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AHA, AMA and ANA Urge You To Wear A Mask to Help Stop the Spread of COVID-19

Together, the American Hospital Association (AHA), the American Medical Association (AMA), and American Nurses Association (ANA) released a public service announcement (PSA) today urging the American public to take three simple steps to help stop the spread of COVID-19: wear a mask, practice physical distancing and wash hands frequently. Physicians, nurses and hospital and health […]

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Learn About Coronavirus

Patient Resources / Middle Child Media

MedCheck Urgent Care cares about the safety of our staff, patients, and community. We are continuing to work with staff and the community to make sure proper resources and up to date information are available. While the NH Department of Health and Human Services has identified cases in New Hampshire we have not seen cases

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Summer Heat Safety Tips: How to Treat and Prevent Sunburn and Heatstroke

Patient Resources, Weather / Middle Child Media

Nearly 10,000 Americans are diagnosed with skin cancer everyday. Fortunately, there are simple steps a person can take to protect him or herself from permanent sun damage. Two of the biggest consequences from spending too much time outside unprepared are sunburn and heatstroke. These conditions are not hereditary. Anyone who doesn’t take proper precaution before soaking up the rays can

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Summer Stings: Identifying and Preventing Bug Bites

Stings & Bites / Middle Child Media

A recent study found that during a 9-year period, 10.1 million people visited emergency departments due to insect bites and stings. You might be shocked to learn that these seemingly small bites translate to an estimated $7.5 billion annually of medical time and lost work time. Read on to learn all about identifying bug bites and

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Seasonal Allergies Tips!

Allergies / Middle Child Media

It’s that time of year again. It’s finally warming up in most of the US, and your co-workers have stopped passing their cold and flu germs around. But the second you open your window to enjoy the newly warmed air, you’re hit with the same sneezing, runny nose, and itchy throat you thought you were

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Urgent Care or ER: Where Should You Go and How Do You Know?

About Urgent Care / Middle Child Media

You trip and fall going up the stairs at 10:00 at night. Your ankle is slightly swollen, you can put some weight on it, and you’re almost positive it’s just strained, but not sprained or broken. What do you do? Do you go to your local urgent care? Or do you get to the closest

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Tick Bites: An Ounce of Prevention Is Worth A Pound of Cure

Stings & Bites / Middle Child Media

Here in the U.S. we’re well into summer, which for most of us means cold drinks, hot grilled foods, and hours lounging by the pool. Unfortunately, it can also mean exposure to less enticing aspects of summer like mosquito bites, summer colds, and pollen allergies. And, perhaps worst of all, risk of tick bites. Unfortunately,

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Is It the Flu, or Just a Cold?

The Flu & Colds / Middle Child Media

It’s that time of year again. We get to play that winter game we all love – “Do I have the flu, or just a cold?” So How Do You Know? Believe it or not, it’s actually pretty easy to tell. And, no, the answer doesn’t depend on how hungry you are. “Feed a cold,

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