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When to Go to Urgent Care for a Sore Throat: How Can Urgent Care Help?

Doctor On Demand

The ER is open 24/7 and has the equipment and staff to handle life-threatening conditions at any time. Infections or allergic reactions can block your airway and lead to life-threatening complications. Weakened immune systems increase the risk of complications — seek care sooner. Do you have a weak immune system (e.g.,

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Hospital-at-Home: Bruce Leff and Tacara Soones

GeriPal

In that clinical experience, we saw a lot of older adults who would develop acute illness, often exacerbations of their chronic conditions. If someone needs imaging, if someone needs an MR, or CT, you bring them back to the hospital, so there’s some transport costs there. It really doesn’t matter all that much.

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