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2024-2025 Flu Season

NEW testing for the 2024-2025 respiratory virus season at Med FirstThis flu season, we will be contending with a few different respiratory viruses....

Why Primary Care?

Primary care physicians play a vital role in keeping patients healthy by promoting preventive care, managing chronic conditions, and providing continuity of care. One of the most significant advantages of primary care is its focus on preventative care.

Childhood Obesity

Obesity in childhood is known to have a significant impact on both physical and psychological health, and in America, it has reached epidemic...

Colorectal Cancer

A Med First Health Care Initiative   Colorectal cancer starts in the colon or the rectum and can also be called colon cancer or rectal cancer,...

Importance of Primary Care

You may be wondering why you keep hearing talk of primary care and its importance. You may ask yourself, why do I need primary care, I can just go to urgent care or the ER if I need medical care. But having a primary care provider has been shown to be very beneficial to an individual’s immediate as well as long-term health. Let’s talk about what a primary care provider is and what having a primary care provider can do for you.

2022-2023 Flu Season and Vaccine

Flu season is here and North Carolina is currently one of the states where the flu virus started circulating early and where we are currently seeing...

What is RSV

According to the American Lung Association and the CDC, RSV (Respiratory syncytial virus) is a respiratory virus. Respiratory viruses are currently...

Planning a trip?

Med First can help you prepare. We offer the COVID–19 testing that is required for travel.   International travel is starting to become more...