Tag: Health

This year's Operation Border Health Preparedness event will feature free medical services for the public including dental and vision care.

HARLINGEN — Everyone knows it, and now they know it again.

Anyone with gallstones can tell you that it's an excruciating pain which sometimes only surgery to remove the gallbladder will bring relief. But what if you're already suffering from another condition that prevents you from having surgery?

Efforts to bolster health care in the Starr County area just got a $700,000-plus boost thanks to a federal grant earmarked to develop the region’s first medicine rural residency training program.

Chicanos Por La Causa will be hosting a Health and Resource Fair for Veteran Families where attendees can receive a variety of free services.

One's trajectory in life can often be changed by one simple moment. A moment that is sometimes overlooked as it's happening but ends up being the decision that changes everything.

Beets are often referred to as a "superfood" because they are low in calories and contain essential nutrients needed for our wellbeing. The beet root also has several compounds that allow for our growth and development and these compounds help us fight diseases, including cancer.

As we celebrate Father’s Day this weekend, it’s a poignant time to reflect on the pivotal role we, as men, play not only as fathers but as guardians of our family’s health.

HARLINGEN — Time is money.

It's no secret that the Rio Grande Valley's air quality hasn't been the best recently. But did you know that even Los Angeles and New York City, where smog was once synonymous with their skylines, have better air quality than South Texas.