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River Bend Medical Associates strives to provide a progressive, culturally sensitive and diverse family practice by serving the needs of our patients, employees, and communities; unified in our goal to provide excellent services in an ever-changing healthcare environment.
We work with children and adults, providing ongoing care and wellness programs.
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Same day appointments are generally available. Please call 916-392-4000 to schedule or cancel appointments, request medications, ask questions, schedule to pickup or drop off forms, and schedule lab order requests or pickups.
Health & Wellness News
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Are you overdue for routine cervical screening? It’s Cervical Screening Awareness Week, which aims to raise awareness of cervical health screening (Pap test and HPV test), which can help prevent cervical cancer or find it early. This week is also an excellent time to set a reminder to schedule this important testing.
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PrEP is short for Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis. It is used by HIV-negative people to reduce the risk of contracting HIV. When taken as prescribed, PrEP is over 90% effective against HIV transmission. Although highly effective in reducing the risk of contracting HIV, it’s important to remember that PrEP is not a substitute for safe sex.
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Since panic attacks and heart attacks share similar symptoms, including chest pain, sometimes people confuse one for the other. Knowing the difference between a panic attack and a heart attack before they occur could be the difference between life and death.
