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How Do You Know If your Sunburn is Sun Poisoning?

June 24, 2022

If you have ever had a sunburn in your life, you know that it is not a pleasant experience. Sunburns can cause pain, swelling, and peeling skin. Did you know that there is such a thing as sun poisoning? Sun poisoning is a more serious form of sunburn, and it can cause nausea, fever, chills, and even death. AFC Urgent Care Short Hills provides diagnosis and treatment for sun poisoning or sunburns. While there isn ...

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Can My Child Go to School if I Have COVID?

May 24, 2022

While COVID is still a major problem for countries around the world, many of us are past the lockdown and stay-at-home phase. Hence, people are no longer working and studying from home. They can visit public places, go on a holiday, and work on-site. People are allowed to visit all kinds of places by following the necessary regulations. However, COVID has not yet left us alone, so we still have a long way to go ...

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Can I Have Allergies & COVID at the Same Time?

May 24, 2022

COVID-19 is still a dangerous infectious disease affecting many people across the country. Regardless of where you live, contracting the virus requires that you immediately quarantine yourself and treat your symptoms. However, seasonal allergies also have the same symptoms as COVID-19, and it often gets difficult to differentiate between the two. There are still some major differences in how these two illnesses are treated and how you can analyze their symptoms. AFC Urgent Care Short ...

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How Long Does Strep Throat Last?

April 28, 2022

Strep throat is pretty common and usually goes away by itself after a couple of days. Strep throat is when you have a very severe sore throat, and it is usually caused by a bacterial infection. The name "strep" is derived from the word "Streptococcus Pyogenes," which is the infection that causes the ailment. The crazy thing about bacteria-induced infection is that it can come at any time, which means that you can't exactly ...

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How to Treat a Head Cold

April 28, 2022

As a human, you can't be healthy all the time, and that's okay. Head cold, also known as the common cold, is an infection that every individual suffers from time to time due to different circumstances. This infection affects your respiratory tract, and over 200 different types of viruses can cause it. The viruses that cause head cold can be transferred quickly from person to person, either via physical contact or through surfaces ...

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How to Control Seasonal Allergies

April 5, 2022

Allergies are no joking matter, and they come back suddenly just when you’ve gotten used to not having to deal with them. Seasonal allergies require much maintenance from many sufferers trying to get relief. There are a few tricks and options that can help manage seasonal allergies. Visit AFC Urgent Care Short Hills today for seasonal allergy treatment. Don’t let your allergies get the best of you. Receive care as soon as you ...

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Everything to Know about the COVID Booster

April 5, 2022

The COVID-19 vaccine is the most effective way to prevent any serious symptoms of the COVID-19 virus. It’s critical for everyone to get vaccinated to help stop the spread and put an end to this pandemic once and for all. As time goes on, the vaccine loses its effectiveness the same way the flu shot does. Receiving a booster will help keep you protected for longer.  AFC Urgent Care Short Hills provides COVID-19 vaccines ...

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Strep Throat vs. Mono

February 23, 2022

Strep throat and mono symptoms are alike, so it is quite common for people to mistake strep throat remedies for mono. It would be wrong for you to use antibiotics for mononucleosis rather than strep. What are the causes of both? AFC Urgent Care Short Hills can test for and treat both strep and mono. Both illnesses can have you feeling tired and weak. Don't waste time in the emergency room or waiting for ...

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Does Urgent Care Treat Fractures?

February 23, 2022

AFC Urgent Care Short Hills is a walk-in clinic with a focus is outside the conventional emergency department in the hospital. Most urgent care centers typically treat injuries and ailments that need timely attention but are not critical enough to visit the emergency department. We provide urgent care for injuries such as fractures, cuts, fever, minor burns, etc., with the help of emergency-trained doctors and many other health care experts. AFC Urgent Care Short Hills ...

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Do COVID Symptoms Come On Suddenly?

January 26, 2022

Amid the current global pandemic happening worldwide, people are naturally anxious about the symptoms of the virus. People often overstress themselves anytime they develop symptoms similar to that of COVID-19. Luckily, vaccines are now available to take care of the deadly virus. You can be sure of a certain degree of protection against the virus. That, however, does not mean you shouldn't adhere to the laid down COVID-19 guidelines. Prevention is better than cure ...

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