Seasonal Health Tips

Seasonal Health Portland: Staying Ahead of Each Season’s Health Challenges

Janet, a sixty-two-year-old patient at Northwest Primary Care, has learned to schedule her health around Portland’s seasons. Every September she comes in for her flu shot and asks her provider about pneumonia and shingles vaccines if she is due. By November she has a vitamin D level checked, because the gray months affect her more

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Allergy Management in Portland: When Primary Care Can Help and When You Need a Specialist

Sarah dreaded March in Portland. The moment cherry trees started blooming, her eyes would water constantly, her nose would run, and she would wake up congested every morning for months. After three years of buying over-the-counter medications that barely helped, she finally scheduled an appointment with her primary care provider at Northwest Primary Care to

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