The Village Doctor

Swimming Safety Tips for Children

With summer in full swing, kids are spending time splashing around in pools and having a blast! That said, parents are appropriately anxious any time their kids are near water. Drowning continues to be the number one cause

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Chronic Sinusitis: Causes, Symptoms, Treatment

All of us have had the uncomfortable experience of a sinus infection. The symptoms of Chronic Sinusitis are facial pain and pressure, headache, congestion, cough, and fatigue are hallmark signs. Luckily, these events only occur 1 to 2

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What Are mRNA Vaccines (Like The New Covid Booster)?

mRNA vaccines represent a new type of vaccine technology that holds great promise for preventing a wide range of infectious diseases, including COVID-19. Unlike traditional vaccines that contain inactivated or weakened forms of a virus or bacterium, mRNA

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Safe fun in the sun!

  Reading sunscreen labels can seem like staring at alphabet soup-SPF, UVA, UVB- but what does it all mean and what actually matters? SPF stands for sun protection factor and is a measure of how long a sunscreen

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