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Can Heat Stroke Cause a Lifelong Headache? Fort Worth ER

Can heat stroke cause lifelong headache? The honest answer is yes, for a meaningful minority of people, current research links heatstroke to a real, measurable increase in long-term headache risk...

Fall From Height Injuries: What Happens to the Body and How They are Treated

Fall from height injuries are a different problem from a trip on the sidewalk, because the body absorbs far more force when it lands from a greater distance. That extra force changes the injury...

How Long Is Adenovirus Contagious? A Fort Worth ER Physician’s Timeline

How long is adenovirus contagious? For most people, the honest answer is as long as you (or your child) still have symptoms, and the illness often runs longer than a regular cold would. Ten days in...

Ragweed Allergy Symptoms: What Helps, A Fort Worth ER Guide

Ragweed allergy symptoms usually show up the same way every year: sneezing fits, a stuffy or runny nose, itchy and watery eyes, and a throat that feels scratchy no matter how much water you drink. If...

Irregular Heartbeat Dizziness Causes: What They Mean and When to Come In

Reviewed by the emergency care team at ER of Fort Worth  |  4561 Heritage Trace Pkwy, Suite 117, Fort Worth, TX 76244  |  +1 817-945-4200 Call 911 immediately: For irregular heartbeat with chest pain...

Sudden Dizziness Fainting Causes: Warning Signs and What to Do

Reviewed by the emergency care team at ER of Fort Worth  |  4561 Heritage Trace Pkwy, Suite 117, Fort Worth, TX 76244  |  +1 817-945-4200 Call 911 immediately: For fainting with chest pain, shortness...

Rhinovirus or Enterovirus? What a Positive Test Result Actually Means

“Rhinovirus or enterovirus” usually isn’t a phrase people go looking for out of curiosity, it’s what’s sitting on a lab report in front of them, right after a swab at urgent care, the pediatrician’s...

Fall Allergies or COVID? How to Tell the Difference in Fort Worth

Fall allergies or COVID, which one is actually behind the sneezing, the foggy head, and the four days you have spent wondering if you should isolate? Here’s the short answer: fever, itchy or...

Severe Allergic Swelling Face Throat: Signs, Causes, and When to Come In

Reviewed by the emergency care team at ER of Fort Worth  |  4561 Heritage Trace Pkwy, Suite 117, Fort Worth, TX 76244  |  +1 817-945-4200 Call 911 immediately: For severe allergic swelling face throat...