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How To Stop a Nosebleed: 6 Simple Steps
Epistaxis, also known as a common nosebleed, is characterized by bleeding from the nasal mucus membranes. More simply put, a nosebleed is bleeding from the tissue inside the nose. While a nosebleed can look pretty scary, they are minor and will stop on their own in...
Annual Physical Exams: 6 Reasons Why You Need A Checkup
As we reach the end of 2020, many people are thinking about their holiday plans, special dinners, and shopping lists, but are you thinking about your next doctor's visit? Studies show only about one in five adults in the United States gets an annual physical exam...
What Is a Virtual Doctor Appointment and How Does It Work?
Virtual doctor's appointments are a fantastic option during COVID-19. Virtual appointments provide people with the opportunity to have their medical needs met from the safety of their own homes. Telehealth visits are growing in popularity, with March of 2020 seeing a...
Are You Washing Your Hands Properly?: Fight Viruses With Good Hygiene
It’s National Handwashing Awareness Week, and 2020 has been the year of handwashing! Hand washing is one of the most effective ways to avoid getting sick. Germs spread when we touch an infected surface, and then we touch our face, body, and personal items before...
World AIDS Day 2020
World AIDS Day 2020 Every year, on December 1st, the world commemorates World AIDS Day. On this day, countries around the globe come together to support those living with HIV and AIDS, to remember people who have been taken by the disease, and to unite in the fight...
Our condolences
The staff at CityHealth is saddened to hear about the untimely passing of Oakland Fire Department Assistant Chief, Sean Laffan. Our hearts go out to the entire Laffan family. "Sadly, overnight Oakland Fire Department Assistant Chief Sean Laffan died of an apparent...
CityHealth Urgent Care Changes COVID Testing Protocol at Oakland International Airport
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 13, 2020 Sean Parkin CityHealth Urgent Care 510-984-2489 [email protected] CityHealth Urgent Care Changes COVID Testing Protocol at Oakland International Airport No longer offering free Rapid Molecular COVID tests due to...
A Complete Guide to Mail Order Prescriptions
Today, everything is about convenience. With the growing popularity of online shopping, many retailers have started to offer delivery services, including pharmacies. Gone are the days of standing in line and waiting for your meds. Mail-order prescriptions have taken...
7 Common Eye Injuries
The human eye is a complicated organ, with anywhere between 110 to 125 million rods and 6.4 million cones. They help us immensely in everyday life, providing vital information about things around us. We usually take our eyes for granted... until something happens to...
The Help You Need: A Guide to Mental Health Urgent Care
An estimated 18.9% of all US adults lived with a mental illness. That’s more than 46 million adults. Almost 20% of our friends, neighbors, coworkers and loved ones suffer from mental illness. But the really gut-wrenching statistic is this - over half of them struggle...
Does This Look Infected? How to Tell if You Have an Infection
Infections are bad news. They’re sore, painful to touch, ugly to look at, prevent proper wound healing, and can even spread to other parts of your body. Some wounds are more prone to infection than others. The risk of infection depends on the nature of the wound. For...
6 Essential Back to School Safety Tips
Did you know that 22.6% of the United States’ total population is children under the age of 18? As a parent or guardian of a school-age child, you’re probably very concerned about your child's safety if deciding to let them attend school amid a coronavirus pandemic....
How to Prevent Heart Attacks
Every 40 seconds, someone in the USA has a heart attack. Heart disease is the leading cause of death in America and claims nearly 650,000 people each year, making it responsible for 1 in 4 deaths. Knowing what heart attacks are, what causes them, and how to...
How to Save Yourself. Stress, Side Effects, and What to Do
Stress kills. Chronic stress produces real, adverse effects on your mental and physical health. The side effects of stress include everything from putting on a few extra pounds and having difficulty falling asleep, to severe medical complications like heart disease...
Get Ready for FLU season!
Flu is a respiratory sickness characterized by body aches, fever, chills, coughing, stuffy nose, and fatigue. In most cases, the flu goes away without any treatment. However, flu can be severe or even deadly to some people, including the elderly, young kids,...
How to Tell You Have a Bladder Infection (And What to Do About It)
Urinary tract infections are one of the most frequent bacterial infections we see in Urgent Care. 50-60% of women will experience a bladder infection in their lifetime. While UTIs are most common in women, men get them, too. Urinary tract and bladder infections are...
How to Heal Broken Bones and Fractures: A Guide to Aftercare
Whether it’s a skateboarding misadventure, fall down the stairs, or a workplace accident, broken bones can happen to anyone. While commonly associated with childhood, broken bones on patients of all ages are a common injury we see in Urgent Care. Most broken bones in...
First Aid for Lacerations (Cuts): A Treatment Guide
Life is full of sharp objects, and our bodies are not quite puncture-proof. Lacerations, cuts, and other such wounds are bound to happen eventually. It doesn't matter if you cut your leg on a jagged rock in the middle of the woods or slice your finger on a clean...
Drug Overdose Signs: What to Do When Someone ODs
Drug overdoses are a leading cause of accidental death in the United States. The best way to avoid these preventable deaths is to be aware of the most common overdose signs and to react quickly. To learn how to recognize an OD and what to do if you expect someone has...
What to Do If You Have a Cough Lasting 3+ Days
Having a cough is something that everyone will experience at some point. Most of the time, a mild cough will quickly resolve on its own. But when a cough is constant and lasts for over three days, though, it could be a sign that you're dealing with more than just a...
A Complete Guide to Tick Bite Treatment
Where there is open nature, fresh air, tall grass, and beautiful scenery, there lies a hidden enemy that can make you seriously sick. Despite its small size, one bite from a tick can pack a dangerous punch. There are over ten known tick-borne diseases in the U.S....
A Dog Bit Me – What Do I Do?
Nearly 5 million Americans are bitten by dogs every year. Half of all dog bite victims are kids under nine years old. Being bitten by a dog is both painful and scary, and being bitten by a strange dog is even more dangerous. Read on to discover what you need to do...
Trauma Care: A Guide to Broken Arms, Sprained Ankles, and Minor Trauma
Your child's blood-curling scream assaults your ears as you see him fall. Everything is in slow motion. Your heart stops for a couple of beats as the possibilities race through your mind. Is something broken? Is there blood? Can you deal with this at home, or do you...
Doctor Jeffrey Klausner on the Delta Variant
Today we’re sitting down with Dr. Jeffrey Klausner, who’s been a professor at UCLA and is currently a clinical professor of Medicine at USC. Dr. Jeffrey Klausner is an expert in infectious disease prevention and control. He is a frequent advisor to the Centers for...
