Health & Wellness

Two of six graduates from South Texas Health System's residency program represent some semblance of hope for addressing a lack of medical professionals in the Rio Grande Valley as healthcare providers continue to grapple with a doctor and nursing shortage that's impacting the entire nation.

Rosalinda Jimenez was inspired to pursue a career that deals with mental health because of her father, who no one knew “was depressed until he mentioned it,” she said. Recollections of how her father, Isabel Jimenez, a World War II veteran, would “suffer in silence” and only spoke of his experience late in his life helped her realize the toll that war took on his mental health, and that there are many like him who still struggle.

McALLEN — It’s difficult to know when an emergency situation may force you into action, but whether it’s compression- or hands-only CPR methods, knowing what to do at that moment can mean the difference between life and death.

Ever been concerned for someone's welfare due to mental health concerns but just don't know what you can do to help, or even how to identify cause for concern? Experts at South Texas Health System have provided Rio Grande Valley residents with resources to aid during times of struggle.

It's no secret that there is often more work than hands at healthcare facilities across the nation, which the COVID-19 pandemic helped to further exploit in 2020, but nowhere was this more apparent at the time than in the nursing field.

Alta Vista Rehabilitation and Healthcare in Brownsville on Tuesday celebrated winning the Ensign Flag for excellence in healthcare among Ensign Group facilities for the second year in a row.

With the help of a federal ruling that protects abortion funds, Frontera Fund has announced that it will once again start its operations to assist Texans who wish to get an out-of-state abortion.

Unidos Contra la Diabetes hosts its inaugural Diabetes Alert Day at Proyecto Juan Diego in Brownsville Tuesday morning. (Miguel Roberts/The Brownsville Herald)

Rachel Rodriguez was diabetic and dependent on insulin, and Nicanor Barrera had trouble breathing and often hurt all over his body. Both of their stories derived from struggles with their health and weight, but that was then, and this — their new lease on life thanks to undergoing bariatric surgery — is now.

The latest installment of the South Texas Health System’s “Let’s Talk Mental Health” series will raise awareness about self-harm and other dangerous coping mechanisms and offer healthy ways to address those behaviors