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Some­times a lit­tle push from loved ones can make all the dif­fer­ence. For David P., encour­age­ment from his wife and daugh­ters led to a der­ma­tol­ogy appoint­ment that may have saved his life. Dur­ing a full skin exam with Dr. Austin Mad­dy at Quin­cy Med­ical Group, a sus­pi­cious mole on David’s neck was iden­ti­fied as melanoma — caught ear­ly thanks to their per­sis­tence. David’s expe­ri­ence is a pow­er­ful reminder of how quick, sim­ple, and poten­tial­ly life­sav­ing a skin exam can be.

Whether you’re going for a run, sit­ting on your couch recov­er­ing from a bad flu, or sit­ting out in the hot sun, you’ve prob­a­bly heard the same advice: Get plen­ty of fluids.

Drink­ing enough flu­ids pre­vents you from get­ting dehy­drat­ed. Dehy­dra­tion is more than just feel­ing thirsty – it’s when you lose or use more flu­id than you take in, and your body doesn’t have the water it needs to func­tion correctly. 

Stay­ing hydrat­ed is crit­i­cal for stay­ing healthy, and it’s espe­cial­ly impor­tant for main­tain­ing a healthy heart.

Symp­toms of pso­ri­a­sis and eczema often get worse dur­ing warmer weath­er. Here’s why, and how you can pre­vent a flare-up.

As you get old­er, your prostate health changes. Here’s what you need to know about keep­ing your prostate healthy as you age. 

This Father’s Day, Quin­cy Med­ical Group’s Sarah McIn­tyre, PA‑C, reflects on the lega­cy of care passed down through her fam­i­ly. Inspired by her grand­fa­ther, Dr. Mer­le Cross­land, and great-grand­fa­ther, Dr. Wal­ter Whitak­er — one of QMG’s founders — Sarah con­tin­ues their tra­di­tion of com­pas­sion­ate, com­mu­ni­ty-cen­tered health­care. Their val­ues of integri­ty, ded­i­ca­tion, and ser­vice live on through Sarah’s work in pedi­atrics, hon­or­ing the gen­er­a­tions before her and the patients she serves today.

Nicole Mason, Surgery and Vas­cu­lar Surgery Coor­di­na­tor and QMG Foun­da­tion Board Pres­i­dent, has seen first­hand the life-chang­ing impact of the Foundation’s work. From help­ing oncol­o­gy patients and sup­port­ing fam­i­lies in cri­sis to fund­ing schol­ar­ships and local ini­tia­tives, Nicole is proud to be part of a mis­sion that reach­es far beyond the walls of QMG — into the heart of the community.

For years, it seemed like school would nev­er end. Yet before you knew it, you’ve said good­bye to your last class and you’re get­ting your adult­ing on. 

Becom­ing respon­si­ble for your own health­care might not be first on your to-do list just yet – but it should be in one of the top spots. 

Nav­i­gat­ing health­care can be over­whelm­ing, but it’s impor­tant. Here are five things to do as you start tak­ing charge of your own care.