Why we perform screening SPORTS PHYSICALS

Parents and student athletes often wonder why sports physicals are necessary when the athlete is young, healthy and feels generally fine. The answer is that in a very small — tiny, actually — subset of all young athletes, there are those with potentially fatal heart conditions. These can be “structural,” such as hypertrophic cardiomyopathy or…

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Summer Health Update

The summer is here and the livin’ is easy… Well, unless you have a bee sting, poison ivy, ankle sprain or an exacerbation of your asthma and allergies! But, whatever your problem, our experienced Village Health staff is standing by to help you and your family weather your “summer storm”. That’s why we’re here for…

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Coronavirus update

Here in Michigan, the daily new cases peaked at 10,140 on November 20th. Currently in early March, 2021, we are at 932, so the situation is much improved! Deaths attributed to the virus are also way down. It’s always important to keep things in perspective. Although several subgroups of patients in older, sicker demographics are…

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TELEMEDICINE LAUNCH THIS TUESDAY!!

TELEMEDICINE LAUNCH THIS TUESDAY!! Village Health is kicking off it’s TOCKDOC telemedicine program this Tuesday, April 14th. You can download the app right now in our Beta testing form in Testflight (in the Apple App Store). It’s a simple on-boarding process but our staff will be happy to talk you thru any issues on the…

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Coronavirus update

As the Coronavirus epidemic spreads across the country, patients deserve guidance on how to protect themselves. Village Health follows and refers to the CDC Guidelines [https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-nCoV/index.html] as the most up to date source for information on this serious infectious disease threat. How can we distinguish between common colds, bronchitis, community-acquired pneumonia and Coronavirus? We start…

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Coronavirus Testing Guidelines

As Michigan’s COVID-19 case count rises, patients want to know when they need to be tested for the virus. As recently as last week, the answer would have focused on questions about known exposure from recent air travel, cruises and contacts with known Coronavirus positive cases. As the virus spreads across our state (110 cases…

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Remembering Dr. Borland

The passing of Village Health’s long time night shift doctor, Thomas R. Borland, MD, has left a void in our practice and also our lives. Those of us who knew the Metro area ER legend agree that “TBâ€, as he was affectionately known, was more than just a journeyman emergency physician who’d been around for…

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A word about antibiotics

Upper respiratory infections usually don’t require antibiotics In fact, as the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) warns, inappropriate antibiotic use might cause an unintended — and unwanted — consequence. Examples include the appearances of antibiotic-resistant bacteria (so-called superbugs), an anaphylactic allergic reaction, which is immediately life-threatening, or a C. Difficile enterocolitis infection, which is a…

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