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By Sergio Rodriguez, MD DHR Health Hand and Wrist Institute Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is the most common compressive neuropathy (pinched nerve) in the human...

EDINBURG — As Driscoll Children's Hospital Rio Grande Valley prepares to open its doors in May, hospital officials have been giving tours of the facility including Saturday, when Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick was in town to see what's being hailed as a new state-of-the-art pediatric institution that the region has sorely needed.

According to data from Donate Life America and the U.S. Health Resources & Services Administration, as many as 17 people die every day waiting for an organ transplant while there are still 103,223 people who are currently on the national transplant waiting list, and a person is added every eight minutes.

By Sarah C. Rodriguez, MD DHR Health Ear, Nose, and Throat Specialist April is Head and Neck Cancer Awareness Month. Head and neck cancer most commonly...

EDINBURG — Two-and-a-half years after breaking ground and after what seems like an eternity for residents who have waited for a children's hospital that they don't have to drive out of the Rio Grande Valley for certain care, Driscoll is now preparing to open its doors here with much in store leading up to its May opening.

EDINBURG — Oliver Cantu was riding his ATV one day when something happened.

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

Dr. Gaudencio Olgin Minimally Invasive and Robotic Urology Chair and Director, Robotics Program at DHR Health The field of robotics has revolutionized the field of...

By: Dr. R. Alejandro Cruz MS Specialist at DHR Health Neuroscience Institute  Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is the second most common cause of non-traumatic neurological disability in...

By. Dr. Julian Velez DHR Health Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Traumatic brain injury (TBI) occurs when there is a blow or jolt to the head due...