Integrative therapies or complementary therapies for cancer patients offer mind and body care alongside standard cancer treatment. Learn from expert and leader in exercise physiology, Jen Logan, some of the best integrative therapies that can help patients feel their best while also managing the side effects that often come with cancer and cancer treatment.

Are you having a hard time getting motivated to exercise? Consider ditching your sneakers and grabbing your bathing suit. A pool workout may be just what you need to meet your fitness goals. Unlike traditional gravity-based exercise, water can assist, resist, and support body movements, making it a...

South Shore Health's Urgent Care Centers allow you to see a doctor without an appointment for injuries and minor illnesses, including the flu. Urgent care is for injuries and illnesses that need the attention of a doctor but not necessarily the emergency room. From kids with a cough, teenagers...

The nation's ongoing opioid crisis is serious. But we're contending with an equally devastating crisis: Alcohol abuse and addiction. South Shore Health's emergency care doctors and behavioral health experts share the data and resources available to those struggling with alcohol use disorders.

The spinal cord plays an essential role in the human body, serving as a messenger between your brain and the rest of your body (and vice versa).

Heart health isn’t only about diet and exercise. Antony Sheehan of Aspire Health Alliance explains why the emotional and mental health dimensions of our lives play a huge role in our cardiovascular health.

What should a pregnant woman pack in her all-important hospital bag? A midwife shares her personal and professional tips for expecting parents.

The way in which health systems and first responders plan for and react to disaster was changed by the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings. Learn more from our team.

One second, Bill Verrier, who works in Engineering Services at South Shore Hospital, was racing to the Hospital’s dining room, to sell M&Ms to support his favorite charitable program, the Walk for Hospice. The next, he was laid out on the dining hall floor from a heart attack with a second one on...

Induction is an attempt to imitate natural labor and birth by causing contractions of the uterus. South Shore Health's experts answer your questions about the induction process.