Health - Concord Bridge

PFAS in Concord tap water driving rate increase

June 20, 2024

In a recent interview, The Concord Bridge asked the top brass at the town’s water system if Concord’s water is safe to drink.

A life-threatening illness, a tiny culprit, and an uncertain recovery

June 15, 2024

“Each day, I seemed to get hit with new and debilitating symptoms. I was getting sicker with no sense of what was causing it.”

Concord seniors want friendly businesses; better seating and parking

May 23, 2024

The verdict: Getting to, into, and around local shops could be easier for older customers.

Emerson scrubs 18th-century doctor’s name over slavery ties

April 1, 2024

“Our goal is not to erase history but to better align our physical plant with our values.”

Volunteers sought for hospice training

September 14, 2023

Volunteers sought for hospice training Care Dimensions, the region’s largest provider of hospice care, will hold online training classes for those interested in becoming volunteers for the nonprofit organization. You can make a

Community remembers Nick Ressler with 22nd blood drive

August 24, 2023

It began with community — and 22 years later, community is what sustains the annual Nick Ressler Blood Drive. When 14-year-old Concordian Nick Ressler became critically ill in 2001, blood transfusions afforded

Don’t mess around with mercury

August 24, 2023

Quicksilver spill in your home? Call 911 — quick. Mercury — including from old-school thermometers you may still have around the house — is a health hazard that must be handled by

Profile: Christine Schuster, CEO and president of Emerson Health

August 17, 2023

By Laurie O’Neill Correspondent “If you do what you love, you’ll never work a day in your life,” says Christine Schuster, CEO and president of Emerson Health, citing an old adage. Schuster