Children’s Routine Vaccinations
South Tabor Family Physicians encourages families to plan ahead and schedule your child's wellness exams and ensure vaccines are current before the school year! "Kids across Oregon are behind on their routine vaccinations, so it’s particularly important to get them back on track before school [...]
February is American Heart Month
"February is American Heart Month, the perfect time to learn about your risk for heart disease and the steps you need to take now to help your heart. Heart disease—and the conditions that lead to it—can happen at any age. High rates of obesity and high [...]
Long COVID
Researchers estimate at least 65 million people worldwide have suffered from long COVID. The CDC says that " People with post-COVID conditions can have a wide range of symptoms that can last weeks, months, or even years after infection. Sometimes the symptoms can even go [...]
November is American Diabetes Month®
South Tabor Family Physicians wants to help bring attention to this disease and partner with our patients to learn how they can improve their health! "Diabetes is a disease that occurs when your blood glucose, also called blood sugar, is too high. It affects about [...]
It’s time for your flu shot
South Tabor Family Physicians encourage everyone to get the flu shot to protect themselves and others from getting sick. An annual flu vaccine is the best way to protect against flu. Vaccination helps prevent infection and can also prevent serious outcomes in people who get [...]
COVID Vaccines for young children
Two vaccines available for children "Food and Drug Administration advisers voted Wednesday [June 15, 2022] to recommend authorizing both Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech’s Covid-19 vaccines for young children, clearing one of the final hurdles to getting the youngest Americans vaccinated. Clinical trial data presented by both [...]
June is Alzheimer’s & Brain Awareness Month.
South Tabor Family Physcians LLP wants to help raise awareness June is Alzheimer's & Brain Awareness Month Why is Alzheimer's & Brain Awareness Month so important? "It spreads the word This month helps spread awareness about Alzheimer's and other dementia along with the different kinds [...]
Tragic Milestone
One million American lives lost " Today, we mark a tragic milestone: one million American lives lost to COVID-19.... As a nation, we must not grow numb to such sorrow. To heal, we must remember. We must remain vigilant against this pandemic and do everything [...]
Decreasing Risk of Alzheimer’s Disease
"According to the Centers for Disease Control and PreventionTrusted Source (CDC), at least 5.8 million people in the U.S. have the condition. The number of cases starts to rapidly rise with age. The number of people with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) doubles every year past age [...]
Additional COVID-19 Boosters?
CDC Recommends Additional Boosters for Certain Individuals "Data continue to show the importance of vaccination and booster doses to protect individuals both from infection and severe outcomes of COVID-19. For adults and adolescents eligible for a first booster dose, these shots are safe and provide [...]
