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Get Game Ready with a Sports Physical at South Shore Health Urgent Care

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

Get Game Ready with a Sports Physical at South Shore Health Urgent Care

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How to Pack a Healthy School Lunch for Your Children

Is packing a lunch becoming a hassle? South Shore Health's nutrition experts have a solution that will make parents and kids happy.

How to Pack a Healthy School Lunch for Your Children

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Colleague Spotlight: Celebrating Anysha LeGrand!

We're proud to celebrate Anysha Legrand as the recipient of the Colleague Spotlight Award for August! Learn more about the compassion and care Anysha showed to a visitor who drove more than eight hours to see his mother at South Shore Hospital.

Colleague Spotlight: Celebrating Anysha LeGrand!

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Wellness Reset: Tips for Getting Back into a Healthy Routine

The changing of the seasons can be a great time to make some changes in your wellness routine. Get advice on how to start (and stick with) something new.

Wellness Reset: Tips for Getting Back into a Healthy Routine

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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

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Colleague Spotlight: Celebrating Phil Berrio!

Each month, South Shore Health gives the Colleague Spotlight Award to a colleague who demonstrates exemplary behaviors, actions, and/or work practices...

Colleague Spotlight: Celebrating Phil Berrio!

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Keeping Up With the Grandkids: Hip Replacement Surgeries Have Been a Game Changer for Hubbard

With 21 grandchildren to play with, Kathleen Hubbard decided it was time to do something about the arthritis pain in her hips. After successful hip replacement surgeries, Kathleen is back to an active, pain-free lifestyle.

Keeping Up With the Grandkids: Hip Replacement Surgeries Have Been a Game Changer for Hubbard

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Pain-Free and Active Again, Hip Replacement Surgery ‘Has Allowed Me to Do It’

Despite the painful arthritis in his hips, David Payne wasn’t sure he should have hip replacement surgery. “At my age, I was wondering if I should get it done,” the Weymouth resident recalled. “But the doctor (orthopedic surgeon Michael Ayers, MD) recommended it.” And Payne is glad he did.

Pain-Free and Active Again, Hip Replacement Surgery ‘Has Allowed Me to Do It’

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Hand Tendon Injuries: Causes, Treatments, and Prevention

Your hands feature dozens of tendons that help you make a fist, grip objects, and more. Learn more about common tendon injuries and the available treatment options.

Hand Tendon Injuries: Causes, Treatments, and Prevention