Our urgent care center provides a number of valuable services for routine and pressing medical needs. One of them is wound care. If you or a loved one have an open cut, burn, animal bite, or puncture, we can help. Here is what to expect when you come to see our professional team for wound…
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Managing Allergies: Medications, Avoidance Strategies and Immunotherapy
Allergies are the body’s overreaction to ordinary substances in the environment. Allergies affect millions of Americans – in fact, about 30 percent of adults and 40 percent of kids have symptoms such as a runny nose, sneezing, coughing and hives. If you are in this group of allergy sufferers, you can manage your reactions with…
How To Deal With Workplace Injuries And Get On The Road To Recovery
Workplace injuries can be a major disruption to your life and livelihood, and the road to recovery can be long and difficult. However, with the right approach, you can make sure that you get on the road to recovery sooner, and possibly in even better form. Examples of work-related injuries are broken bones, burns, cuts,…
Top 3 Diabetes Treatments to Consider
For people with diabetes, every day is a balancing act. They must carefully monitor their blood sugar levels and take steps to keep them within a healthy range. This involves maintaining their diet, exercise routine, and medication regimen. People with diabetes also have to be vigilant about potential complications. High blood sugar levels can lead…
5 Things To Do To Prevent Diabetes
Diabetes is a chronic disease that affects the body’s production or utilization of insulin, which is a hormone that allows glucose to enter the body’s cells for energy. The two main types of diabetes are type 1 diabetes and type 2 diabetes. Type 1 diabetes is usually diagnosed in childhood, and it is the type…
What to Know When Visiting Urgent Care
An urgent care center is a walk-in clinic that accepts patients with non-life-threatening conditions, from colds and flu to minor fractures. Urgent care centers provide convenient access to medical care for busy individuals. Here are some things you should know when visiting an urgent care center. #1 You Do Not Need An Appointment Urgent care…
Symptoms of the Common Cold
The common cold is a viral infection of the upper respiratory tract, and adults can get several colds in a year. The infection is caused by one of the over 200 different viruses. The common cold is usually mild and resolves on its own within a week or two, but it can lead to complications,…
Urgent Care: Things You Should Know Before You Go
There’s no denying it: urgent care facilities are convenient. It’s one of the biggest draws that might make you choose urgent care over your regular doctor’s office or the ER. There’s usually at least one urgent care nearby, and it’s often open outside most doctors’ office hours. The medical services you can get at urgent…
What Is the Difference Between Urgent Care and the Emergency Room? When Should You Use Them?
There are a few key differences between urgent care and the emergency room (ER). Urgent care is for injuries or illnesses that are not life-threatening. The emergency room, on the other hand, is for serious issues that may be considered a medical emergency. One of the biggest differences between urgent care and the ER is…
How Pulmonary Rehabilitation Can Help Treat COPD
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, is a lung condition that can affect how well you breathe. It is usually caused by long-term exposure to irritants such as smoke, heavy dust, and chemical fumes. The most common symptom of this lung condition is shortness of breath. Other symptoms include coughing, wheezing, and chest tightness. COPD…
How Is Blood Tested in a Lab?
Blood testing is a fascinating and complex process, whose result gives you and your medical provider crucial insight into your state of health. But have you ever wondered what happens to your blood sample in a laboratory? In this post, we’ll discuss a few common types of blood tests, what they reveal about your health,…
Purposes of Clinical Laboratory Tests
Did you know that there are over 5,000 tests that can be run in a clinical laboratory? Each of these tests has its own specific purpose. In this blog, we’ll take a look at what clinical lab testing involves, some of the most common laboratory tests, and what they’re used for. What Does Clinical Lab…