Urgent Care Blog
Our Blog Features Health Tips For You And Your Family Along with the Latest News from Zip Clinic Urgent Care® centers. Browse our articles on health issues ranging from seasonal allergies to flu prevention to injury treatment. Also learn more about what services are provided through urgent care versus other medical facilities, such as freestanding emergency departments.
What Are Your Stomach Pains Telling You?
We’ve all been there; you or someone close to you experiences a stomach ache, and you’re not sure why. This could be simply a belly ache after eating something that your body didn’t like, or maybe it is something more. One of the most common ailments that affect...
Throat Pain: is it Strep or Tonsillitis?
We’ve all been there; you or a family member starts to feel sick, maybe even a little tickle in your throat, leading to days of cough drops and lemon-honey tea. Most brush it off as just a simple sore throat—it happens to everyone! But what if it’s more? While you...
The Three Most Important Things You Need to Know About Mono
Celebrations of love ensue this month as Valentine’s Day gets closer, which brings a perfect opportunity to talk about mono, nicknamed the “kissing disease.” So how serious is mono? We’re here to shed some light on the issue. It is unclear exactly how many people get...
The Four Dirtiest Parts of an Airplane You Should Avoid
Flying has become a necessary mode of transportation for all Americans. Whether it’s for business, visiting family, or vacations, most people head to the airport to reach destinations. Even though there are numerous benefits to flying versus driving a car, there are...
What You Need to Know About Eye Injuries
With the Holiday season upon us, kids are spotting new toys that they want. Whether its a new stuffed animal, action figure, or doll, there is always something catching their eye. Recently, though, a popular toy has come under scrutiny for it's potential to cause eye...
5 Practical Flu Prevention Tips
With the cooler weather comes a season that every parent dreads: the flu season. It sneaks up on you and makes an attack when you least expect it. Germs are easier to spread during this season, as they are more resistant in cold weather. Time spent in spaces with lots...
Don’t Believe These 5 Misconceptions About the Flu Shot
Do you get your flu shot every season, or are you unsure whether it’s worth the trouble? If you’ve heard these five misconceptions about the flu shot, you’re probably convinced it’s better to risk getting sick instead of getting vaccinated. The truth is that the flu...
How to Avoid a Trip to Urgent Care on Halloween
While we’d love to see your kiddos dressed up as goblins and ghouls, if you’re walking through our doors on Halloween, you’re probably not here to go trick-or-treating. So we put together some Halloween safety tips to help keep you and your little ones out of urgent...
Do You Have the Flu, a Cold or Fall Allergies?
So you’re feeling run down. Maybe a bit sniffly and starting to cough. Flu season usually starts in October, so should you run to urgent care to get some Tamiflu before it gets too bad? Or is it that cold everyone was getting a couple weeks ago? Could just be fall...
Flu vs. Stomach Flu: What’s the Difference?
People commonly use one word--“flu”—to describe two completely different medical conditions. “Flu” is actually influenza while “stomach flu” can refer to a number of different viruses causing similar symptoms. The two illnesses are distinctly different, as is the...
Spring Break Fun, Sun, Ski and Urgent Care
It’s Spring Break for many schools and with it comes a host of possible illnesses and injuries. Most people are aware of the damage the sun can do to the skin and remember to wear sunscreen, but there are other problems you can’t prepare for. Some common examples are...
When Over-the-Counter Isn’t Working on Common Fungal Infections
Athletes Foot, Jock Itch and Nail Fungus are all common conditions and all caused by fungi. Fungi are a kind of plant—mushrooms, mold, and mildew are examples of fungi. These organisms live in the air, in the dirt, on plants, in water, and even on the human body....