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Urgent care providers offer convenient, time-saving alternatives to visiting an emergency room for minor, non-life-threatening medical conditions. These healthcare centers typically have shorter wait times and offer services like X-rays, urgent treatment of colds and flu, sprains, strains, and fractures, on-site lab tests, and physicals. Urgent care centers provide efficient diagnoses of various health problems, ranging from minor to severe. Some are also equipped with on-site lab testing capabilities so that patients can get results ...

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A sinus infection, or sinusitis, is a frustrating ailment that causes a runny nose, congestion, swollen and/or itching eyes, a sore throat, headaches, and other symptoms. While there isn’t necessarily a quick sinus infection cure, there are certainly ways that you can ease your discomfort and speed up your recovery.  If you’re suffering from sinusitis, know that you aren’t alone; approximately 90% of patients with colds have an element of viral ...

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Local urgent care centers in Northern Liberties, or family walk-in clinics, offer patients convenient and affordable urgent healthcare services. When you visit a family walk-in clinic, you can expect quick, quality care at a fraction of the cost of your local emergency room.  Emergency rooms tend to be very busy and crowded and are associated with longer waiting times and higher fees. By going to a walk-in doctor’s office for a non-life-threatening illness or injury ...

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What is an urgent care clinic? And how does it differ from the emergency room? When should you go to the emergency room, and when should you go to an urgent care center? Whatever questions you may have, AFC has the answers.    What Is An Urgent Care Clinic? Urgent care is the level of healthcare that lies between your primary care physician (PCP) and the emergency room. When you go to urgent care, you can ...

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" Health experts predicted that there would be a second wave of rising Coronavirus infections if people didn’t maintain proper social distancing. As it turned out, they were right. The phenomenon of travelers going on flights and cruises without following effective prevention measures has exacerbated the infection rate. COVID-19 has grown deadlier due to people’s carelessness. People are showing less concern than they did during the first wave. One of the reasons could be ...

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" As lockdowns are easing up everywhere, and countries are considering reopening, you might wonder if it is safe to travel. While globetrotting is nearly impossible during the pandemic, it is still possible to enjoy a quiet, cozy, and safe getaway. Let’s find out how. Practice caution We recommend that you opt for trips that are more direct and one that does not require you to travel through different modes of transportation. The safest way ...

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" Have you been anxious lately and want to visit your loved ones? We are sure the global coronavirus crisis is making you wonder whether or not you should fly. To determine its answer, it is best if you consider and ask yourself the following questions. 1) Are coronavirus cases spreading at the destination you want to travel to?  If the answer to this question is yes, then you might want to reconsider your traveling plans ...

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" Celebrating the holidays with family and friends is something that we all look forward to year after year. Most families have holiday traditions they incorporate into their celebrations, but this year has come with a unique set of challenges that may force some of those traditions to be modified. COVID-19 cases are continuing to rise in many areas of the country and traditional celebrations provide the perfect opportunity for an outbreak to occur. Luckily, you ...

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" Yes! Getting your flu shot is especially important this year in order to avoid the deadly combo of the flu and COVID-19, or what is becoming commonly known as the “twindemic.” There are more people whose health is at risk than you might think, so staying vigilant and getting your flu shot is more important this year than in years past. Read on as our team at AFC Urgent Care Northern Liberties provides some more ...

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" Have you ever forgotten a name or an appointment and said to yourself or a friend, “I must be losing my mind”? It’s frustrating and funny, but it’s stressful, too. You probably are not, in fact, losing your mind. About 40% of adults 65 and older have some age-related memory loss, but only about 1% of those people will develop dementia in a given year. And if you’re younger than 65, your ...

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