January is National Blood Donor Month, an ideal time to spotlight the life-saving efforts of South Shore Health’s Blood Bank, which ensures safe transfusions through blood typing and cross-matching, stores and manages our blood inventory, and provides essential support during emergency situations.

Todd Kerensky, MD, weighs in on the behavioral health challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic during the holiday season--and how patients can get help--in the Patriot Ledger.