July 2021 - Elite Care Family Medicine

It’s hard to believe that back-to-school time is around the corner! Seems like we were just celebrating graduates yesterday. With the back-to-school season comes a time for shopping for new clothes and shoes and school supplies. Shopping trips and hair appointments are important steps for getting ready for the new year, but there is another important appointment parents should always remember to schedule before the school bell rings again. We’re talking about your...

Summertime is in full swing and that means long, hot days spent outside at the pool, the ballfield, and local parks. We love the fun activities associated with warmer temps and sunny skies as much as anyone, but we also take care to be safe during the extreme summer temps that are often reached here in the South in the summer months.  Nothing ruins a fun ballgame or day of outdoor chores like heat illnesses and dehydration. Heat illnesses occur when the air temperature...

Johnna and Mandy are best friends who recently learned about several job openings at a local manufacturing facility. Together, the two apply for open positions matching their individual skill sets. To their delight, both are called in for interviews and later selected for employment. But first, Johnna and Mandy must pass a pre-employment drug test.  Both Mandy and Johnna will fail their drug tests for the same drug--a prescription pain medicine. However, Johnna...