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Telemedicine vs. In-Person Care: Choosing the Best Option for Your Health

Edge Family Medicine

Healthcare has evolved, and patients now have more choices than ever for medical consultations. Telemedicine allows you to consult with a doctor remotely via video, phone, or online messaging. Safety – Reduces exposure to contagious illnesses. Mild illnesses such as colds, rashes, or minor infections. Let’s break it down.

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Fever FAQs (contd.)- Signs, Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment

Rao Doctor

In my previous article I covered the types of illness and the causes. Assessing Accompanying Symptoms in fever In addition to temperature measurement, we doctors evaluate accompanying symptoms to determine the potential causes of illness. F (38°C) is generally regarded as indicative of illness. FEVER FAQs (contd.)

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Finding the Right Clinic: A Guide to Quality Care

Plum Health

These services go beyond treating illnesses; they aim to keep you healthy in the first place. Non-life-threatening illnesses often demand quick relief options. Urgent care clinics are ideal for treating illnesses like the flu, strep throat, or severe colds. It's not quite an emergency, but you need relief fast.

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"Why Everyone Is Talking About This Medical Clinic in Michigan!"

Plum Health

Whether you need a routine physical, vaccination, or management of a chronic illness, this clinic has you covered with a focus on holistic and individualized care. Pediatric care: From newborns to teenagers, this clinic provides well-child visits, vaccinations, and more. Do I need insurance to visit the clinic?

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Measles has been confirmed in Iowa, here’s how to protect your family.

Family Physicians of Cedar Rapids

thanks to vaccines but with declining vaccination rates, it’s made a comeback. How to Keep Your Family Protected Check those vaccines. The MMR vaccine (measles, mumps, rubella) is safe, effective, and usually given in two doses, one at 12-15 months, and another at 4-6 years. It was nearly eliminated in the U.S.

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Analysis of primary care prescription trends in England during the COVID-19 pandemic compared against a predictive model

BMJ

Increased prescribing of certain groups of medications, such as insulin, immunosuppressant drugs, and medications for long-term respiratory illnesses, may hint that these patient groups experienced disproportionate anxiety over medication procurement during the pandemic.

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Podcast Episode: The Unvaccinated Child with Fever

PEMBlog

The episode emphasizes thoughtful, individualized care in the context of rising vaccine hesitancy and declining immunization rates. Changing epidemiology of outpatient bacteremia in 3- to 36-month-old children after the introduction of the heptavalent-conjugated pneumococcal vaccine. Immunized means that you have no vaccines.