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Can Blue Light Damage My Skin? Primary Care

If you’ve been browsing and snagging cyber deals this week, you’ve had some extra spurts of screen time. Whether you actually got a good deal or not, ...

Do Expiration Dates on Medications ... Primary Care

If you’re like most people, you’ve got a hodge-podge of medications in your medicine cabinet - Nyquil from the time you had the flu three years ago, ...

Baton Rouge General Physicians ... Primary Care

BATON ROUGE, La. – Victoria Bourgeois, MD, and Nathan Sugarman, MD, have recently joined Baton Rouge General Physicians (BRGP), both located at the ...

What's Your Type and Why Does it Ma ... Primary Care

Thirty-three percent of Americans don’t know their blood type. And while it may seem like that information isn’t important in your day-to-day life, ...

What Do You Do if Your Doctor's Not ... Primary Care

If you search for ‘medical gaslighting,’ you’ll find story after story of women being dismissed by doctors and later finding out they had a tumor, a ...

Are My Hormones Out of Whack or is ... Primary Care

Hormones play an important role in the way our bodies work. Both women and men are impacted by more than 50 hormones, including insulin, cortisol, ...

Sinus Pressure, Fatigue & ... Primary Care

Living in Baton Rouge definitely has its perks, even in winter! Now is the time that the weather’s ideal for outdoor activities, such as running, ...

Omicron Variant Brings New Symptoms Primary Care

You know what to look for by now – fever, aches and pains, loss of taste and smell. Those symptoms are always a reason to test for COVID. But as the ...

What is the Difference Between ... Primary Care

Testing for COVID-19, including at-home testing, is becoming increasingly common in a host of situations, from before gathering with friends and ...

Baton Rouge General to Provide Free ... Primary Care

BATON ROUGE, La. – Baton Rouge General Physicians Group (BRGP) will provide free diabetes screenings for the community at various YMCA locations ...

Is it a Spider Bite or Staph Infect ... Primary Care

Every year, thousands of people show up at urgent care clinics and emergency rooms with red, swollen and painful areas they believe are spider bites. ...

What Can I Expect This Flu Season? Primary Care

With last year’s mild flu season – the lowest number cases and deaths on record since influenza reporting started in the 90s -- you may be wondering ...