Jan 18, 2022 | Children's Health
Chickenpox is a highly contagious virus that’s easily prevented through vaccination. The varicella-zoster virus, more commonly known as chickenpox, is a highly contagious disease. It causes an itchy rash over the entire body and can be serious in vulnerable patients...
Jan 14, 2022 | Primary Care
You’re thinking about donating blood for the first time. But since they’ll be removing blood from your body, it has you thinking: How long does it take to regenerate blood? It’s a fairly common question. When they’re taking something away from your body, you naturally...
Jan 11, 2022 | Children's Health
Learn what’s fact and what’s fiction to better understand how the HPV vaccine helps you stay healthy. HPV Vaccine Myths and Facts All women are at risk for cervical cancer. Since the Pap test became a regular feature of women’s healthcare, cervical cancer...
Jan 3, 2022 | Children's Health
Vaccines have been top-of-mind during the global pandemic, but another vaccine has huge benefits too – preventing a virus that causes certain types of cancer. May S. Thomassee, MD, gynecologist and minimally invasive gynecologic surgeon with Lourdes Physician Group,...