Overexposure to the sun’s ultraviolet (UV) radiation causes approximately 33,000 sunburns in the United States each year, as reported by emergency rooms to the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The areas of your skin that tend to be exposed and thus most prone to sunburn include your face, tops Read More
Archives for June 2022
Questions to Ask Your General Surgeon Before Your Thyroid or Parathyroid Operation
Are you facing surgery for thyroid or parathyroid removal? If so, ensure to ask your general surgeon questions about your procedure, recovery, and a lot more. When you’re armed with information, you can feel more confident in the outcome. Let’s talk about the possible questions you can ask your Read More
Understanding What Primary Healthcare Is
The word “primary” means principal, foremost, and important. As it applies to healthcare, primary encompasses all those characteristics and more. Your primary care provider (PCP) delivers the preventive and restorative care you need to be healthy. Let’s look into what primary healthcare in Read More
Different Levels of Healthcare
What does the term “levels of healthcare” mean? If you cannot give a succinct definition, you’re not alone. Yet, as an adult healthcare consumer, you or a loved one likely has received care from all four levels at one time or another. Let’s talk about what primary, secondary, tertiary, and Read More