Kentucky governor Matt Bevin sparked controversy when he admitted he intentionally exposed his children to chicken pox instead of vaccinating them. Todd Ellerin, MD, Director of Infectious Diseases at South Shore Health, shares why vaccines are the safest way for children to develop an immunity to the chicken pox.

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...

With the region experiencing yet another surge in cases of COVID-19, the Mobile Integrated Health (MIH) program is participating in an innovative clinical trial that brings a much talked about drug to treat COVID-19 (remdesivir) to patients at home, instead of at the hospital.