There are now 62 confirmed reports of acute flaccid myelitis, or AFM, an illness similar to polio, across 22 states in the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. South Shore Hospital's Dr. Todd Ellerin recently spoke with ABC News about this rare syndrome.

The New Jersey Department of Health confirmed 18 cases of adenovirus among pediatric residents at a nursing and rehabilitation facility. Of those children, six have died. South Shore Hospital's Dr. Todd Ellerin spoke with ABC News about this rare virus.

Many high school students are reluctant to smoke cigarettes, but some young people mistakenly believe that inhaling from an e-cigarette is a safe alternative to smoking, according to Dr. Michael Jaklitsch, a lung expert and thoracic surgeon at South Shore Hospital. Read the Weymouth News story.

South Shore Health hosted its 17th annual Moonlight & Miracles Gala and raised close to $760,000 in support of Behavioral Health and Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Services. The total tops last year’s fundraising goal by more than $150,000!

Thirteen year old Tom Corbett is known among family and friends as a very kind and generous boy. On Thursday he brightened the lives of strangers as well. While making good on his promise to buy his cousin a stuffed animal at a Build a Bear store, he saw a New England Patriots-themed bear and had an...

South Shore Health is among five healthcare organizations which has been granted funding to expand access to postpartum and newborn care across Massachusetts. The state’s Health Policy Commission recently approved $1.4m in awards to five applicants for the Cost-Effective, Coordinated Care for...

As demand and need for COVID-19 testing increases, employees and residents of Weymouth now have access to town-sponsored services. South Shore Hospital, part of South Shore Health, will provide testing kits, supplies and clinicians to administer tests. The tests are free to town of Weymouth...

The new GE Ascend CT scanner, the second of its kind in the U.S., uses artificial intelligence and is designed to improve workflow and patient comfort, while providing superior image quality.

The Massachusetts Health Policy Commission on released an analysis that found Question 1 would cost between $676 million and $949 million annually. Read the Patriot Ledger story.

South Shore Health System, Inc. (“Applicant”) with a principal place of business at 55 Fogg Road, South Weymouth, MA 02190 intends to file a Notice of Determination of Need with the Massachusetts Department of Public Health for a change in service by South Shore Hospital (“SSH”). The project is for...