Health & Wellness
BHS Partners with Local Libraries to Explore Personal Choices And Palliative Care
Participating libraries will lend copies beginning in October, in...
Austin Riggs Center Names Director of Admissions
Kyle Shepard, DO, named Associate Director as Riggs builds on...
Berkshire VNA is Nationally Recognized as a Superior Performer
The annual SHPBest award program was created to acknowledge home...
A Poverty Line Frozen in Time
In fact, we serve more people whose incomes fall between 100 and 200...
BHS Launches $20M 'Healthier Together' Campaign
The campaign will modernize the Fairview Hospital campus, advance...
BHS Implements Color-Coded System for Respiratory Illness Measures
The fall and winter seasons are expected to see a rise in the number...
You Don't Have to Be in Shape to Start: Making the First Move at the Gym
Thinking about joining a gym but not sure where to begin? You're not...
Berkshire Vaccine Collaborative Offering 49 Community Clinics This Fall
The clinics are scheduled from late September through early November...
North Adams Council Gets Update on Opioid...
The City Council got an update from the Berkshire Overdose and Addiction Prevention Collaborative on Tuesday.
Austen Riggs Hires New CFO, COO
The Austen Riggs Center has appointed finance and technology expert Joseph Coleman as its new chief financial and operations officer, effective Sept. 8.
Nonprofit Spotlight: Berkshire Place
For this month's Nonprofit Spotlight, iBerkshires sat down with Berkshire Place's Administrator Chanel Hayes, Administrative Services Director Julie Gavin, and Executive Director Edward Forfa to give us an insight into the organization.
BRPC, BDAO to Host Community Forum on Kratom
Under this temporary order, retailers may not display, sell, or distribute Kratom products, though they may store them out of sight.
Dalton Board of Health Updates Food Permit Fee...
The board of health approved a new permitting system that shifts away from a flat fee to a categorized system that uses the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's risk-based food establishment categories.
Community Health & Wellness Fair in Early October
The event will be held on Saturday, Oct. 3 from 10 am to 2 pm at the Berkshire Family YMCA in downtown Pittsfield.
Fairview Rehabilitation Department Offers Balance...
Each session will focus on an aspect of mobility and provide practical strategies and exercises to help participants improve strength, balance, and fall prevention.
Pittsfield Announces Car Seat Safety Event
This event will take place at Bedard Brothers located at 393 S. State Road, Cheshire, MA from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Red Cross Seeks Fall Donors Following Summer Blood...
Appointments can be booked online.
Williamstown Board of Health Hears about Bed Bugs...
The Highland Woods manager reported that the complex is dealing with a "low-grade" infestation of bed bugs.
Pittsfield Health Department Announces Homebound...
People should speak with their physicians to see if they should also get a pneumonia or RSV vaccination.
Kratom Products Pulled From Pittsfield, Statewide...
Throughout the years, retail shops have reached out to the Health Department looking for guidance on kratom products and were notified that it is unregulated.
Pittsfield Remembers Lives Lost to Overdose,...
Dozens of people gathered downtown on Monday to remember those lost to overdose and work toward a future of zero deaths from substance use disorder.
Public Health Advisory Issued for Pontoosuc Lake
Blue-green algae blooms have been observed at Pontoosuc Lake and a public health advisory has been recommended by the state Department of Public Health for the lake in both Pittsfield and Lanesborough.
BHS Hospitals Recognized For Their Commitment to...
In 2026, Berkshire Medical Center received five awards, Fairview Hospital had six awards, and North Adams Regional Hospital was recognized with seven awards.
Williamstown Board of Health Gets Update on 330...
The Board of Health last Monday saw evidence supporting a tenant's complaint about ventilation issues at their 330 Cole Ave. residence.
Another West Nile Virus Mosquito Found in...
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health has confirmed another West Nile virus-infected mosquito sample in the city.
Local Authorities Responding to State's Action on...
The commonwealth temporarily will designate kratom, also known by its chemical name and marketed with the term "7-OH," as a Schedule I drug, greatly restricting its sale in Massachusetts as of Aug. 28.
BHS Partners with Local Lions Clubs to Launch...
Pilot collaboration with the Lions Clubs of District 33-Y will give donated eyewear a second life, helping people around the world see clearly — many for the first time
West Nile Virus Confirmed in Mosquitoes From...
At the time of this release, we have no confirmed human cases of WNV
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