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It is important to have a primary care physician at any age. Your primary care, or PCP, is a base for your medical needs ranging from checkups to illness and injury treatment, where you can be seen by a doctor who knows your medical history. Your primary care doctor is the first person you should …
Primary care, including annual checkups and physicals, is essential for ensuring that you and your family members are maintaining peak overall health. Without primary care, you may not take full advantage of the quality of life benefits offered by primary physicians. Beyond physicals, primary care also includes other medical inquires, reviews, and consultations from your …
September is Sexual Health Awareness Month and while it should be a priority throughout the year, now is a great time to undergo STD testing and get yourself and your partner checked. Knowing your STD status is important to your overall health as well as your safety. Learn more about the importance of undergoing regular …
Walk-in clinics are a great resource for patients to get the immediate medical services that they need as soon as an urgent medical situation arises. Even though patients need emergency room services for specific life-threatening conditions, urgent care serves as a great alternative for patients. For example, many patients will try and wait at a …
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You can come down with an illness or sustain an injury at any time. Depending on the severity of your illness or time of your injury, your primary care provider may not be available to provide treatment when you need due to a packed schedule or office hours. Rather than waiting for hours at an …
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As we’ve mentioned in the AFC Urgent Care Tampa blog previously, the flu virus is one of the most preventable diseases as long as patients make sure they get their updated flu vaccine, or “flu shot.” However, patients across the country are struggling to find affordable and high-quality options for a variety of healthcare services …
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The flu season is just around the corner as summer becomes fall and the virus begins to spread as early as September! While we always recommend getting a flu shot at a walk-in clinic, since it is the best way to prevent the flu, there are other ways to effectively prevent the virus from infecting …
Each year, the influenza virus (the flu) spreads throughout the United States and infects millions of individuals. Some estimates suggest that the flu infects between 35-44 million people annually, which causes massive delays in school and productivity across the country. Since the flu is extremely contagious it helps if patients understand some of the key …
Flu season is right around the corner and it is soon time to make sure you get your flu shot at a walk-in clinic! However, some patients are likely to delay or outright skip getting an updated flu shot, which is likely to result in some nasty cold and flu symptoms. Many patients don’t realize …
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It feels second nature to us as adults, but learning isn’t easy. Sure, everyone has a different set of skills and abilities. Overall, the needs of a child vary based on how they are prepared to learn. In a way, you need to learn how to learn before you can actually learn anything at all. …
