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Bridget Mazenkas: More Quality Time With Patients is Possible Through Home Care
November is National Home Care Month, a time to recognize and celebrate the dedicated, nurses, therapists and social workers who provide skilled, compassionate care to patients in their homes. At South Shore Health, our Visiting Nurse Association (VNA) team works collaboratively to care for patients...
BlogTesticular Cancer Awareness: Self-Exams Key for Early Detection, Better Outcomes
While it is less common than other cancers, testicular cancer still affects 1 of every 250 men during their lifetime. The American Cancer Society estimates 9,810 new testicular cancer cases will be diagnosed this year and about 630 people will die from the disease.
BlogDiabetes & Nutrition: Helpful Tips On What & How to Eat
As a Diabetes Care and Education Specialist, one of the questions I hear most often is a simple, yet important, one: “What can I eat?” It's understandable: it's difficult to feel like you're going from being able to eat whatever you want to feeling stuck on a more regimented plan as part of living...
BlogSix Things to Know About Colorectal Cancer
While there has been a decline in colorectal cancer death rates in older adults for several decades, in people under age 50, colorectal cancer death rates have been on the rise since the mid-2000s, increasing by 2.4% annually. Mandeep Saund, MD, discusses risk factors, symptoms, treatments and the importance of screening in the prevention and early detection of colorectal cancer.
BlogWhat Happens When You're Less Active
Does cold and snow make you want to hibernate? Learn more about the impact inactivity has on your health, and easy ways to keep active during the winter months.
BlogSouth Shore Medical Center Colleague Celebrates 40 Years
Dorothy “Dottie" Infusino Andrade recently celebrated her 40th year as a colleague at South Shore Medical Center. Learn more about what keeps her motivated and why she loves her work.
BlogKeeping Up With the Grandkids: Hip Replacement Surgeries Have Been a Game Changer for Hubbard
With 21 grandchildren to play with, Kathleen Hubbard decided it was time to do something about the arthritis pain in her hips. After successful hip replacement surgeries, Kathleen is back to an active, pain-free lifestyle.
BlogLike Father Like Sons: GI Doctors Run in the Rau Family
Medicine has been more than a career for South Shore Hospital gastroenterologist Prakash Rau, MD; it has been a calling. Rau's four sons have seen firsthand how fulfilling their father's field of work has been and they have all followed in his footsteps.
BlogColleague Spotlight: Celebrating Kimberly LeBlanc, RN!
Thanks to her forward-thinking nature and attention to detail, Kimberly was able to identify inefficiencies in how South Shore Medical Center used pulse oximeters and the related accessories.
BlogFamilies Share Down Syndrome Pregnancy Journey with Maternal-Fetal Medicine Program
As part of Down Syndrome Awareness Month, local families share their experiences with the compassionate, expert team in South Shore Health's Maternal-Fetal Medicine (MFM) Program.
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