Watchful Eyes, Healthy Futures: Observing Children’s Eye Health and Safety Month

August is Children’s Eye Health and Safety Month, a national observance calling attention to how vital healthy vision is for a child’s development, learning, and well-being. As kids head back to school and reconnect with friends, this is a great time for families to take proactive steps in protecting young eyes and building lifelong habits. … More Watchful Eyes, Healthy Futures: Observing Children’s Eye Health and Safety Month

Nutrition Tips for Type 2 Diabetes Management

By Tayla Magerman, MS, RD, LDN Nutrition is an important part of managing diabetes, so here are a few tips to help improve blood sugar control. It is important to first understand which foods have an effect on blood sugar. Carbohydrates, also referred to as carbs, raise our blood sugar. Carbs are the body’s preferred … More Nutrition Tips for Type 2 Diabetes Management

Care that fits your schedule: Signature Healthcare Urgent Care for Busy Families

For working families, finding time for medical appointments can feel like solving a puzzle. Between school drop-offs, job responsibilities, after-school activities, and everything else life throws your way, health issues rarely show up when it’s convenient. That’s why Signature Healthcare’s Urgent Care Centers are designed with your busy life in mind. With walk-in availability, evening … More Care that fits your schedule: Signature Healthcare Urgent Care for Busy Families

Summer Sun Safety: How to Protect Your Skin (Beyond Just SPF)

Summer in Eastern Massachusetts can mean plenty of sundrenched fun, from beach trips to outdoor concerts. It also brings strong UV rays that can damage your skin in as little as 15 minutes (CDC, 2024). You or loved one may already have made the mistake of getting burned once this year. But there’s lots of … More Summer Sun Safety: How to Protect Your Skin (Beyond Just SPF)

Disability Pride Month

by: Nicole M. Long, LICSW Disability Pride Month, observed each July, commemorates the 1990 enactment of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), a landmark law that extended vital civil rights protections to people with disabilities. The ADA is a federal civil rights law that prohibits discrimination based on disability. Not all disabilities are visible. The … More Disability Pride Month