" This week marks the beginning of the Massachusetts school schedule. While this may not be greeted with cheers by this state’s youth, this week also marks the start of school sports, which everybody loves. Yet before student athletes can participate, they’ll need to display proof of a recent sports physical. This time of the year is nearly impossible to schedule a sports physical, as many pediatricians are overbooked with patients receiving their sports ...
" This week marks the beginning of the Massachusetts school schedule. While this may not be greeted with cheers by this state’s youth, this week also marks the start of school sports, which everybody loves. Yet before student athletes can participate, they’ll need to display proof of a recent sports physical. This time of the year is nearly impossible to schedule a sports physical, as many pediatricians are overbooked with patients receiving their sports ...
" “The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH) has notified the Watertown Health Department that mosquitoes in Watertown have tested positive for West Nile Virus elevating the risk for human exposure to West Nile Virus” according to the Watertown Tab. Bites of infected mosquitoes can cause transmission to humans and animals of West Nile Virus. The West Nile Virus may cause swelling of the brain but most if infected with WNV will experience no symptoms or ...
" Nighttime fireworks shows, long stays at summer camp, family vacations and the late sunsets of summertime are some of the many joys your child may have experienced during their summer vacation. But getting to take part in these fun-filled moments over the past few months may also mean your child was allowed to have some later bedtimes than normal. Now that school is back in session, you may be wondering how these late bedtimes over ...
" Vaccinations are one of the biggest public health innovations in history. Because of the myriad vaccines we have available, we have completely or nearly eliminated several devastating diseases, saving countless lives in the process. Diseases like measles, mumps, whooping cough and chickenpox can be debilitating, or even fatal. In order to keep your children — and other students— healthy, you must ensure their vaccinations are up-to-date before school starts. AFC Urgent Care Watertown is there for ...
" If your child plays team sports through their school, you are probably looking forward to cheering them on during their season, and planning out your schedule around their practices. But have you planned for their sports physical yet? The pre-participation sports physical is required almost universally in the United States. Sports physicals help prevent risk and assess the health and fitness of children to ensure the activity will be healthy for them. Here’s why ...
