Illnesses

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...

Watch Out for Pneumonia!

It starts off as just an unfortunate case of the flu, but instead of feeling better you start to feel worse. You have violent chills and break out in a cold sweat. Your chest aches with pain each time you cough. Your fev...

The Grown-Up's Chicken Pox

I’m sure you’ve all heard that once you get chicken pox 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 shi...

The Cold's Uglier Cousin

Did you know that your “chest cold” could actually be something a little more serious? Acute bronchitis, to be precise. Bronchitis often starts off as a simple common cold, but if the cold goes untreated it can worsen in...