2+ hour, 40+ min ago  (503+ words) SPRINGFIELD, MA (WGGB/WSHM) -- Baystate Health will no longer provide hormone medications or puberty blockers for patients under the age of 18, leaving transgender minors in western Massachusetts to seek care elsewhere. The health system notified affected families in a letter…...

1+ mon, 3+ min ago  (287+ words) EAST LONGMEADOW, MA (WGGB/WSHM) -- A seventh child in Massachusetts has died from the flu this season, bringing the total number of flu deaths in the Bay State to 260. The death was reported last Friday as school districts across Western…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago  (105+ words) Seventh child dies from flu in Massachusetts'Western Mass News (WGGB/WSHM) - A seventh child has died from the flu in Massachusetts during the first week of February. The Massachusetts Department of Public Health also said seven adults also died that…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago  (12+ words) Over 100 Chicopee students walk out to protest ICE enforcement'Western Mass News...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (324+ words) DELHI TOWNSHIP, Ohio (WXIX/Gray News) - Ohio authorities say an infant who was turned into a Safe Haven Baby Box last month amid frigid conditions is on track to find a permanent home. Delhi Township firefighters said they were notified…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (308+ words) SPRINGFIELD, MA (WGGB/WSHM) -- New parents across Western Massachusetts are putting their babies in what doctors call a "cocoon," limiting who can hold or kiss their newborns for months at a time. The practice is creating tension with grandparents who…...

2+ mon, 6+ day ago  (620+ words) CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC/Gray News) " A South Carolina midwife who dedicated her life's work to preventing maternal deaths died from childbirth complications earlier this month. Dr. Janell Green Smith, a Charleston native, midwife and career advocate for maternal health care, died…...

2+ mon, 3+ day ago  (750+ words) Post-holiday reality: managing your child's new smartphone'Western Mass News SPRINGFIELD, MA (WGGB/WSHM) -- The holidays have passed and, for many kids, that meant a brand new cell phone. However, with that new device comes a world of apps and social…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago  (329+ words) SPRINGFIELD " A baby boy who spent his first weeks fighting for life in the NICU is now fighting for "Baby of the Year." Ten-month-old Juliane Maldonado was born at 30 weeks and weighed just two pounds." His first moments were spent…...

6+ mon, 3+ week ago  (178+ words) SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WGGB/WSHM) - Back-to-school season can be a fun time of year: school supplies shopping, new friends, even the chance to reinvent yourself. But for some children, it can also be a struggle. Then talk, "older generations have more…...