There's a shortage of pediatric fever-reducing medication, driven by supply chain issues and a surge in demand. This open letter from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health and the Massachusetts Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics offers advice for concerned parents.

South Shore Health's Kim Dever, MD introduced the City Line audience to South Shore Health’s Team Birth Project, a first-of-its-kind program aimed at improving communication with patients and their families throughout pregnancy and during the birthing process to foster safe outcomes for women.

South Shore Health’s pediatric emergency department has seen an uptick in incidences involving children who have become seriously ill after ingesting products THC edibles. Learn how to keep your kids safe.

China is currently experiencing an outbreak of a new coronavirus, one that has infected more than 200 people, according to the CDC. The virus, which was discovered in the central Chinese city of Wuhan, has already led to several deaths. Dr. Todd Ellerin, Director of Infectious Disease at South Shore...

Khalil Alleyne, MD, has been named Chief of Family Medicine at South Shore Medical Center. In his new role, Dr. Alleyne will oversee the Family Medicine Department while supporting providers, developing new programs and processes, and striving to enhance clinical medicine.

In May 2021, South Shore Hospital, part of South Shore Health, partnered with Boston Children’s Hospital on a new COVID-19 clinical trial. Patients admitted to the intensive care unit with severe COVID-19 pneumonia who require mechanical ventilation are invited to participate in this study. The...

A new way of caring for opioid-addicted newborns has allowed South Shore Hospital to reduce the use of withdrawal symptom medications by 25 percent over the past seven months and let pediatric patients go home earlier, hospital officials say. Read the Patriot Ledger article.

South Shore Health System has partnered with several local agencies, including the Weymouth and Norwell Police Departments, to provide safe, convenient and responsible means of disposing unwanted and expired medications.

The South Shore Health Board of Directors is pleased to announce that Allen L. Smith, MD, MS will become its next president & chief executive officer. Dr. Smith, who joins South Shore Health on November 30th, most recently served as president of the Brigham and Women’s Physicians Organization (BWPO)...