The National Institutes of Health defines telemedicine as “the use of electronic information and communications technologies to provide and support health care.” It’s not as new a practice as you might believe. The earliest telemedicine visits go back to the 1870s...

Knowing when to go to urgent care and when to manage injuries at home can be challenging. Every year, urgent care centers and hospitals treat millions of patients. ERs alone saw 139.8 million patients in 2021, and 41.8% of those visits took less than 15 minutes. It’s...

Some patients become confused over the necessity of a yearly physical exam. A physical exam is a comprehensive health test where a primary care physician looks at your overall health through a series of tests and conversations.  Most physical exams start with...

Between 2018 and now, some sexually-transmitted infections (STIs), decreased while others increased. We’re using the term STI regarding statistics as that’s how the CDC reports these. You may be more familiar with the older term ‘sexually transmitted disease” or STD....

California’s Central Valley shapes much of the state’s interior region. It’s a 450-mile stretch of land that at its widest point measures 60 miles. It’s also one of the hottest regions in California, especially in the southern San Joaquin Valley and Tulare Basin. ...

Per a 2017 report, Californians forfeited 97 million paid days off. Almost half of people in the U.S. do not use all of their time off, and there are five reasons why this is so common. Don’t need all of the time off they get. Don’t want to fall behind at work. Don’t...

About 65 million Americans have experienced back pain in the past year. It leads to 83 million days of time off from work each year. Chronic back pain affects about 16 million adults. It’s the sixth most expensive condition to treat. Back pain is one of the hardest...

Fresno’s open spaces, gorgeous weather, and abundance of things to do and see encourage residents and visitors to get outside and be active. However, it can be frustrating to make the most of the weather and area if you’re injured while enjoying yourself or dealing...

The number of physicians who adopted telemedicine as one of their skills increased by 100%. Before 2020, 20% listed the skill and it increased to 40% during and after COVID-19. The AMA reports telehealth usage increased by 70% in 2020. People are happy to embrace...