With a drastic increase in the number of suspected VAPI cases, Massachusetts recently instituted a four-month ban on the sale of vaping products. Learn more about the illness behind the vape ban.

Wynn Perlick, DPM recently fulfilled his lifelong professional goal of using his skills as a podiatrist to help those in need. Read more about his mission work in Guatemala.

Uncontrolled bleeding is the number-one cause of preventable death from trauma. This makes training to stop uncontrolled bleeding an essential public health tool, right up there with CPR and access to defibrillators.

Moms-to-be need as much support as they can get throughout pregnancy and childbirth. A midwife offers advice on how mom's partner can help her have a healthy pregnancy and childbirth experience.

A South Shore Hospital critical care nurse had just started with the organization when an illness had him sidelined. But South Shore Health colleagues came together to support him during a tough time.

Jay and Megan Rooney were excited. Their twins were due Dec. 13, 2014 and they were planning a special Christmas with their first-born children. The twins had other ideas. “We planned on winter babies,” Megan said. “They decided to be summer babies.” The two boys —J.P. and Will —were born...

South Shore Health's Urgent Care Centers allow you to see a doctor without an appointment for injuries and minor illnesses, including the flu. Urgent care is for injuries and illnesses that need the attention of a doctor but not necessarily the emergency room. From kids with a cough, teenagers...

At 58-years-old, the always-active business owner and father of two adult children could never have imagined he would be fighting for his life on the way to South Shore Hospital.