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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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Staying Safe: Five Tips for Proper Seatbelt Use

​​​​​​​Motor vehicle crashes are a serious preventable public health concern and are among the leading causes of injury and death across the United States, killing nearly 100 people every day. Seatbelts are the single most effective safety device when it comes to preventing injury and death in motor vehicle crashes.

Staying Safe: Five Tips for Proper Seatbelt Use

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Five Lifestyle Changes That Can Put Prediabetes in Reverse

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), more than 88 million Americans – one in three adults -- have prediabetes. As many as 80% of them don’t realize they have the condition and without intervention, can develop type 2 diabetes within five years.

Five Lifestyle Changes That Can Put Prediabetes in Reverse

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Frequently Asked Questions about the Pfizer-BioNTech Vaccine for 5-11 Year Olds

Earlier this week, the CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices approved the distribution of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to children...

Frequently Asked Questions about the Pfizer-BioNTech Vaccine for 5-11 Year Olds

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Diabetes & Nutrition: Helpful Tips On What & How to Eat

As a Diabetes Care and Education Specialist, one of the questions I hear most often is a simple, yet important, one: “What can I eat?” It's...

Diabetes & Nutrition: Helpful Tips On What & How to Eat

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Recognizing Toxic Teen Dating Behaviors and Helping Teens Build Healthy Relationships

​​​​​​​Dating violence affects millions of teens and young adults each year, and unhealthy relationships can cause problems that linger long after a relationship ends.

Recognizing Toxic Teen Dating Behaviors and Helping Teens Build Healthy Relationships

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Preventing Suicide: Warning Signs, Risks, and Ways We Can All Help

Suicide is the tenth-leading cause of preventable death in the United States. It affects people of all ages, races, ethnicities, and genders. Suicide...

Preventing Suicide: Warning Signs, Risks, and Ways We Can All Help

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Everything You Need to Know about Midwifery Care

South Shore Health celebrates National Midwifery Week with a look back at the history of the craft, both globally and here on the South Shore.

Everything You Need to Know about Midwifery Care

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Why Communication is Key to Making the Most of Primary Care

Primary care doctors are the go-to for overall health and wellness, but there’s a key element to primary care that shouldn’t be overlooked: communication.

Why Communication is Key to Making the Most of Primary Care

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Five Things to Know about COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Shots

​​​​​​​COVID-19 booster shots are coming soon, but not everyone will be eligible for a third dose initially. Debate continues among the scientific community about whether COVID-19 vaccine boosters are yet needed for the general public, ages 16 and up.

Five Things to Know about COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Shots