Illnesses

Flu Is Already Here: What's Going Around in Atlanta, TX

Flu season usually waits until the weather turns cold. This year, it didn't wait. Our Atlanta, TX clinic is already seeing a lot of flu and upper respiratory infections, along with some COVID, bronchitis, and pneumonia....

Sore Throat: When to Go to Urgent Care and When to Wait

Most sore throats clear up on their own in a few days — but some don't, and knowing which is which can save you a week of feeling miserable. If you're deciding whether to go to urgent care for a sore throat or just wait...

Flu, RSV, and COVID: How They Spread and How to Prevent Them

Flu, RSV, and COVID are all circulating right now, and while they can feel almost identical, they don't all spread the same way. Knowing how each one travels — through droplets, through the air, or through contact with s...

Early Illness Testing: Your Path to Faster Recovery

Swift Diagnosis, Timely Treatment, Better Health

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hsy2HdEcjn4 When it comes to your health, time is of the essence. Whether you're dealing with the flu, strep throat, COVID-19, RSV, or any other illness, early testing can make all the dif...

Ear Infections And How They Affect You

Ear Infections

Have you ever experienced pain inside the ear, difficulty hearing, and/or pressure in the ear? If any of these symptoms sound familiar to you, then you’ve probably had an ear infection or known someone who has had one. E...

Top 8 Symptoms of Salmonella

How to Tell if You Have Salmonella and What to Do

Salmonellosis, better known as salmonella , is a common bacterial disease that is sure to have come up in at least one conversation during your upbringing. It is a bacteria that typically lives in animal and human intest...

Maybe It's Not Just a Cold...

Watch Out for RSV!

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is an illness that normally presents itself in the winter season, but this year has proven to be different. According to the CDC, in the southern states, RSV has had an increase in numbe...

A Sore Subject: Strep Throat

Strep throat is a bacterial infection caused by group A streptococcus bacteria. This bacteria dwells in the nose and back of the throat, but it doesn’t always cause illness. It shows up most commonly in children and youn...

Stomach Bug Season is Here!

While it is often referred to as “stomach flu,” viral gastroenteritis isn’t related to the flu at all. Gastroenteritis is often caused by rotavirus or norovirus. These viruses cause inflammation of the stomach and/or int...

Shingles

I’m sure you’ve all heard that once you get chickenpox you’ll never get it again, and while that’s true if you came down with chickenpox in the past it’s possible that you may eventually find yourself with a case of shin...