Dehydration, Heat Exhaustion, and Heat Stroke: What You Need To Know
If you like to spend a lot of time outdoors during the summer months, you’ll want to ensure you know how to protect yourself from the sun. Not only do you have to worry about sunburns from too much time in the sun, but dehydration, heat exhaustion, and heat stroke are all possible ailments that […]
Summer Activities That May Cause Injuries
Once summer rolls around, you get a lot more opportunities to spend time outside and do more household projects. However, once you start being more physically active and working on your honey-do list, you’re a lot more likely to injure yourself if you’re not careful. In order to avoid a trip to urgent care this […]
Should I Visit Urgent Care Or The ER?
If you have a medical problem that can’t wait, you’re going to have to decide whether you need to visit urgent care or an emergency room. While both are sufficient options for when you can’t wait to get an appointment with your primary care provider, there is a difference between the types of care that […]
3 Things to Expect When You Visit Us for Emergency Care
When it comes to urgent care in Ashburn, the team at Medics USA is here to take care of you in your time of need. People visit our facilities for a number of different reasons, but we want you to know that when you need help, we’ll be here to help you every time. Whether […]
Don’t Forget Life-Saving Immunizations For Kids And Senior Citizens
Every year, the last week of April is set aside as World Immunization Week by the World Health Organization. This international health holiday was created to help people better understand the life-saving power of vaccinations for all humans. Despite the fact that “Immunization saves millions of lives and is widely recognized as one of the […]
How To Protect Seniors During Flu Season
In a previous blog we discussed a few of the reasons that it’s so important for parents to get their kids vaccinated against the influenza virus during flu season. Young children don’t enjoy the strong immune system of their health, adult counterparts, which means they’re at increased risk for contracting especially vicious strains of the […]
Essential Flu Season Tips For Parents
Kids getting sick during flu season can often feel inevitable. Young immune systems just aren’t as strong as adult ones. That, coupled with the fact that children often ignore hygienic habits that can help prevent the spread of the flu (influenza) virus from one human to another, means that school aged kids are at increased […]
Love Foods That Are Toasted Or Roasted? You Could Be At Risk
If you pay attention to health news even half as much as the medical professionals in our urgent care clinics, you’ve probably noticed that there are a LOT of things that can put your health at risk. One year it’s eggs, the next year they tell you eggs are fine. For a long time fat […]
Make A Winter Survival Kit For Your Car
The dire warnings from the people of the North came true. Winter is no longer coming, it’s here! While playing in the snow and enjoying the occasional day off from school are fun parts of the winter season, unexpected precipitation and extreme cold mean that it’s also a time of year when we must take […]