When Bruce Willis's family announced that the famous actor was stepping away from his career due to an aphasia diagnosis, it thrust the often misunderstood condition into the spotlight.

When a minor bicycle injury turned out to require critical care, Fallon Keating's family turned to South Shore Hospital. Learn how our caregivers worked As One to save this young girl's life.

Nurse practitioners play a key role throughout South Shore Health. Rebecca Graziano, CNP discusses her role as a hospitalist NP at South Shore Hospital.

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.

You've likely received care from a physician assistant or nurse practitioner in the past - but did you know that PAs and NPs can have their own patient panels as primary care providers?

Drowning is the leading cause of unintentional injury-related death in children between the ages of one and four — but drownings are 100% preventable if the proper precautions are taken.

As Weymouth resident Esther Nganga sat holding her beautiful 11-week old son, Jabari, she laughed recalling her initial skepticism of having a midwife birthing experience. “Growing up in Kenya, I always heard tales of midwives—tales of women laboring and giving birth without the option for pain intervention,” Esther said.

Have questions about weight loss surgery? Neil Ghushe, MD, medical director for the Brigham and Women's Center for metabolic and bariatric surgery at South Shore Hospital, has answers.

At 85 years “young,” fearlessly independent Jean was fortunate to have good health on her side. In the spring of 2013; however, her health took an unexpected turn while mourning the loss of her late daughter, and she was subsequently taken to South Shore Hospital, diagnosed with acute renal failure...