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As part of our commitment to keeping the communities we serve healthy and informed, we regularly share wellness tips and WellNow news on our blog. Check back soon for the latest updates.

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Telehealth provides great benefits to patients and society. By providing remote healthcare services online, telehealth has improved outcomes for many patients.

Benefits of Telehealth

Tick bites can occur when spending time outdoors in areas where ticks are present. It is essential to understand the symptoms associated with tick bites, methods of prevention, and appropriate treatment options.

Tick Bites: Symptoms, Prevention, and Treatment

Hives are a type of rash caused by the body’s immune response to allergens or infections. The raised, itchy welts characteristic of hives can be found on any part of the skin. Learn about these different types of hives and how WellNow can help.

Most Common Hives and How to Treat Them

If you have symptoms like diarrhea, vomiting, and a fever, you may have the stomach flu or food poisoning. How can you tell the difference?  Learn more here.

Stomach Flu or Food Poisoning: How to Spot the Difference

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a contagious virus that infects the respiratory tract and the lungs. COVID can present very much like RSV, with the flu usually having fever and achiness early on. 

Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)

With so much hectic excitement happening in one night, it’s inevitable that minor injuries and other mishaps may occur, from trips and falls while trick-or-treating, to allergic reactions, gastrointestinal complaints and more. 

Halloween Tips for a Spooky and Safe Night of Fun 

Some fun Fall activities can result in injuries. However, most non-life-threatening injuries can be treated at urgent care, saving you a costly and time-consuming trip to the emergency room. Here are some of the most common fall injuries we treat.

The Most Common Fall Season Injuries That Could Land You at Urgent Care

New COVID-19 Variants

In a time when getting sick might mean COVID-19, you may be questioning your symptoms more than you used to. It can be hard to tell them apart. WellNow Urgent Care can help diagnose your symptoms and determine the right treatment you need.

Telling the Difference between COVID-19, Colds and Allergies 

WellNow Urgent Care has arrived in Lockport, NY to provide convenient care for our neighbors in Western New York! Located at 5801 South Transit Road, Lockport, NY 14094, our Lockport center is open seven days a week from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. to provide...

Neighborly care has arrived in Lockport, NY!

We’re thrilled to welcome patients to our newest center in Plainwell, Michigan! Located at 1175 Allegan St., Plainwell, MI 49080, our Plainwell center is open seven days a week, from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m., to provide convenient care that fits into...

WellNow is growing in Michigan – welcome, Plainwell!

We’ve opened the doors to our newest location in North Greenbush! Located at 24 North Greenbush Road, Troy, NY 12180, this marks the twelfth center we’ve opened in the Capital Region together with our partner St. Peter’s Health Partners. We’re thrilled...

Convenient care arrives in North Greenbush, New York

WellNow is now welcoming patients at our newest location in Brockport, our sixth center in the Greater Rochester area! Located at 6555 4th Section Road, Brockport, NY 14420, we’re proud to deliver fast and convenient care seven days a week...

Neighborly care arrives in Brockport!

WellNow is growing in Illinois! We recently welcomed patients at our newest center in Melrose Park, our third location in the Chicagoland area. We’re excited to be part of the booming Melrose Park neighborhood, and our team is so grateful for the warm...