Can You Give Us A Brief Update On the Current Coronavirus Pandemic? Well here we are 4 months since it started, 3 million infected worldwide and 1 million recovered, 220,000 dead. USA with over 1 million infected and 60,000 dead. We seem to have passed the peak for both daily new infection and daily deaths.In terms of the disease presentation itself, we have been seeing new symptoms such as loss of Read More
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Opening Soon! Zion Urgent Care and Walk-in Clinic
Zion Urgent Care Clinic in Katy, Tx is offers much more than urgent care. Urgent medical conditions are ones that are not emergencies but still require care within 24 hours. Zion also provides flat-fee Virtual Health Care so that you can talk with a doctor using the phone, a video call on your computer or through text. What is Considered an Urgent Medical Condition? Some examples Read More
Summer Health
Summer means long days outside, plenty of sunshine, time and daylight for activities and, for parents, kids that need to be kept busy. Here are some things to think about as you plan your summer activities. Camps, Sports and Summer School Summer can be tough for working parents (or any parent who treasures quiet time), and since it's hard to raise free-range kids in our times, people often turn Read More
Common Spring Injuries
It's spring! Time to go outside, let the kids run free and enjoy the fresh air. But before you do, review this list of common injuries that happen at this time of year. Bug Bites Mosquitoes are one obvious culprit, but others abound. Ticks like our tall grass, as do other creepy crawlies. Black widow and brown recluse spiders live in Texas and are dangerous to children and adults. Animals tend to Read More
Affordable Care Act Delivers Quarter Million Drop in Uninsured Texas Kids
by Robert Wood Johnson Foundation staff: According to a new study by the State Health Access Data Assistance Center, funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the number of uninsured children in Texas has declined by nearly 226,000. Over the past few years the 23% decrease in the number of uninsured kids in the Texas came as a direct result of the implementation of the Affordable Care Act Read More
