Find the right COVID-19 test for you With 3 types of COVID-19 tests, the right information can help you determine which test you need. Active infection swab test This type of test helps to diagnose whether you currently have an active COVID-19 infection. A diagnosis...
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Book An AppointmentWhat to do if you Think you Have COVID-19
Until we have a vaccine or cure for COVID-19, everyone has to do their part in keeping themselves and the people around them as safe as possible. If you think you’ve contracted the virus, there are a few important things you should do first. Even if you don’t actually...
Can you Catch COVID-19 from Doing These Things?
After dealing with COVID-19 for months now, a lot of us miss being able to be around loved ones and spend time with people like we used to. This has raised a lot of questions about the do’s and don’ts of social gatherings and physical interactions, so here’s what you...
Why you Shouldn’t Skip Your Flu Shot This Year
America is still in the middle of the COVID-19 crisis, and flu season is just on the horizon. Medical professionals advise taking health and safety precautions, like mask-wearing and social distancing, more seriously this time of the year. It’s also more important...
Are you Drinking too Much During the Pandemic?
If you’re working from home and going out as little as possible because of the COVID-19 pandemic, you might be drinking more than usual. Not having to worry about being presentable for work the next day, combined with the stress of living through the pandemic, makes...
How to Balance Mental Health and Staying Informed
We’re living through a uniquely difficult time that has changed our lives in countless ways. It can be easy to feel like all you’re seeing and hearing is bad news, and taking in too much negative information can seriously hurt your mental health. At the same time,...
The Best Way to Treat a Sunburn
As discussed in an earlier blog, do your best to protect yourself from the sun. However, we all get careless and forgetful when having fun in the sun. When we forget to reapply sunscreen, it’s possible and likely to get a sunburn. A sunburn is the result of your skin...
Is There Such a Thing as “Too Clean?”
As we are bombarded with the message of wash, wash, wash, can we do this too much? Our skin is covered in more than 1,000 types of bacteria, plus viruses, fungi and mites - called microbiota. Most of these will not cause you harm, and some are beneficial to us. They...
Healthy Back-to-School Tips for Kids and Parents
Whether going back-to-school in person or remotely these are healthy habits we all need to learn. Hygiene Teach and model good hygiene practices for your children. They need to wash their hands after going to the bathroom, blowing their nose, before eating, and after...