by siteadmin | Jun 29, 2020 | COVID-19, General Health, Other Services
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a problem in which your breathing pauses during sleep. (OSA) occurs when your throat muscles intermittently relax and block your airway during. Obstructive sleep apnea is seen in all age groups, but the frequency increases with age and...
by siteadmin | May 13, 2020 | COVID-19, General Health, Other Services
Your N95 mask could endanger others during this COVID-19 pandemic. N95 respirator masks are personal protective equipment that is used to protect the wearer from airborne particles and from liquid contaminating the face. Health care workers use two kinds of N95 masks...
by siteadmin | May 13, 2020 | COVID-19, General Health, Other Services
The CDC has developed a Serology-based test for COVID-19 to assist with efforts to determine how much of the U.S. population has been infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. Serology tests are blood-based tests that can be used to identify whether...
by siteadmin | May 13, 2020 | COVID-19, General Health, Other Services
COVID-19 is a rapidly evolving situation. Laraway Family Dentistry is here to bring you updated information to our patients as it becomes available. Check back often for the latest details and what you need to know about COVID‑19. Researchers have noted that patients...
by siteadmin | Apr 28, 2020 | COVID-19, General Health, Other Services
If you think you’ve been infected with the novel coronavirus at some point in the past, most COVID-19 tests performed in a hospital or at a testing site isn’t good either. That one will only detect the viral presence in a nose or tracheal swab. But if you’ve survived...
by Laraway Family Dentistry | Apr 14, 2020 | COVID-19, General Health, Other Services
Here is a little bit of great news for everyone in these uncertain times. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared a new saliva test that should hopefully reduce the risk of putting health care workers at risk. Instead of swabbing a patient’s nose...
