Fortunately, our Regional Health Departments (Fauquier, Culpeper, Rappahannock, Orange and Madison County’s ) have no reported cases of proven COVID-19 disease, as of this morning. However, the limitation is that healthcare providers are only able to screen high risk patients…
CDC Announces Shortage that Affects TB Testing
Patients of Piedmont Family Practice. We wanted to make you aware that there is a PPD Shortage as presented by the CDC (https://emergency.cdc.gov/han/han00420.asp) What is PPD? APLISOL® is one of two purified-protein derivative (PPD) tuberculin antigens that are licensed by…
Talking about Nation’s Top Health Issues
What is Good Health? Health can be defined as physical, mental and social well-being; the absence of disease and the ability to recover from illness. Good health also includes genetics, your environment, relationships and education. Other factors that can enhance…