Health Topics

The Quin­cy Med­ical Group Foun­da­tion is excit­ed to announce that reg­is­tra­tion is now open for the 26^th annu­al Bridge the Gap to Health Race on Sat­ur­day, May 9, 2026. Par­tic­i­pants can choose from a 5K, 10K, or half marathon.

Quin­cy Med­ical Group is proud to present Danielle B. with the 2025 Ris­ing Impact Award. Danielle has quick­ly made a mean­ing­ful impact through her lead­er­ship, col­lab­o­ra­tion, and ded­i­ca­tion, strength­en­ing teams and improv­ing patient care. Her cre­ativ­i­ty, ini­tia­tive, and com­mit­ment exem­pli­fy the qual­i­ties cel­e­brat­ed by this award.

The Quin­cy Med­ical Group Foun­da­tion is excit­ed to announce that reg­is­tra­tion is now open for the 26^th annu­al Bridge the Gap to Health Race on Sat­ur­day, May 9, 2026. Par­tic­i­pants can choose from a 5K, 10K, or half marathon.

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.

In cel­e­bra­tion of Nutri­tion Month, Quin­cy Med­ical Group dieti­tians reveal their top 10 kitchen essen­tials for healthy eat­ing, fea­tur­ing items like Greek yogurt, berries, nuts, and use­ful tools like veg­etable chop­pers and blenders.

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

In Novem­ber 2023, Gerald’s health rapid­ly declined due to micro­scop­ic polyangi­itis, lead­ing to kid­ney and lung fail­ure. After some time with in-cen­ter dial­y­sis, he and his wife, Therese, explored peri­toneal dial­y­sis (PD) through Quin­cy Med­ical Group (QMG). With sup­port from QMG’s team, Ger­ald tran­si­tioned to home dial­y­sis, which improved his qual­i­ty of life and allowed him to trav­el again. 

Army Chap­lain and Licensed Clin­i­cal Pro­fes­sion­al Coun­selor Steve Guziec has ded­i­cat­ed his life to ser­vice — first in uni­form, and now through his work at Quin­cy Med­ical Group. Draw­ing from his mil­i­tary expe­ri­ences, Steve helps vet­er­ans nav­i­gate the chal­lenges of life after ser­vice with com­pas­sion and under­stand­ing. His sto­ry is one of faith, resilience, and the last­ing bond shared among those who serve.

Join us Sat­ur­day, Sep­tem­ber 6, from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at South Park in Quin­cy for the 5^th annu­al Man Up event host­ed by Quin­cy Med­ical Group. This free event wel­comes men of all ages to enjoy food, fun, friends, and fel­low­ship — and most impor­tant­ly, make the most of free health screenings.

Among the providers you’ll meet is Ted, Direc­tor of Car­diac Ser­vices at QMG. Ted has been part of Man Up since the very begin­ning and is return­ing for his fifth year. He’ll once again be on-site offer­ing free EKG tests while also con­nect­ing with men in the com­mu­ni­ty about their health.

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

Focus­ing on pre­ven­tive care can help you live a longer and hap­pi­er, health­i­er life. Annu­al vis­its are a time to talk with your provider about rec­om­mend­ed screen­ings, fam­i­ly his­to­ry, and any con­cerns. It’s easy to put off these vis­its, but they can help you in the long-term.