Wave-patterned navy blue background

South Shore Health Blog

Health and wellness information from our experts

A woman drinking a bottle of water in the hot sun
Featured Article

How to Beat Extreme Heat and Stay Healthy This Summer

July is the hottest month of the year in Massachusetts. And it's off to a scorching start. Extreme heat and humidity are in the forecast from July 1 through the July 4th holiday, and those weather conditions can be hazardous to your health.

How to Beat Extreme Heat and Stay Healthy This Summer

Elizabeth Bradley

South Shore Hospital Cardiologists Keep the Pace in Heart Innovation

Cardiac pacing in the field of cardiovascular medicine is rapidly evolving as advancements in technology and engineering provide clinicians new and exciting ways to care for an aging population.

South Shore Hospital Cardiologists Keep the Pace in Heart Innovation

Child sick in bed

What To Do When You Have the Flu

When is the flu serious enough to visit the ER? South Shore Health's Director of Infectious Diseases weighs in.

What To Do When You Have the Flu

Community Exercise Group

Five Tips to Help You Keep Your New Year's Fitness Resolutions

How can you ensure that you’ve met your fitness goals at the end of 2018? Here are some tips to help you stick with your resolution.

Five Tips to Help You Keep Your New Year's Fitness Resolutions

2017 Fireworks

Top Seven Health Blogs of 2017

Check out South Shore Health's most popular blog posts of 2017.

Top Seven Health Blogs of 2017

healthy holiday meal

4 Tips for Healthy Eating During the Holidays

Avoiding holiday weight gain may sound as impossible as Santa fitting down a chimney. Fortunately there are sensible strategies to help you stay on track.

4 Tips for Healthy Eating During the Holidays

South Shore Health EMS team

South Shore Health Awarded Emergency Ambulance Service (EAS) Contract from Town of Weymouth

South Shore Health was awarded the Emergency Ambulance Service (EAS) contract for the Town of Weymouth.

South Shore Health Awarded Emergency Ambulance Service (EAS) Contract from Town of Weymouth

New mother and father holding child with nurse

South Shore Hospital & FoodSquire Partner to Help Families of Newborns

When a newborn comes home, his or her parents may forget to take care of themselves. Luckily, South Shore Hospital and Marshfield-based FoodSquire can help.

South Shore Hospital & FoodSquire Partner to Help Families of Newborns

Prescription drop box outside of South Shore Hospital

The Importance of Properly Disposing of Prescription Drugs

October 28 is National Drug Take-Back Day. Find out how proper medication disposal keeps your family safe and locations to drop your prescription drugs.

The Importance of Properly Disposing of Prescription Drugs

Nurse speaking with older woman at a blood drive

The Intimate Link Between Diabetes and Heart Disease

People with diabetes may be at a higher risk for developing heart disease. Learn how the two diseases are related and how you can reduce your risk.

The Intimate Link Between Diabetes and Heart Disease