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ER or Urgent Care and the Best of Both Under One Roof
Your daughter landed wrong on her ankle at cheerleading camp and can't put weight on it. It's swelling, and she's crying out in pain. Should you go to the emergency room or urgent care? Life is unpredictable. For an injury or mysterious medical issue, it can be challenging to know where to go when you need care fast. What is an Emergency Room? What is Urgent Care? Here are a few key differences and the [...]
Heart Disease vs. Heart Attacks: Differences in Men And Women
Heart disease is the leading cause of death for men, women, and people of most racial and ethnic groups. One person dies every 33 seconds from cardiovascular disease. In 2022, 702,880 people died from heart disease. That's the equivalent of 1 in every 5 deaths. Heart diseases can include blood vessel diseases, such as coronary artery disease, heart rhythm problems or arrhythmias, congenital heart defects, heart valve disease, disease of the heart muscle, and heart infection. In the United States, someone [...]
Workout Woes: Common Exercise Injuries and Treatment
New year, new you. Starting a new exercise routine has huge payoffs when you stick with it for weeks and months at a time. Staying active is one of the best things you can do for your health. But let's face it, sometimes we get too enthusiastic and push our bodies beyond their limits. Listening to your body and recognizing when to dial it back or seek help is essential. Though common, not all pain [...]
What To Do When You Fall and When to Seek Medical Care
We all lose our footing from time to time. Babies often fall when they learn to walk, athletes fall when they take a hit in sports, and older adults fall for various health reasons. More than one in four adults over sixty-five who live at home will fall at least once yearly. In America, 20 -30% of older people who fall suffer moderate to severe injuries such as bruises, hip fractures, or head trauma. A [...]
Flu or COVID-19: Know the Differences and When It’s an Emergency
You’re going about your day, and it hits you. Sniffles, headache, fatigue. You’re coming down with something but unsure what it is. Is it influenza (flu) or COVID-19? Figuring out what illness is causing your symptoms can be tricky, but knowing the differences between the two viruses is important. What is the Flu? What is COVID-19? Flu and COVID-19 are both contagious respiratory illnesses, but they are caused by different viruses that infect the nose, [...]
Why Does My Stomach Hurt? Know When It’s an Emergency.
We all get a stomachache at some point in our lives. We may eat too much, or something we ate “doesn’t agree” with us. But when do you know if the pain is something more serious? Abdominal pain is one of the most common causes of emergency room visits in the United States. Most of the time, it resolves by itself. However, stomach pain can be a sign of a more serious illness. Being able [...]