Category: Family Health
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Flu Cases Are Rising: Protect Yourself This Season
Flu Cases Are Rising: Protect Yourself This Season Flu activity is increasing, making prevention more important than ever. How to Protect Yourself From the Flu The flu vaccine reduces your risk of getting the flu. It also reduces symptom severity and lowers the chance of serious complications. And it helps protect others from catching the…
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What To Do? Emergency Department vs. Urgent Care vs. Your Doctor’s Office
By: RAFEENA BACCHUS, M.D., MEDICAL DIRECTOR Having an illness or injury often results in a good deal of anxiety and worry. You want medical attention and relief from your symptoms as quickly as possible. But where should you go to get the best, most appropriate and cost-effective care? The following are the most widely used…
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Hypothyroidism
By: NISHA ABRAHAM PARAMBIL The thyroid gland is a small gland, but it plays a significant, complex role in your body. When it does not work properly, it can seriously impact your health. Located in your neck under your voice box, the thyroid gland controls several things, including your metabolism, body temperature and heart rate….
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Headaches: When to Call the Doctor
By: TRANG M. PHAM, M.D. Headaches are our most common form of pain and a major reason for trips to the doctor. While most headaches are just a temporary nuisance, sometimes they can warn you about a serious health problem that needs immediate attention. Causes of headaches Headaches happen when nerve endings in your body…
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Move Over Lyme Disease, Here Comes Babesiosis
By: TIMOTHY KLEPPER, M.D. Tick season is here, and we’re hearing the usual warnings about Lyme disease. But due to a mild winter and spreading tick population, there’s a new threat to watch out for: babesiosis (bah-bee-see-oh-sis). Both Lyme disease and babesiosis are parasitic diseases carried by deer ticks, also called black-legged ticks. The CDC…
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Telemedicine: Fast, Convenient Care
By: ARIEL WARDEN-JARRETT, M.D., FAAFP, Clinical Director, After Hours Telemedicine At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, MPCP expanded our telemedicine services to give more patients access to safe healthcare. Since then, many of our patients have come to appreciate telemedicine as a fast, convenient alternative to office visits. Telemedicine allows you and your provider…
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How Depression Affects Men, Women and Teens
In recent months, I’ve seen an increased number of patients with symptoms of depression. The Covid pandemic, inflation, war and political turmoil, increased work and home responsibilities — it’s enough to upset anyone’s emotional balance. Often, my patients report an upsetting life event, like the death of a loved one, a relationship breakup, problems on…
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ADHD: Not Just for Kids
When you hear the term ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder), do you imagine a noisy child bouncing from room to room, making a mess as they go? ADHD is often diagnosed in childhood, but about 4% of adults also deal with it. Among adults, Millennials have the highest rate of ADHD, and that is growing….