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Dr Clodagh Ryan
Oct 24, 2024
Fall Season Brings Wheezing for Those with Asthma
It's fall in Chicago: that means wild fluctuations in the weather, mixed in with beautiful fall colors, and falling leaves. After a day...
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Dr Clodagh Ryan
Oct 7, 2024
HELP NEEDED! DPC CLINICS AFFECTED BY HURRICANE HELENE NEED MEDICAL SUPPLIES
Since starting Cara Direct Care in 2017, we've witnessed the world of Direct Primary Care (DPC) grow in ways we couldn't have imagined....
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Dr Clodagh Ryan
Sep 6, 2024
Fall Vaccine Update 2024
Flu, Covid 19 & RSV vaccines are now available at Cara Direct Care. This year, we are offering vaccines to non-members. Sign up below. As...
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Dr Clodagh Ryan
Nov 23, 2023
Welcome, Nurse Kaye!
At Thanksgiving, Cara Direct Care Staff extends our warmest wishes to all our patients and their families. This time of year is a...
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Dr Clodagh Ryan
Nov 23, 2023
"Pink Eye: A Watery Tale or a Goopy Saga?"
Ever woken up with your eyelids feeling like they've been glued shut? Welcome to the world of pink eye, also known as conjunctivitis -...
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Dr Clodagh Ryan
Mar 2, 2023
Let's talk about it.......
Patients and Friends of Cara Direct Care: In this post-pandemic "reentry" period, there has been an explosion of need for mental health...
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Dr Clodagh Ryan
Feb 14, 2023
Why does your family medicine physician order blood testing? (Part 1 of 2)
WHY DO I GET BLOOD TESTS DONE? - The role of your family physician is not just to take care of you when you get sick, but to keep you...
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Dr Clodagh Ryan
Nov 28, 2022
Maggie moves on.......
Dear Patients: It is with a heavy heart that we relay the new that Maggie has left Cara Direct Care. Like many of you, Maggie and her...
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Dr Clodagh Ryan
Oct 24, 2022
It's Oktoberfest for germs!
Medical post on current community infections (respiratory and GI)
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Dr Clodagh Ryan
Oct 13, 2022
Every busy day is another day we get to live together......
Twenty years ago today, my husband and I married on a beautiful October day in Ireland. It was a magical week with family and friends...
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Dr Clodagh Ryan
Oct 3, 2022
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Dr Clodagh Ryan
Sep 19, 2022
Schedule your annual flu shot at Cara Direct Care now!
**Flu shots are available for current Cara Direct Care MEMBERS ONLY** The following vaccines are available at Cara Direct Care: -...
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Dr Clodagh Ryan
Aug 29, 2022
That’s bananas - what next?!
As we begin to see cases of monkeypox increase in our area, it’s important to know what to look for. - Monkeypox is much less common and...
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Dr Clodagh Ryan
Aug 23, 2022
Back to School - 504 plan basics
As our children and young adults head back to their places of education, we prepare for a new school year full of learning and...
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Dr Clodagh Ryan
Jun 26, 2022
Music is the Best Medicine!
Sunday 6-26-22: Tonight, Dr Ryan and her family are involved in a fundraiser concert of Irish Music at Gaelic Park, Oak Forest, IL. This...
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Dr Clodagh Ryan
Jun 6, 2022
Surfing the Covid 19 pandemic waves
The Covid 19 variant Omicron swept through earlier this year infecting 50% of the US population in less than two months. Things settled...
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Dr Clodagh Ryan
Apr 18, 2022
A cold and dull April Monday birthday!
It's that time of year again - April 18th, my birthday. It is a cold, snowy, dull and rainy Monday birthday, and the number on the age...
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Dr Clodagh Ryan
Dec 23, 2021
What to do for Covid/Cold/Flu?
Here are two updated information handouts for Cara Direct Care patients and our community on what to do if you get sick. Feel free to...
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Dr Clodagh Ryan
Dec 23, 2021
OMG Omicron!
Well, unlike this meme bagpipes version of Covid - we did NOT see/hear Omicron coming. What just happened? A month ago, we were starting...
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Dr Clodagh Ryan
Nov 4, 2021
Thankful before Thanksgiving! Where can I get my child (5-12yo) vaccinated against Covid?
Parents around the country have been waiting for this day. Finally their grade school age children can receive the Covid 19 Pfizer...
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