Patient Education

At 1PM Monday January 3rd, 2022, Senator Tim Kaine started his 2-hour commute from his Virginia home to Washington DC. This 2-hour commute turned into a 27-hour ordeal. A surprise blizzard, dumping about a foot of snow paralyzed both lanes of traffic on Interstate 55,...

Over the past two years we have been subjected to upheaval on every level of our lives. What we thought was stable, consistent, and taken for granted is not the case. Unlike regional disasters the global pandemic is and will continue to affect every facet of life. To...

(An often-overlooked medical prep) If the past 2 years have taught us anything it is how fragile our supply chain is. Trucker shortage Illness preventing harvest Worldwide bird flu- culling Crop production down Increasing food prices (no end in sight) A well-stocked...

Pneumonia is an infection of the tiny air sacs of the lung called alveoli. Alveoli absorb oxygen from inhaled air. When alveoli become infected, they fill up with fluid, making transport of oxygen throughout the body difficult. Pneumonia can range in severity from a...

One of the most important medical preparedness items to store and have readily available is clean water. According to the CDC about 7.2 million people every year in the United States fall ill due to waterborne diseases.  During or shortly after a natural disaster,...