Tag: Health
ASK THE PEDIATRICIAN: How hot is too hot for children to play outside?
By Dr. Dele Davies | American Academy of Pediatrics
Q: My kids like being outside, even when it’s really hot. Is it safe for them?
A:...
$2.5M awarded for UTRGV cancer research facility
The Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas announced Wednesday that it has awarded a $2.5 million grant to The University of Texas Rio...
$2M grant to help UTRGV study genetics, diabetes
The federal government is granting $2 million to a local research project to identify rare gene mutations that may contribute to diabetes among families...
Walmart offering flu shots at all pharmacies
Walmart announced it is offering low-cost flu vaccinations in all Walmart pharmacies through walk-up and flu shot clinics.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...
DHR Health celebrates grand opening of neuro-therapy institute
McALLEN — DHR Health celebrated the grand opening of their Neuro-Therapy Institute, a new outpatient rehabilitation facility that is part of the hospital system's...
Study: Rising burden of type 2 diabetes in Valley residents with HIV; Valley AIDS...
Researchers in the Rio Grande Valley have published a study detailing an increased burden of type 2 diabetes in persons with HIV in the...
Rio Grande Regional Hospital provides stroke information you need to know!
Contributed by Rio Grande Regional Hospital
Every 40 seconds, someone suffers from a stroke. Stroke is the most common cause of disability in the...
Colorectal Cancer or Something Else? How to Tell
By: Dr. S. Murthy Badiga, DHR Health Gastroenterology
Colorectal cancer can mimic a lot of other common, but, less serious GI (gastrointestinal) disorders such as...
Doctor’s book draws on experience
Undergoing chemotherapy is no walk in the park, as Beverly Zavaleta M.D. knows from personal experience, though she hopes her book “Braving Chemo: What...