Dean Haspela, nurse manager on the orthopedics unit at South Shore Hospital competes in the Ironman World Championships in Kona, Hawaii.

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Russelectric taps the expertise of South Shore Health to help its employees live healthier lives. Learn how your organization can do the same.

Is packing a lunch becoming a hassle? South Shore Health's nutrition experts have a solution that will make parents and kids happy.

Medications aren't the only tool for managing COPD. Learn more about the lifestyle changes that can help patients with COPD.

Shedding an extra five or ten pounds before swimsuit season is the only weight challenge they face. For many others; however, living with morbid obesity has likely led to an eroded self-esteem, while also putting them at an increased risk of developing a variety of serious health complications.

The rollout of COVID-19 vaccines has begun across the globe, and there’s hope that we may finally be able to get the virus under control in the coming months. However, the release of vaccines has become another source of stress for women who are pregnant, thinking about getting pregnant, or are breastfeeding, as they wonder: “Should I get the vaccine?”

South Shore Health System's Opioid Taskforce includes a group of clinicians who are working together to reduce the number of opioid pills prescribed.

When is the flu serious enough to visit the ER? South Shore Health's Director of Infectious Diseases weighs in.