The Health Center Blog

Health information written in a straight and honest way.

  • Flu vaccine

    Let’s talk flu vaccine. As a mom I understand the worries that you might have. Is this safe? Is this necessary? Am I doing the right thing? It’s not only OK to…

  • What is Hepatitis A? Is Hep A vaccine safe?

    What is Hepatitis A? Hepatitis A is a serious infection of the liver by the Hepatitis A virus (HAV). Hepatitis A is spread by fecal matter (tiny poop particles💩) that you accidentally…

  • What is Human Papillomavirus (HPV)?

    What is Human Papillomavirus (HPV)??? If you’ve ever had sex, oral sex, anal sex, or any contact with someone’s genital region… This article is for you. If you haven’t done any of…

  • Urinary Tract Infections

    The first signs that you have a urinary tract infection (UTI) are burning when you pee and urinary frequency (peeing a whole lot!). 🚽 A UTI occurs when bacteria gets into your…

  • Measles, the MMR vaccine, and when should we worry

    Here’s a scary story with a happy ending. It’s Saturday morning and you are in a medical office 😷getting your 3 year old child checked out. He has had a runny nose…

  • Pertussis, whooping cough in babies

    Pertussis, or whooping cough— protect that baby! If you have a new baby at home or are going to have one anytime soon there are a few things that you will need…

  • Foul smelling urine

    Foul smelling urine, cloudy urine and odd colored urine— what to do! Let’s face it, everybody goes to the bathroom, everyone pees. Let’s talk about your body and the urine it produces.…

  • Constipation– causes, treatment and prevention

    Everybody poops! Well apparently not everybody…sometimes people have a really hard time pooping and we call that constipation. What goes in, must come out! Here we will talk hard poop! We love…

  • Sports Injuries

    Sports injuries– who to call Not only is school back in session, but so are sports. The urgent care hours are filling up with sports injuries. You are one of two types…

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