Jun 3, 2016 | Annapolis Primary Care, Annapolis Urgent Care, Blog
Ever wonder if it is safe to swim in the Chesapeake Bay? What are the risks of contracting disease from swimming in the Bay around Annapolis? Summertime is here and water-related activity is increasing — and the perfect time to review what you can get, from where and...
May 25, 2016 | Annapolis Primary Care, Annapolis Urgent Care, Blog
2016 Sunscreen Guide Summer is here! Grab your towel and your sunscreen–but first get the inside scoop on sunscreens. Did you know that SPF 100 is only 2% better than SPF 30? Did you know that ALL sunscreens wear off after 2-3 hours? Read Evolve’s quick...
May 24, 2016 | Annapolis Urgent Care, Blog
Drowning: How to Save a Life Drowning is the #2 cause of accidental death in the US for kids under 15 years old and all too often, people do not recognize it when it is happening, even if the child is only a few feet away. Why? Because drowning doesn’t look...
May 12, 2016 | Annapolis Primary Care, Annapolis Urgent Care, Blog
Dirty Dozen: Foods with the Most Pesticides In follow up to this week’s JAMA article linking pesticides to ALS, Evolve Medical highlights the 2016 “Dirty Dozen” list of foods with the most pesticides. Every year, the Environmental Working Group...
May 12, 2016 | Annapolis Primary Care, Annapolis Urgent Care, Blog
In a new report published in JAMA, pesticides have been linked to ALS (also known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease). ALS, many readers will recall, is the fatal neurological disease which spawned the “Ice Bucket Challenge” Facebook event a few years back....
Apr 26, 2016 | Annapolis Primary Care, Annapolis Urgent Care, Blog
Maryland Zika Awareness Week Governor Larry Hogan has declared this week “Zika Awareness Week” in Maryland. The CDC recently reported that the Zika virus “is scarier than we initially thought.” Thirty US states are now considered at risk,...