Local urgent care centers in Grand Rapids, or family walk-in clinics, offer patients convenient and affordable urgent healthcare services. When you visit a family walk-in clinic, you can expect quick, quality care at a fraction of the cost of your local emergency room.  Emergency rooms tend to be very busy and crowded and are associated with longer waiting times and higher fees. By going to a walk-in doctor’s office for a non-life-threatening illness or injury ...

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What is an urgent care clinic? And how does it differ from the emergency room? When should you go to the emergency room, and when should you go to an urgent care center? Whatever questions you may have, AFC has the answers.    What Is An Urgent Care Clinic? Urgent care is the level of healthcare that lies between your primary care physician (PCP) and the emergency room. When you go to urgent care, you can ...

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Wondering about skin tag removal? Here's how skin tag removal works, the best ways to remove skin tags, and why doing it yourself isn't a great option. What Causes Skin Tags? The exact cause of skin tags isn’t known, but they’re usually nothing to worry about. They are small, benign skin growths connected to the skin’s surface by a narrow stem, are not cancerous, and pose no risk. Skin tags ...

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What Causes Random Ringing in the Ear for a Few Seconds? If you’re hearing a random ringing in your ears for a few seconds, don’t worry, you’re not alone. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that nearly 15%, or more than 50 million Americans, experience some form of tinnitus. Here’s what tinnitus sounds like, what causes it, how to stop the ringing, and when to seek help. What Does ...

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Cramps After Period: 5 Causes & When to See a Doctor Are you cramping after your period? Painful cramping isn’t usually dangerous, but cramps after a period may be a symptom of an underlying condition called secondary dysmenorrhea. It results in a problem with your reproductive organs and includes another condition, hence the term secondary. Here are some of those conditions that can cause post-menstrual cramps, according to the Cleveland Clinic. 1. Endometriosis Endometriosis is ...

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