Below The Radar News

Haroon Ghori, a high school student, receives scholarship for his winning low vision aid awareness essay at National Albinism meeting Albinism causes a range of challenges for individuals who are affected, not the least of which is visual impairment.  Seeing at a distance, reading signs, the blackboard, seeing friends, the teacher, TV and driving can […]

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Pembroke Pines, Fla. – With life moving at warp speed, there is no time to be sick. If you get sick, you need to get better as quickly as possible. Good luck scheduling a doctor visit on short notice. If you have a webcam, then worry no more – you can see a doctor whenever […]

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Phoenix – MeMD, an online health care provider, recently inked a deal with Goodmans Interior Structures, a leader in workspace solutions, to expand its employee health and wellness program. Now, Goodmans employees have access to on-demand medical care inside their office. Within minutes, employees can instantly consult a primary care physician on a webcam-equipped computer […]

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Scottsdale, Ariz. – In a partnership that launches urgent care medicine into the World Wide Web, the MeMD virtual health care service became the official national partner of Doctors Express, the first national urgent care franchise. With the announcement, MeMD will be available in 24 states where Doctors Express centers are located. With the partnership […]

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Half of all Americans know someone who has Alzheimer’s disease – a disease that has now replaced cancer as the most feared disease among seniors.  It affects more than five million people in the United States; and that number is expected to reach 13 million within the next fifteen years! While we wait for a […]

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Consider your surroundings, Keep the office clean Just because the flu has yet to make a major impact across the nation doesn’t mean you won’t catch it. It is true flu activity is, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, at “relatively low” levels. But low numbers of flu cases can trick people […]

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ER is packed, so the new prescription for the season – Urgent Care (December 2011) – Tis the season to trim the Christmas tree and now, more than ever, travel to the nearest hospital!  Holiday-related injuries are on the rise this year according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission; falling from ladders and getting cut […]

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School’s out for holiday break and the kids are camping out on the couch.  They’re glued to their cell phones, texting and tweeting and their laziness is driving you crazy.  With more than one third of American children overweight, what can you do to get your kids moving and active over the upcoming holiday vacation? […]

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A New Solution in Patient Care Opens Doors in the Star City ROANOKE – November 2011 – While debate over how to improve our nation’s health care system continues, two Roanoke physicians highly-experienced in family practice and urgent care in the community are teaming up with a successful business owner of 30 years to provide […]

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