Tag: Health

Consuelo Lopez's voice trembled when recalling the fear that overcame her upon hearing the words that nobody ever wants to hear: a breast cancer diagnosis.

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine announced Tuesday that it had been awarded nearly $2.3 million to establish the area's first Maternal Health Research Center.

Doctors and nurses who make up the neonatal intensive care unit at DHR Health's Women's in Edinburg embraced the children they nursed to health while in their care during a reunion event on Saturday.

EDINBURG — Nancy Colbath, a nurse in the neonatal intensive care unit at DHR Health, smiled softly as she looked out at the crowd of families dressed in Halloween costumes.

RAYMONDVILLE — October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

A university-operated clinic in Laguna Vista is closing in December after five years of operation, drawing the concern of residents who say the facility filled a gap in medical care in the Laguna Madre area.

It may be one of the most heartwarming scenes — the sight of the medical staff who nursed babies to health while in a neonatal intensive care unit embracing and being reunited with those children and their families.

EDINBURG — Meredith Gaspar's week didn't start off as planned.

EDINBURG — Ever wanted to feel like Superman? Well, according to a professor at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, there is a light therapy that improves the body's recovery process by harnessing the power of sunlight without harmful ultraviolet rays.

In observance of Breast Cancer Awareness Month hospital facilities across the Rio Grande Valley will be offering mammograms at discounted prices.