Should I get the pneumonia vaccine?
11.16.2017
By: Kelly Hersh, N.P. Give it your best shot We are now officially into cold and flu season, and many of us will be getting the flu vaccine at...
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How do I Select a Doctor?
11.02.2017
If you have health insurance, hopefully you better understand it as a result of the other installments in our Understanding Your Insurance Series. We now want to take a...
Read More >>What’s New with the Flu Shot for the 2017-2018 Season?
10.09.2017 | Katherine Tsai, MD
Even though seasonal influenza (flu) viruses can be detected all year long in the United States, they are most common during the fall and winter. The height of the...
Read More >>2 Things to Know when Changing Health Insurance Plans
10.05.2017
Time for another installment from our Understanding your Insurance series! As we gear up for Open Enrollment, we thought it might be good to know what to consider when changing...
Read More >>Specialists & Referrals: When do I need them?
09.07.2017
Now that we’ve covered the basics of health insurance in our eight prior installments of our Understanding Your Insurance Series, we thought it might be time to dig a...
Read More >>Epinephrine Injector Breakdown
08.17.2017 | Andrea Jones, M.D.
By: Andrea Jones, MD Epi 101 Epinephrine is the emergency treatment for anaphylaxis, and is available as an on-hand injector for patients with the potential for severe allergic reactions....
Read More >>Top 5 Health Insurance Myths
08.03.2017
Continuing our Understanding Your Insurance series, we thought it might be time to debunk some common healthcare myths. Myth 1: I’m young and healthy, why would I need health...
Read More >>Penicillin Allergy? Check Again.
07.24.2017
By: Kelly M. Hersh, NP Penicillin Allergy Double Check Are you an adult who has been told to avoid penicillin due to an allergic reaction in childhood? Are you unclear...
Read More >>Should I go to the ER or Urgent Care?
07.12.2017
As we’ve discussed in our six prior Understanding Your Insurance installments, a lot of staying on top of your healthcare is educating yourself on your plan. Also, making proper...
Read More >>Sunscreen–6 Things You Need to Know
06.26.2017
By: Kelley Conkling, PA-C Most people under-apply sunscreen! An average adult should use 1 ounce of sunscreen spread over entire body per application which equates to about a shot...
Read More >>5 Ways to Lower your Healthcare Costs
05.31.2017
Healthcare is overwhelming. And while we’ve attempted to break down the complexities for you in our 5 prior Understanding Your Insurance installments, it’s now time to cut to the...
Read More >>Food Allergy Awareness Week 2017
05.19.2017
As Food Allergy & Awareness Week draws to a close, we wanted to share this wonderful infographic from FARE (Food Allergy Awareness & Education). Happy reading!
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