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Texas Has Poor Choices for Mental Health Services, but Help Is On the Way

The COVID-19 pandemic has compounded mental health needs, putting even more burden on already overstretched healthcare systems and exposing their systematic flaws. Anxiety and depression rates are still more than triple what they were before the pandemic, and studies indicate that these issues will only intensify as more people feel the consequences of prolonged isolation and the breakdown of social support. Texas is suffering from a major mental health workforce shortage. In fact, last year’s Access to Care Data report from Mental Health America listed Texas as the worst-ranked state for mental health. According to the report, The Lone Star…

Getting Started with Medical SEO Campaigns for Beginners

Medical SEO can help improve your website’s visibility on the internet through online promotions of your brand. SEO involves strategies that enable your site to rank high in search results, thus attracting more users to visit your virtual clinic.  Increasing your site visitors is crucial to improving the traffic potential patients for your hospital or clinic. As such, a medical SEO campaign is worth your investment.  Here are some tips to help you get started with your medical SEO campaigns. Start with Careful Keyword Research Promoting your medical clinic online begins with SEO keyword research.  Keyword research means looking for…

The Pillow That Puts a Stop to Neck Pain: Orbit Pillow

The pillow that stretches out and breathes new life into your neck, Orbit Pillow, is available now on Kickstarter. Neck pain is a serious issue for many people. For most of us, this is caused by the shortening and tightening of muscles, caused by long hours of sedentary work. A recent Kickstarter project – Orbit Pillow – aims to make it easier than ever to give your neck the stretch it needs while you sleep. Orbit Pillow is a spine support pillow nested in a bowl-like casing. The pillow rotates side to side while you sleep, making the name “Orbit…

Starting a Senior Home Care Agency Best Practices

Nearly 1 in every 6 Americans is aged over 65 years, this accounts for 16.5% of the entire population. With this rise of an older generation, the need for senior services has shot up exponentially. This poses a challenge as families get torn between balancing their careers, families, and caregiving. Adding to the fact that seniors prefer to stay at home, the demands for home caregiver services are unprecedented. With an increase in demand for home care expected, there has never been a better time to start a senior home care agency. As you do, here are some best practices…

Medical software development

What is the International Standard Used for the Medical Software Development Process? The future health software for medical devices has been a popular topic to discuss when in many relevant events. Some experts have noted the importance of the latest technology in the software industry that can help improve healthcare services, which in turn saved many lives across the globe. You can be one of the folks who have been in the bubble of medical software safety. Each healthcare must be able to allocate resources for their services. One of their milestones is to get the latest technology in the…