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Three Steps to Reduce Digital Depression in Teens
Digital depression is real. Barbara Green, PhD, Medical Director of Youth Health Connection, reflects on a recent discussion about teens and social media use.
BlogThree Ways to Stay Healthy After Daylight Saving Time Ends
Don't let the end of Daylight Saving Time disrupt your health goals. Here's how to keep on track or improve your well-being after we fall back.
BlogSouth Shore Hospital’s Cardiac Rehabilitation Program Receives Certification for Highest Quality Patient Care
This distinction highlights South Shore Health’s commitment to providing the highest standards of cardiac rehabilitative care and improving the quality of patients’ lives.
News & MediaRadiation Oncology
Radiation oncology—also called radiation therapy—uses high-energy x-rays to destroy cancer cells while sparing the surrounding normal tissue. Radiation therapy is a part of treatment for about two-thirds of patients with cancer. While it may be used alone as treatment, it is often combined with...
Five Things to Know about the COVID-19 Vaccine
From safety to side effects to distribution, there are a lot of questions about the coronavirus vaccine. Get answers from an infectious disease expert.
BlogBreastfeeding Support
South Shore Health offers lactation and breastfeeding support. Our goal is to help you understand your feeding options and meet your feeding goals. Our facility is staffed with IBCLCs, CLCs and RNs to support you with latching, positioning, hand-expressing, and pumping throughout your postpartum...
Wound Care Conditions & Treatments
Our wound care experts provide specialized care for complex wounds. We help patients suffering from chronic, non-healing wounds, such as burns, pressure sores, and severe infections. We also help patients whose wounds haven’t healed due to complications from diabetes, radiation therapy, trauma or...
What Happens When You're Less Active
Does cold and snow make you want to hibernate? Learn more about the impact inactivity has on your health, and easy ways to keep active during the winter months.
BlogSouth Shore Health Employee Spots Counterfeit N95 Masks
As Manager of Procurement, Value Analysis and Contracting for South Shore Health, James “Barry” O’Shaughnessy has the critical job of ordering, inspecting and keeping stock of much-needed equipment and supplies that protect the health system’s frontline workers and employees. Recently, O’Shaughnessy...
News & MediaScreening & Prevention
When it comes to staying healthy and well, regular check-ups and screenings play an essential role. You may dismiss these appointments as little more than yearly errands, but they are an important part of managing health problems and identifying potential concerns. Regular health screenings also...
