthcare through
the telehealth lens ....................20
Movers & Shakers
People, providers
and practices ........................... 21
Provider Profile ...................... 22
Q&A with Mary Walsh-Aframe,
owner and founder of The
Women's Image Center in
Worcester and Leominster
D E P A R T M E N T S
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Fading memories
How COVID-19 and isolation complicated dementia care.
\\ BY SARAH CONNELL SANDERS
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When every second counts
CPR legislation in Massachusetts seeks to improve cardiac
arrest survival rates. \\ BY SLOANE M. PERRON
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Never leave a soldier behind
Worcester nonprofits help veterans face addiction and the aer
effects of war. \\ BY STEPHEN UNDERWOOD
