Author: Dr. Steven Ito, owner, House Call Medical Practice
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COVID-19 Testing & Virus Symptoms
When should you get tested for COVID-19? Which of the three main types of tests for COVID-19 will you be given?
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New Guidelines for High Blood Pressure
Let us start with this little fact: almost half of all adults in the United States are affected by hypertension. Recently published revised guidelines for the detection of high blood pressure mean that 46 percent of all Americans 18 years and older are now considered to have hypertension (otherwise known as high blood pressure).
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SHINGLES: What You Need to Know
Shingles is a blistering rash that is caused by a virus called herpes zoster. It effects approximately one million people in America every year. The herpes zoster virus, what we call shingles, is actually the same virus as the chicken pox you may have experienced as a child.