January is Cervical Cancer Awareness Month, a good time to shine a light on the disease and the importance of regular screening in its prevention. While once the most common cause of cancer death for women, cervical cancer death rates have decreased significantly with greater use of the Pap test, which can find changes in the cervix before cancer develops or detect it early when it is easier to treat.

Nine months after suffering a near-fatal heart attack while on safari in South Africa, Jane Goff is thriving and traveling again thanks to South Shore Health’s Cardiac Rehabilitation program. Jane shares the story of her harrowing medical emergency and remarkable comeback.

It’s a blustery winter day and George Kokoros is getting ready for his workout. He’s not bundling up to exercise outside or driving to the gym, though. George only has to go as far as the laptop on his kitchen island to kick off his weekly fitness routine.

The sky is no longer the limit for Donyelle Carmody. Nine months after having gastric bypass surgery at South Shore Health, the Rockland resident checked a lofty goal off her bucket list: skydiving. Before the surgery, this high-flying adventure and other life experiences, wouldn’t have been possible.