March 2022

Why Is My Hair Falling Out? The Top Two Causes of Tumbling Tresses

By |2022-03-15T13:08:16-05:00March 14th, 2022|External Health, Physician Blog|

The Two Most Common Types of Hair Loss and What You Can Do to Stop the Shedding As anyone who’s ever unclogged a drain or freed a vacuum cleaner from ensnaring tangles of hair knows, hair falling out is sometimes normal. On average, most people lose 50-100 head hairs per day, strands that comprise the [...]

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How to Adapt to Daylight Savings Time

By |2022-06-28T09:23:31-05:00March 7th, 2022|Physician Blog|

Understanding and Surviving the March Time Change Daylight savings time begins at 2:00 AM on Sunday, March 13, 2022. Originally the brainchild of Benjamin Franklin, daylight savings time was adopted in 1966 to conserve energy — meaning electricity. Our energy tends to be depleted during the transition, because setting our clocks forward to “spring ahead” [...]

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In Honor of International Women’s Day, We’re Celebrating Jeanne and Jill Shipp

By |2022-03-15T13:12:37-05:00March 4th, 2022|Local Longview, Local Tyler, Physician Blog|

Although the Hospitality Health ER team celebrates masterminds Jill and Jeanne everyday, with International Women’s Day on March 8th, we wanted to take this opportunity to highlight a few of their successes and triumphs over the years with HHER.  Jeanne Shipp is the Co-Founder/Administrator and Jill Shipp is the Chief Business Development Officer (CBDO) of [...]

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February 2022

Why Is My Eye Twitching? Here Are 3 Possible Reasons for Your Eye Twitch

By |2022-03-15T13:14:55-05:00February 7th, 2022|External Health, Physician Blog|

You’re stressed, haven’t been getting enough sleep, and you’re trying to compensate with lots and lots of coffee. You’ve been working in front of a screen for entirely too long, and—to top it off—now your eye is twitching too. It seems like a cruel joke for your body to add an annoying eye twitch when [...]

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Donating Plasma: Your Common Questions Answered

By |2022-03-15T13:17:26-05:00February 1st, 2022|External Health, Physician Blog|

Why Donate, Getting Paid, Requirements, Disqualifications, and More!    Our bodies contain approximately 12 pints, or 1.2 to 1.5 gallons, of blood. Yes, you read that right. Not only that, but 8% to 10% of our bodies’ weight is dependent on the blood in our body.  Half of the blood content in our bodies is a [...]

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January 2022

Anemia in Young Children

By |2022-03-15T13:17:41-05:00January 25th, 2022|Children & Youth, Physician Blog|

Your child appears to be tired and irritable all the time. They don’t seem as active as other children and just want to be held all day. In time, you notice their face looks paler than normal. What is going on with them? Can it be anemia? Anemia in young children can be hard to [...]

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What to Do About A Child with Separation Anxiety

By |2022-03-15T13:18:01-05:00January 18th, 2022|Children & Youth, Physician Blog|

It probably breaks your heart every time your child cries or throws a tantrum when you leave. You may even feel guilty, but separation anxiety is actually quite normal after a child turns one. It just shows that your child has a healthy attachment to you. Eventually, your child will have to learn to be [...]

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Hospitality Health Physician, Dr. Miller, Reflects on 2021 & Looks Forward to 2022 

By |2022-03-15T13:18:55-05:00January 2nd, 2022|Physician Blog|

Dr. Earl Miller is a physician at Hospitality Health ER’s locations in both Galveston and Longview. Below are his reflections on what it’s like to work with HHER, how the team was able to remain strong during the pandemic, and how he’s managed to stay positive and combat burnout in these ever-changing times.  ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Hospitality [...]

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December 2021

Brain Foods That All Infants and Young Children Need

By |2022-03-15T13:19:50-05:00December 22nd, 2021|Children & Youth, Daily Living, Physician Blog|

Did you know your child’s brain produces a million connections every second from infancy to three years old? How your baby’s brain develops depends on three key factors: their relationships, experiences, and the environment. Environmental factors from the air they breathe to the foods they eat can impact how their brain develops. Young children also [...]

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Does an Apple a Day Keep the Doctor Away? 

By |2022-03-16T10:47:47-05:00December 1st, 2021|Daily Living, Physician Blog|

December 1st is “Eat a Red Apple Day” so let’s take a look at the benefits of apples What makes apples so important that they get a holiday? There must be some pretty impressive health benefits to them—as they say, “an apple a day keeps the doctors away.” To celebrate “Eat a Red Apple Day,” [...]

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