If you could stop an infectious disease in its tracks, would you? That’s essentially what a vaccine does. In many cases, a vaccine will significantly reduce the risk of contracting a specific illness, preventing an infection entirely. Even if you are exposed and become infected, a vaccine can help ensure the disease doesn’t seriously harm or kill you. So many infectious diseases today are preventable. Why not protect yourself and your loved ones with age-appropriate vaccinations? At ... [Read More]
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Women’s Health: What Every Nurse Practitioner Wants You to Know
The role of nurse practitioners has exponentially evolved over the decades. NPs have now become a crucial part of the constant change, however subtle, in patients’ decisions about who should provide their primary health care. This is, in large part, due to the capability and versatility of nurse practitioners to meet diverse and ever-increasing patient needs. More and more patients—especially women— are now becoming increasingly cognizant of and reliant on the capabilities of nurse ... [Read More]
Are Your Teens Up to date on Their Vaccines? Here’s What You Need to Know
Vaccination is deemed one of modern medicine’s greatest success stories. Vaccines have significantly reduced—or even eradicated—the incidence of various life-threatening but preventable diseases like smallpox, measles, and polio. Similar to diet, exercise, and wellness exams, vaccines play a crucial role in a person’s health regardless of how old a person is. For teens, getting all the vaccines required for their age group paves the way for healthy adulthood. If you have an adolescent ... [Read More]
