Medical Minute: Flu Shots for Children
Dr. Samant, a pediatrician from our Neponset St. site, sat down to talk to us about influenza and why it’s so important for your child to have a flu shot …
Keeping Kids Active During the “Yucky” Months
Most of us don’t stay as active as we should when the cold weather arrives. For children especially, shorter days and colder temperatures can lead to too many hours …
What is Diabetes?
An increasingly common disease, diabetes is caused by problems in the way your body makes or uses insulin. Insulin is an important hormone that affects how the body utilizes …
What is Alzheimer’s Disease?
There’s no doubt that Alzheimer’s disease is a difficult disease to deal with. This progressive brain disorder is named for Dr. Alois Alzheimer, who first noted the disease in …
Cardiologists Get to the Heart of the Problem
The heart isn’t just one of the most important organs in the body, it’s also one of the most complicated. We don’t often think much about the complex functioning …