Emergencies Happen. Don’t Neglect Being Prepared!
Recently, we have all seen how terrible natural disasters can strike at a moment’s notice. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), creating an Emergency Action …
How to Best Heal a Sunburn
This time of year, it’s easy to get burned. Forgetting to put on your sunscreen or not realizing how much time you have spent in the sun can easily …
How Long Will It Take Me to Get Fit Again?
By Linda Dylewicz, PT Director of Rehabilitation and Sports Medicine It can happen to almost anyone. You work hard at the gym, do some jogging, put some time in …
Carbon Monoxide Can be a Danger Any Time of Year
By Yasir Saleem, DO Department of Family Practice We all have a lot on our minds these days, but no matter how busy you are it’s still important to …
Beware of Summer Drowning Dangers!
Kia McCarthy, NP Reliant Medical Group Pediatrics It’s summertime, a time of year when families love to spend time in and around the water. While frolicking in oceans, lakes, …
Is a Medication Shortage Affecting You? Here’s Some Advice That Can Help
By Mirjeta Bytyqi, PharmD – Director of Clinical Pharmacy and Drug Management Services For some time, a number of medications prescribed by doctors and other caregivers have been in …
Symptom Checker is Here to Help You!
Just because you feel ill doesn’t mean you need to call your doctor’s office. Symptom Checker is available through MyChart for Reliant patients age 12 and older who have …
Has Social Media Taken Over Your Life?
By Amy Chau, FNP Department of Family Practice Social media has become a big part of almost everyone’s life these days. However, for some of us, it creates more …
How to Beat the Winter Blues
How to Beat the Winter Blues By Kenneth Kronlund, MD, FACP Medical Director, Quality and Patient Safety The winter months often bring a sense of melancholy to many people, …
Making Good on Your New Year’s Resolution
Having a New Year’s resolution is always a good idea, but carrying through on it is even better. So here’s some advice and tips that can help you make …
How Can People Protect Their Health When Temperatures are Very High?
The two important tips for protecting your health during extreme heat are to keep cool and use common sense. For example: Stay in cool places – air conditioning if …
What are Some of the Warning Signs of Heat-Related Illnesses and What Should I Do?
There are a variety of heat-related illnesses and the warning signs and symptoms are similar, but unique for each. Some of the most common illnesses and their warning signs …
Tips for Managing Chronic Stress
Dr. Quang Le, a ReadyMED physician, offers these tips on how to reduce the effects of chronic stress.
Sunscreen Tips
Ever wonder, does sunscreen really expire? How much do I really need to put on before heading outdoors? Check out these helpful sunscreen tips and find out! Be sure …
A Filthy Phone May Make You Sick – Here’s How to Disinfect It.
By Ye Li, MD Family Practice Reliant Medical Group We all seem to spend a lot of time using our cell phones these days. In fact, it is estimated …
How Virtual Care Benefits You
By Larry Garber, MD Reliant Medical Group Internist and Director of Informatics You may have heard about “virtual care,” or “telemedicine” but are not sure what it is. Virtual …
Feeling Cooler? Study Says Average Human Temperature is No Longer 98.6.
By Michael Sheehy, MD Chief of Population Health and Analytics Reliant Medical Group Back in 1851, a German doctor named Carl Wunderlich determined that the average human body temperature …
How to Reduce the Effects of Chronic Stress
Dr. Quang Le, a ReadyMED physician, offers these tips on how to reduce the effects of chronic stress.
Start the Check-In Process at Home With MyChart
Did you know that many of our new locations offer the ability to start the check-in process at home? Just make sure that you are signed up for MyChart …
Assigning a MyChart Adult Proxy
Did you know that as an adult, you can allow someone access to your MyChart account in place of or in addition to yourself? This is called proxy access. …
Chronic Stress Effects on the Body
One of our ReadyMED providers, Dr. Quang Le, helped us discuss the effects that chronic stress can have on your health in the following video:
Stress: What You Need To Know
One of our ReadyMED providers, Dr. Quang Le, helped us discuss the impacts of stress on the body in the following video:
Personal Coaching For You… One Text at a Time.
In today’s busy world, finding time for ourselves can be difficult, but living a healthy lifestyle just got a little easier. At Reliant Medical Group, we care about our …
“Tide Pod Challenge” is the Latest Dangerous Teen Fad
Teenagers have always been prone to faddish trends (and sometimes doing dumb things) but more recent fads, such as the “Tide pod challenge” and “fire challenge,” have risen to …
Marijuana – Is It Really Dangerous?
By Dr. Michael Sheehy, Chief of Population Health and Analytics It’s hard not to notice that people’s attitudes to marijuana have changed pretty dramatically over the years. Once known …