Since this blog belongs to our Sacred Heart Mercy Health Care Center website, this section provides healthcare recommendations and self-management tips for our patients and anyone interested in improving their health.
As we draw towards the end of the Christmas season and begin a new year, our minds may be busy with reflecting on what we are thankful for this past year, or simply relieved from the pressing thoughts of buying gifts and finishing Christmas cards. Although doing...
For adults and older adults, the recommended exercise goal per week is 150 minutes. This can seem daunting. A lot of times, people will say they do not have asked time to exercise, but there is a great tool that can help you meet your goals. This is available...
One of the hottest topics of December 2020 has been the approval and the initial distribution of COVID-19 vaccines. While there have been some who have gotten so tired of the different measures employed to help protect the population from encountering COVID-19, such...
In preparing for this blog post, I reviewed an article on how to help people remember the difference between quarantine and isolation. Quarantine starts with the letter “Q” as does the word question. If you have symptoms or have been exposed to COVID-19 and “question”...
In this time of increasing cases of coronavirus infections, people may have questions about which test to get and how those tests work. The link below will give you a good overview, but the basic breakdown is this: Rapid antigen tests (nasal swab): Take home message:...