Tag: Health
Cameron County gets healthcare grant to train technicians
Damar Hamlin, RGV athletes’ injuries prompt partnership between DHR Health, athletic trainers
EDINBURG — When Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin went down with cardiac arrest during a Monday Night Football game on Jan. 2, all eyes were on the Bills' athletic trainers.
Exoskeleton helps DHR Health earn Texas’ only ‘Center of Excellence’ nod
DHR Health celebrated Wednesday as it became the only healthcare facility in Texas, and fifth in the nation, to be named a “Center of Excellence” for its wearable and robotic exoskeleton.
Pediatric expert recruited to expand children’s health care in South Texas
UTRGV says med school accreditation paves way for more growth
The University of Texas-Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine completed last month the final stage of accreditation required by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education, a step the institution says paves the way for further growth of the institution.
STHS highlights residency grads amid nation’s staff shortages
Two of six graduates from South Texas Health System's residency program represent some semblance of hope for addressing a lack of medical professionals in the Rio Grande Valley as healthcare providers continue to grapple with a doctor and nursing shortage that's impacting the entire nation.
Veteran therapist pulls from WWII father’s life to help treat PTSD
Rosalinda Jimenez was inspired to pursue a career that deals with mental health because of her father, who no one knew “was depressed until he mentioned it,” she said. Recollections of how her father, Isabel Jimenez, a World War II veteran, would “suffer in silence” and only spoke of his experience late in his life helped her realize the toll that war took on his mental health, and that there are many like him who still struggle.
Heat wave puts emergency agencies on alert in Hidalgo County
Healthcare and emergency agencies in the Hidalgo County area continue warning residents that as temperatures rise to nearly unbearable conditions, so do the risks of heat-related illness and even death if the proper precautions aren’t taken.
Texas resident diagnosed with malaria after working outside in Cameron County
An unidentified Texas resident has been diagnosed with malaria after working outside in Cameron County, which is the first time a locally acquired case has happened in the state in nearly 30 years.
High-tech cath lab in Edinburg designed to prevent lower limb amputations
EDINBURG — A new $6 million investment at South Texas Health System Edinburg is aiming to prevent lower limb amputations among residents with cardiac or diabetic conditions, an all-too familiar occurrence in the Rio Grande Valley.