Your skin is your body’s largest organ and its first line of defense. Wounds break your skin and surrounding tissue. Most of the time, your skin heals itself and repairs damages caused by a scrape…
If you’ve spent any amount of time getting x-rays, then you know just how tedious it is. Especially when you’re hurting. In order to get a comprehensive overview of your condition, you typically need to have several images…
Did you know the medical x-ray industry could reach $16.5 billion by 2025? Are you wondering what the common uses for x-rays are? Not to worry! In this guide, we’ll go over what people use…
Cold and flu season may be over but summer injury season is here. If you get hurt rollerblading or your child ends up with swimmer’s ear, where will you go for medical care? Many people…
Urinary tract infections, including bladder infections, are responsible for 8.1 million visits to the doctor each year in the US. Most bladder infections are caused by e. coli which is present in the intestines. Women are…
You just found out that a loved one needs to be placed on a ventilator. What does that mean? How does a ventilator work? What does it do for a person with medical need? The…
Your throat feels like it’s been sandpapered and you can’t even swallow. Is it strep throat or just a cold? If you do have strep, it’s important for your friends, family, and community that you find out and…
Young children are at risk of swallowing or inserting objects into their bodies. This can happen on accident, or as part of a curious child learning about their body. 75% of these incidents occur in children…
When you look at the statistics for heart attacks, the numbers are scary. It seems that 1 in 3 deaths in the United States is due to cardiovascular disease. The irony is that cardiovascular disease…
Roughly 2.8 million injuries occur on the job every year. Even worse, an average of 99 workers are killed every week at work. Clearly, the workplace can be a very dangerous place. Employers must recognize…
Ear infections are most commonly associated with children. In fact, 5 out of 6 children will experience at least one ear infection by the time they are 3 years old. However, that doesn’t mean that…
Whether on the job or at the playground, cuts happen. Often, we can simply slap on a Band-Aid and carry on. However, some cuts leave us questioning whether or not a home bandage will suffice. Knowing…
Do you constantly catch your young children with small items they shouldn’t have? Then you’re certainly not alone. Luckily you catch what they have before they do anything dangerous with it-at least, that’s the hope….
We live in an age of fear and caution. It seems like every day, we are presented with something else that could potentially kill us. One thing that has come under fire in recent years…
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