When the days begin to get shorter and those few daylight hours are overcast and gray, many people feel their moods begin to dip. Winter blues are common, but if the change in seasons is causing sadness or depression that you can’t seem to shake, you may be experiencing seasonal affective disorder, or SAD. What [...]
Your heart is racing. You feel dizzy and short of breath. These might be the symptoms of a panic attack. Or these could signs of supraventricular tachycardia (SVT), which describes rapid heart rhythms. But how can you tell which one you’re experiencing? What are the similarities and differences between these conditions? Racing Heart, Dizziness? How [...]
Crohn’s disease can cause people severe abdominal pain that requires emergency care on a regular basis. Pain, fatigue, diarrhea, and a lack of nutrients can make it difficult for people with Crohn’s to work and live freely. But if managed appropriately, patients can live healthy, normal lives. This starts by knowing more about Crohn’s disease [...]
It’s amazing how fast time flies! Three years have passed since Hospitality Health ER began providing emergency care services to our Longview and Tyler communities. And it’s also been three years since we first started sharing the scoop on all the holiday events around town. Well, ‘tis the season once again for hot cocoa, holiday [...]
Everywhere we look, it’s evident that the holiday season is almost upon us. Holiday parties, sweets, and treats can make it challenging for folks trying to lose weight or or maintain health. So, how does someone who has diabetes, high blood pressure, or other health conditions navigate through all the holiday feasting and drinking? Knowing [...]
Cystic fibrosis is a hereditary disease. While you don't hear much about the disease, over 10 million Americans carry the CF gene. Because it can be life-threatening, getting diagnosed with CF or having a child that is diagnosed can be scary. But is cystic fibrosis curable or treatable? What is Cystic Fibrosis? Cystic fibrosis is [...]
Domestic violence continues to be an epidemic that affects people from all walks of life, regardless of race, sexual orientation, and socioeconomic status. Those who have not been a victim of domestic violence often cannot understand why victims stay in abusive relationships. Why don’t they just leave? Well, it is not always so simple. Abusers [...]
Doesn’t it seem as though we are fighting an ever-increasing array of diseases in recent years? What many people don’t know is that chronic inflammation is often the culprit, masked as different ailments. Chronic inflammation can show up as hyperthyroidism, hypothyroidism, lupus, fibromyalgia, rheumatoid arthritis, and other conditions according to where it shows up in the [...]
Too often we hear tragic stories about children as young as eight or nine years old choosing to end their life because they are victims of bullying. Many times parents are not aware that their children are being bullied or that their children are bullying others. But with mental health issues on the rise, now [...]
From birth, babies learn what to do to get their needs met. They continue this natural tendency as they grow into adorable toddlers. Some children are relaxed and laid back and only cry when hungry or wet. Others are more temperamental and will scream and cry when they want to be held or if they [...]
