Enfermedades

Dolor de garganta: cuándo acudir a atención de urgencia y cuándo esperar

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...

Influenza, VRS y COVID: cómo se propagan y cómo prevenirlos

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...

Pruebas tempranas de enfermedades: tu camino hacia una recuperación más rápida

Diagnóstico rápido, tratamiento oportuno, mejor salud

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...

Las infecciones de oído y cómo te afectan

Infecciones de oído

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...

Los 8 síntomas principales de la salmonela

Cómo saber si tienes salmonela y qué hacer

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...

Tal vez no sea solo un resfriado...

¡Cuidado con el VSR!

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...

Un tema delicado: la faringitis estreptocócica

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...

¡Llegó la temporada de gripe estomacal!

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...

Culebrilla

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...

¡Cuidado con la neumonía!

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...