Your 12 year-old daughter is curled up on the bed complaining of stomach pains. You think it may just be a bad case of gas and to monitor her overnight. So you grab some ginger ale and gas relief tablets from the pharmacy and hope for the best. Eight hours and four Pepto tablets later, [...]
Diagnostic imaging, like MRIs, CT Scans, and X-Rays, allow doctors to see what’s going on inside of us, but have you ever wondered what the difference is between an X-ray, a CT scan, and an MRI? What determines which one the doctor will use? Like anything, there are advantages and disadvantages to each imaging type, [...]
The holidays—the time to create lasting memories and enjoy year-end traditions with friends and family—are just around the corner. Whatever your traditions are—baking special holiday cookies, attending church, or tearing open gifts with out-of-town visitors —you may want to add a new dynamic to your festivities by attending some of the holiday events in Longview [...]
Nothing scares an excited mommy-to-be more than the sight of blood on her undergarments. But bleeding during pregnant is actually pretty common: 20% of women experiencing bleeding in the first 12 weeks of pregnancy. Bleeding can happen at any point during a pregnancy— sometimes there isn’t any cause for concern, and sometimes the bleeding is [...]
There might be good news for the 3.2 million Americans who have a peanut allergy. The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) sponsored an ongoing trial of different experimental approaches for peanut tolerance. One of the experiments involved epicutaneous immunotherapy, used to increase the immune system’s tolerance against peanuts and thereby protect your [...]
Think you know the pickiest eater in the world? Here’s some food for thought that’ll make you feel better: Between 20% to 50% of kids are described by their parents as picky eaters, which means a lot of parents are facing the same challenges you do during meal time. As with any parent, your instincts [...]
In October, Hospitality Health ER (HHER) made a big pink splash on the community in support of Pink Heals of Gregg County, a program that brings awareness to all illnesses and needs within the local community. Who could miss those big pink ribbons on our Longview ER center- especially at night when we are lit [...]
If you happened to visit Hospitality Health ER (HHER) in Tyler anytime in the month of October, you were welcomed into a sea of pink: pink gloves, pink decorations, and a hallway filled with pink ribbons. We wanted you to notice how much the health of our community matters to us. And with everything pink, [...]
Autumn can start to feel a little creepy with fewer daylight hours, scary Halloween decorations, spooky corn mazes, chilly weather… and spiders. Yes, spiders. As this creepy crawlies come out of hiding from the dry summer heat, you’ll probably see a few sneaking across your bathroom floor or busy building a web right outside of [...]
Everything's bigger in Texas, including its trillion dollar economy fueled by a diverse set of industries, all made possible by 13.2 million Texans working in environments that range from high-rise office buildings to high-risk construction and oil and gas fields. In recent years, there has been a bigger focus on safety and workplace injuries, with [...]
