I am a 34-year-old nursing mom with a 5-month-old baby. Over the last four weeks, I have been sick three times with symptoms including fever, chills, a sore throat like having a golf ball, and swollen glands. My doctor prescribed antibiotics twice, first Omnicef and then Augmentin, and a blood test showed a bacterial infection (not strep). I finished the antibiotics, but my glands are swelling again, and my throat feels like it has white stuff on it. Why do I keep getting sick, and what should I do?

September 25th, 2024

I am a 21-year-old female. Yesterday, my temperature was 103.2°F and my doctor prescribed oseltamivir. Today, my temperature is 98°F. Is oseltamivir just to relieve symptoms? And if my temperature is 98°F, how soon can I return to work without being contagious?

January 9th, 2024

I had a pregnancy test done at a clinic yesterday. The test came back negative, but the INTERNAL QC, POC said present. What does that mean, and why might the pregnancy test still be negative if I am trying to get pregnant and had intercourse on my fertile days?

February 11th, 2024

Do fasciculations cause the veins in the arms and legs to bulge, and can they lead to complications such as high blood pressure and chest pains? How dangerous are fasciculations?

September 15th, 2024

My dad has bronchitis and has not shown much improvement. Should we get his sputum tested for any particular organism, and what should we do at this point?

October 12th, 2024