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Flu and COVID Prevention for the Holidays: Why Timing Matters
Flu and COVID Prevention for the Holidays: Why Timing Matters By the Jase Medical Team The holidays are a time for gathering around the table, catching up with family, and making memories with the people we love. They're also a time when respiratory viruses can spread...
Flu vs. COVID Antivirals: Is It Too Late to Take Tamiflu or Paxlovid?
Flu vs. COVID Antivirals: Is It Too Late to Take Tamiflu or Paxlovid? By the Jase Medical Team You've been sick for three days. The fever isn't improving, you're exhausted, and you're wondering whether an antiviral medication could help. But you've heard that...
Do You Need Antibiotics for a Sinus Infection? What the New Guidelines Say
Do You Need Antibiotics for a Sinus Infection? What the New Guidelines Say By the Jase Medical Team Do you need antibiotics for a sinus infection? Usually not right away. Even when a sinus infection is caused by bacteria, many people recover without antibiotics....
Five Halloween Hazards That Look Harmless
Five Halloween Hazards That Look Harmless By the Jase Medical Team The scariest things this Halloween might not look scary at all. A bag of black licorice. A pair of costume contacts. A medication you take every night. A mushroom growing in the yard. A bat that...
After a Tick Bite: Why the Lyme Disease Rash Doesn’t Always Look Like a Bull’s-Eye
After a Tick Bite: Why the Lyme Disease Rash Doesn't Always Look Like a Bull's-Eye By the Jase Medical Team You found a tick attached to your skin. You removed it. Now what? Most people know to watch for signs of Lyme disease after a tick bite. But there's a problem...
Diabetes Sick-Day Rules in a Disaster
Diabetes Sick-Day Rules in a Disaster By the Jase Medical Team Diabetes sick-day rules are usually written for an ordinary week. You get the flu. Your stomach is upset. You check your blood sugar more often, keep drinking fluids, follow your medication plan, and call...
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For Clinicians | How Long Does the Flu Shot Take to Work? Holiday Flu Prevention
For Clinicians | How Long Does the Flu Shot Take to Work? Holiday Flu Prevention By Dr. Jamie Wilkey, PharmD, Director of Clinical EducationMedically reviewed and edited by Kristen Carpenter, PA-C Hi again, everyone. Last week I had a lot of fun writing about flu...
For Clinicians | Tamiflu After 48 Hours, Paxlovid After 5 Days
For Clinicians | Tamiflu After 48 Hours, Paxlovid After 5 Days: Antiviral Timing for Flu and COVID By Dr. Jamie Wilkey, PharmD, Director of Clinical EducationMedically reviewed and edited by Kristen Carpenter, PA-C As the weather turns colder, every retail pharmacist...
For Clinicians | Sinusitis: When Antibiotics Are Necessary
For Clinicians | Sinusitis: When Antibiotics Are Necessary By Dr. Jamie Wilkey, PharmD, Director of Clinical EducationMedically reviewed and edited by Kristen Carpenter, PA-C Adult sinusitis guidance changed in July 2025, when the AAO-HNSF published its first...
For Clinicians | New World Screwworm in Humans
For Clinicians | New World Screwworm in Humans: The Wound Check, the Larvae, and the Risk By Dr. Jamie Wilkey, PharmD, Director of Clinical EducationMedically reviewed and edited by Kristen Carpenter, PA-C New World screwworm is the latest health headline. This one...
For Clinicians | Trick or Treatment? 5 Halloween Health Facts From a Pharmacist
For Clinicians | Trick or Treatment? 5 Halloween Health Facts From a Pharmacist By Dr. Jamie Wilkey, PharmD, Director of Clinical EducationMedically reviewed and edited by Kristen Carpenter, PA-C Halloween is this week, so we’re taking a break from our in-depth...
For Clinicians | After the Tick Bite: The Tick Decides the Risk
For Clinicians | After the Tick Bite: The Tick Decides the Risk By Dr. Jamie Wilkey, PharmD, Director of Clinical EducationMedically reviewed and edited by Aaron Asay, PA-C, DMSc, FIBODM, FAWM Ticks have been on my radar my whole life. I grew up in Wyoming, where...