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Cervical Cancer Awareness: Regular Screening Key for Early Detection

January is Cervical Cancer Awareness Month, a good time to shine a light on the disease and the importance of regular screening in its prevention. While once the most common cause of cancer death for women, cervical cancer death rates have decreased significantly with greater use of the Pap test, which can find changes in the cervix before cancer develops or detect it early when it is easier to treat.

Cervical Cancer Awareness: Regular Screening Key for Early Detection

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Play it Safe When Giving Toys this Holiday Season

With the holiday shopping season in full swing, many of us are busily working through wish lists, hoping to find the perfect present for the children in our lives. Safety should come first when choosing toys for kids – at holiday time and throughout the year.

Play it Safe When Giving Toys this Holiday Season

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Tips for a Safe and Healthy Holiday Season

South Shore Health’s Trauma Program Injury Prevention Team offers tips to keep you and your family safe while celebrating the holidays.

Tips for a Safe and Healthy Holiday Season

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Ten Health Tips for College-Bound Kids

Whether they are just starting freshman year, or heading back to campus as an upper classman, it’s important to have a plan for your student’s health care while at college.

Ten Health Tips for College-Bound Kids

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Get Fast, Convenient Sports Physicals at South Shore Health Urgent Care

If your student athlete needs a sports physical before getting back on the track, court or playing field, South Shore Health Urgent Care has you covered.

Get Fast, Convenient Sports Physicals at South Shore Health Urgent Care

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Summer Safety Tips for Kids

From backyard barbecues, beach days and pool parties, to biking, boating, swimming and camping, summer vacation provides plenty of fun activities to keep children busy and entertained. But it’s also important to keep them safe by following these tips.

Summer Safety Tips for Kids

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HPV Awareness – Here's Why Vaccinating Kids is So Important

HPV Awareness Day is March 4 and South Shore Medical Center’s pediatric providers want to remind parents about the importance of getting their children vaccinated against the Human Papillomavirus – starting at age 9.

HPV Awareness – Here's Why Vaccinating Kids is So Important

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Four Common Sports Injuries – How to Avoid Them and Recover

Spring sports season is here and student athletes are back on tracks, fields, and diamonds preparing for competition. While it’s common to want to...

Four Common Sports Injuries – How to Avoid Them and Recover

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Getting in the Back-to-School Mindset: Tips for a Successful and Injury-Free School Season

As we get closer to the end of summer, routines start to change: we wind down the late nights, lazy weekends, and days of endless fun as back-to...

Getting in the Back-to-School Mindset: Tips for a Successful and Injury-Free School Season

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First Visit to the Gynecologist? Here’s What to Know

Seeing a gynecologist for the first time is milestone moment that can cause anxiety for new patients. South Shore Health OB/GYN Kristin Gold, MD demystifies the experience and explains what teens and their parents can expect during that first gynecologic visit.

First Visit to the Gynecologist? Here’s What to Know