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Stroke Program Medical Director at RGRH

Dr. Hamzah M. Saei, Vascular Neurologist Stroke is the leading cause of disability in the United States and the 5th leading cause of death.  Strokes...

HOW DOES DIABETES AFFECT MY HEART?

By Carlos Morales, MD, FACC, FSCAI Director of Structural Cardiology at DHR Health Heart Institute Heart disease is common in people with diabetes.  Diabetes affects...

If I am in pain, how can electrodiagnostic procedures help me identify nerve or...

By Dr. Mariam Washington DHR Health Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Electrodiagnostics, often misnamed as EMG only, can help identify the source of a patient’s pain and are...

National Donate Life Month: Organ Donation

By Mourad M. Alsabbagh at DHR Health Transplant Institute At DHR Health Transplant Institute, the only adult kidney transplant center in the Rio Grande Valley,...

At Rio Grande Regional Hospital (RGRH), we are committed to providing you and your...

To support the medical needs of the women in the Rio Grande Valley, in 1997, RGRH opened its first Women's Clinic. Today, RGRH...

Dr. Guillermo Salinas Achieves Milestone in Texas

Dr. Guillermo Salinas, cardiologist and medical director of interventional cardiology at Rio Grande Regional Hospital (RGRH), completed 100 robotic-assisted vascular procedures.  This accomplishment positions...

What is Esophageal Cancer? What symptoms can I look out for?

By Dr. Jose Cruz, DHR Health Oncology Institute Esophageal cancer is a rare, but deadly. cancer. It makes up about 1 percent of all cancers,...

I am afraid of getting a colonoscopy, do I really need one?

By: Murthy Badiga, DHR Health Gastroenterology Institute Having performed well over 50,000 colonoscopies in my career, I have heard pretty much every excuse and...

What steps can I take to improve my overall Kidney health?

By. Mourad M. Alsabbagh at DHR Health Transplant Institute Kidneys are vital to our overall health, we recommend 6 simple lifestyle steps to keep them...

What is Multiple Sclerosis? By: Dr. R. Alejandro Cruz, MS Specialist at DHR...

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is the second most common cause of non-traumatic neurological disability in young adults. It is an autoimmune inflammatory disease of the...