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Urgent care and local walk-in clinics serve several important needs for patients of all backgrounds and all ages. These include cost-effective and time-saving medical services that are accessible outside of traditional medical facilities. Did you know that urgent care provides many medical needs at a fraction of the cost as other medical providers, including diagnostic and comprehensive medical care? The types of services available at an urgent care center include lab testing, STD testing, injury ...

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Sexually transmitted diseases can lead to a variety of harmful reproductive health issues and other forms of medical harm. Especially for younger adults, STDs are more likely to be a more frequent healthcare risk than within other age groups. STDs disproportionately affect younger adults that are newer to sexual intercourse, who may not fully understand how to have safe sex. Sexually-active adults between the ages of 18 and 25 have the highest rates of STDs ...

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Walk-in clinics aim to provide a cost-effective healthcare alternative that still offers comprehensive healthcare services for patients. However, many patients located around Denver may not know where they can find local walk-in clinics. More importantly, patients may also not fully understand some of the services available at walk-in clinics. At a walk-in clinic, a patient is likely to have some of the same comprehensive healthcare services at traditional facilities including doctor's offices and hospitals ...

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Chlamydia is one of the fastest-growing public health concerns within Denver, among the general increase of STDs across the city. According to the Denver Post, nearly 1 in 100 adults now has chlamydia as rates have skyrocketed at the same pace as national cases. Currently, chlamydia is the most common STD in the United States and has infected millions of individuals in recent years. But why is chlamydia all of a sudden escalating at record ...

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Denver Speer Appointments Cherry Creek Appointments Denver Park Hill Appointments Denver Highlands The Measles outbreak is one of the nation’s most pressing public health crises in recent memory, as the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) reports record outbreaks in New York and other parts of the country? But should you be worried about the measles outbreak across the U.S? What will happen to residents in Denver in Colorado? The short answer to those ...

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Denver Speer Appointments Cherry Creek Appointments Denver Park Hill Appointments Denver Highlands Measles can be a significant public health risks for children and adults that aren’t adequately protected.  But how do you know if your kindergartner is or isn’t at risk for measles infection? At least one case of measles has been reported in Colorado during 2019 as more and more communities experience outbreaks (multiple cases) across the U.S. The Centers for ...

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Most adults in the United States are likely to go to one of two places for their x-ray needs: a hospital or an emergency room (ER). But what they don’t know is that urgent care is usually a better alternative for x-ray services that both these facilities. At AFC Urgent Care Denver, we want to break down why urgent care can provide a better x-ray experience than traditional healthcare facilities. However, if you need ...

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As we explained in our previous blog, measles is now a bonafide public health crisis in the United States that requires patients to increasingly aware of measles risks. The Centers for Disease Control estimate that nearly 555 cases of measles are now reported in the United States even though the disease was virtually eliminated in the year 2000. Since our last blog, the number of cases continues to grow by the week as more communities ...

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Did you know that asthma impacts millions of children every year and that asthma rates are continuing to climb in the U.S? The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) estimates that 26 million people in the U.S have asthma and that 6 million children under the age of 18 have asthma. Asthma also affects children disproportionately compared to adult rates, finds the American College of Asthma, Allergy, and Immunology (ACAAI). Asthma is prevalent in ...

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As we mentioned in our last blog, individuals with seasonal allergies should create an allergy action plan to help manage symptoms and avoid specific allergy triggers. An effective allergy action plan is tailored to the unique healthcare needs of a patient and when they are likely to experience an allergic reaction. However, it helps for family members, friends, and co-workers to understand some of the nation’s most common allergy types to boost prevention efforts ...

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