When to Visit Urgent Care If you Think You Have RSV Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) has overwhelmed hospitals over the past few months. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says cases may have finally peaked in New England and other parts of the country. That’s good news, but it’s not time to let […]
When to Visit Urgent Care If You Think You Have the Flu The U.S. is facing a tripledemic this winter as three highly contagious respiratory viruses - respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), influenza, and COVID-19 - circulate throughout the country, making people sick. Many of these viruses have overlapping symptoms, so we are launching a series […]
8 Ways to Boost Your Immune System News of a possible tridemic - or tripledemic - has dominated the news in recent weeks. Pediatric units across the country are faced with an alarming surge of children hospitalized with respiratory synctyial virus, more commonly known as RSV, and influenza. This surge comes as COVID-19 cases are […]
Influenza is already circulating in parts of the country making now the best time to get your flu shot. Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, flu season has been relatively mild, but the reprieve may be over. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) warns of a potentially severe flu season ahead. Flu […]
Fall in New England is a time to pick apples, carve pumpkins and navigate corn mazes, but it also a time to prepare for the upcoming flu season. And if it’s anything like the 2019-2020 flu season, it could be a particularly bad one and time to get your flu shot. In February, Massachusetts broke […]
March is National Kidney Month and almost 30 million people in the United States are living with chronic kidney disease. Chronic kidney disease is when the kidneys have lasting damage that can get worse over time. The kidneys filter wastes and excess fluids from the blood, which are then excreted in the urine. When chronic kidney disease reaches an advanced stage, dangerous levels of fluid, electrolytes and wastes can build up in your body.
Type 2 diabetes is the most common type of diabetes, and in this case your body does not use insulin properly. This is called insulin resistance. At first, your pancreas makes extra insulin to make up for it. But, over time it isn't able to keep up and can't make enough insulin to keep your blood glucose at normal levels.
The dreaded flu season is kicking into full gear and despite precautions like flu shots and washing hands, many people will come down with influenza in the coming months. So when your head is pounding, you have a fever, your nose is stuffed, and you can’t stop coughing, how do you tell if you have the common cold, the flu or pneumonia when all present common symptoms?
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), an estimated 80,000 Americans died of influenza and its complications during the 2017-18 season. This is the highest death toll from the flu in the last FOUR decades. When it comes to the flu vaccine, the question for almost everyone shouldn't be if you should […]
The single best way to prevent your family or you from contracting the flu is to get a flu vaccine each season. The Centers for Disease Control emphasizes that the benefits of flu vaccinations are numerous and well researched: they can reduce the risk of flu-associated hospitalization; they are an important preventive tool for people […]
You’ve most likely heard of shingles – maybe your coworker has mentioned having a bout of it, or you’ve seen a commercial regarding treatment for a shingles outbreak. However, if you were born before 1995 (when the chickenpox vaccine was released) it’s worthy to become more knowledgeable about the shingles virus. The reason: these two conditions come from the same virus.
When you have the flu, probably the last thing on your mind is eating. While a reduced appetite is completely normal, your body still needs nutrients to aid in the recovery process. Below is a guide on what you should eat and drink as well as what to avoid if you come down with the dreaded seasonal flu.