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Endometrio­sis is a con­di­tion in which the type of tis­sue that forms the lin­ing of the uterus (the endometri­um) is found out­side the uterus.

Two new­ly updat­ed COVID-19 boost­er shots are now avail­able in the U.S. The new biva­lent boost­ers are expect­ed to pro­vide increased pro­tec­tion against the omi­cron vari­ant. We spoke with Dr. Hala Saad, Infec­tious Dis­ease physi­cian at Quin­cy Med­ical Group, to help break down the impor­tant details about this new boost­er and who is eligible.

Over the past sev­er­al weeks, we’ve seen restric­tions sur­round­ing COVID-19 loos­ened, but remain­ing aware of the lat­est with the virus is impor­tant. We spoke with QMG Infec­tious Dis­ease Physi­cian Dr. Hala Saad about some of the lat­est devel­op­ments with COVID-19.

Women are unique, and so are their health needs. If you have delayed your care, it’s impor­tant to sched­ule your rou­tine screen­ings to iden­ti­fy health prob­lems that could be screened for, iden­ti­fied, and treat­ed earlier.

What is typ­i­cal­ly a busy sea­son for many youth ath­letes in the area has come to a halt. Ongo­ing con­cerns sur­round­ing COVID-19 have led to the can­cel­la­tion or post­pone­ment of many spring and sum­mer sports.

It’s no sur­prise that 80% of Amer­i­cans do not meet the rec­om­men­da­tions for phys­i­cal activ­i­ty. We are more seden­tary than ever. We sit in the car on the way to work, we sit at work, and then we go home and sit down to relax. Good news is it’s nev­er too late (or ear­ly) to devel­op a man­age­able phys­i­cal activ­i­ty rou­tine that works for you. Being healthy doesn’t mean you have to sweat it out at a gym for two hours every day – I promise what I am ask­ing is much more man­age­able than that.

Per­form these five move­ments every 60 – 90 min­utes through­out the day. There’s no need to even leave your desk. In addi­tion, try to stand up every 20 – 45 min­utes and always be look­ing for ways to move more through­out your day.

Sep­tem­ber is Fam­i­ly Fit­ness Month, and a great time to get active with your fam­i­ly. Below are cre­ative ways to trans­form the game of tag, and get active while hav­ing fun!

For­mer Quin­cy May­or Chuck Scholz has encoun­tered a series of health chal­lenges over the past two decades, requir­ing the metic­u­lous man­age­ment of numer­ous appoint­ments and pre­scrip­tions. The addi­tion of Quin­cy Med­ical Group (QMG) RN Care Man­ag­er Leslie Koet­ters to his care team marked a trans­for­ma­tive shift in his health­care journey.

High school hall­ways don’t always lead to life­long love, but for Ryan Teheng and Beth Coop­er, Cer­ti­fied Reg­is­tered Nurse Anes­thetists (CRNA), things were meant to be. Ryan and Beth met in high school, but their love sto­ry didn’t begin until col­lege. Eleven years lat­er, in 2015, they got mar­ried, embark­ing on their lives not just as hus­band and wife, but also in the world of healthcare.