As healthcare continues to evolve, physician assistants are becoming a more integral part of your care team. A South Shore Medical Center physician assistant answers common questions about these providers.

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.

Each year, nearly one million children are hospitalized with a traumatic brain injury, such as a concussion. Our injury prevention team shares how to prevent TBI and how to recognize the symptoms.

This month, we're proud to celebrate Mary Cullen of The Women's Center of South Shore Medical Center as the recipient of our Colleague Spotlight Award! Learn more about what led to Mary's nomination.

After having a standard hip replacement several years ago, Paula K. had a chance to have her other hip replaced at our Outpatient Surgical Unit. She seized the chance, and is on the road to living pain-free.

When the summer temperatures soar, it's important to take precautions to avoid heat-related illness. Learn more about how to identify and treat heat exhaustion and heat stroke.

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.