Jack Doherty should not be here. After suffering a massive heart attack while playing hockey last fall, the 45-year father of five was dead. His heart had completely stopped. His skin was blue. “I was probably dead before my body hit the ice,” Jack said. However, an extraordinary series of events...

After a long New England winter, we're all itching to get back outdoors as spring approaches. With increased daylight and warmer temperatures, springtime on the South Shore is a great time to get back into nature and to increase your activity level through regular exercise. Regular exercise has many...

Learn more about the diet choices you should make to keep your heart as healthy as possible.

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.

Inspired by the octopus, Emily, a chaplain at South Shore Hospital, sheds light on the role of spiritual caregivers in a modern hospital.

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.

​​​​​​​Each year, drowsy driving leads to tens of thousands of motor vehicle accidents across the United States. Unfortunately, those accidents result in hundreds of deaths.