Tag: Health
When should I start getting screened for prostate cancer?
By: Dr. Alexander Feigl
The challenge in prostate cancer is the identification of those cancers that are more aggressive. How to screen for prostate cancer...
Ovarian Cancer: What are the symptoms and risk factors?
By: Lyuba Levine, MD
DHR Health Women’s Institute
Ovarian cancer is when abnormal cells in the ovary begin to multiply out of control and form...
I have COVID-19, is it safe to breastfeed?
By: Norma Garcia, DO
DHR Health Women’s Hospital
Based on what we currently know, pregnant women may be at increased risk for severe illness from COVID-19...
Is open heart surgery my only treatment option for structural heart disease?
By: Norman Ramirez, M.D., F.A.C.C.
DHR Health Structural Heart, Valve and Endovascular Institute
Structural heart disease refers to diseases involving the actual structure of the heart,...
How do I know if I have Carpal Tunnel Syndrome? What signs and symptoms...
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 body....
DHR Health launches “DHR Digital Health” to the Rio Grande Valley
DHR Digital Health offers confidential videoconferencing appointments to the community.
Edinburg, Texas – DHR Health has developed DHR Digital Health, a dedicated telemedicine division to...
Coronavirus and GI Symptoms: What to Know
By: Rama Behara D.O., M.S.
DHR Health Gastroenterology
With the dramatic rise of SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) in the Rio Grande Valley, there is certainly a high level...
What is convalescent plasma therapy for COVID-19?
By: Sohail Rao, MD, MA, DPhil
President and CEO, DHR Health Institute for Research and Development
There has been a recent increase in SARS-CoV-2 (virus that...
What is Telemedicine?
By: Cruz Alberto Bernal, M.D.
When you are feeling under the weather or have questions about your health, telemedicine is an option.
Telemedicine enables you to...
Will I Know When It’s Time for Cataract Surgery?
By: Jorge A. Montes, MD
The quick answer is yes! First we need to know what a cataract is and how it impacts one’s life...