For many young children, a trip to the local playground is the highlight of their days! Playgrounds are filled with fun and offer children a great way to socialize with peers - but playgrounds have their fair share of injury hazards as well.

Uncontrolled bleeding is the number-one cause of preventable death from trauma. This makes training to stop uncontrolled bleeding an essential public health tool, right up there with CPR and access to defibrillators.

The new recommendations present a step towards normal. An infectious disease expert shares what fully vaccinated people need to remember to stay safe against COVID-19.

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.

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...

Is permanent birth control, such as a tubal sterilization, tubal ligation, or getting your tubes tied a good option for you? An OB/GYN answers common questions about the risks and benefits of sterilization.

On Monday, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health issued a press release about this parasite. Learn more about what it is, where it comes from, and how to avoid it.

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.

We're proud to celebrate Jerry Pike as the recipient of the Colleague Spotlight Award for October! Jerry recently received a prestigious award from the Massachusetts Society for Respiratory Care.