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El Periodico USA Community News September 20, 2024

UT Health RGV cancer experts share blood cancer care advances

September is National Blood Cancer Awareness Month By Heriberto Perez–Zuñiga For Dr. Everardo Cobos, medical oncologist and hematologist at UT
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El Periodico USA Community News September 20, 2024

Congenital Syphilis on the Rise

Testing and treatment key to turning the tide The Texas Department of State Health Services is putting a statewide focus
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El Periodico USA Community News September 19, 2024

McAllen Chamber Announces 2024 Woman of the Year

McAllen Chamber of Commerce honors Roel “Roy” Rodriguez, P.E. and Natasha A. Del Barrio as Man & Woman of the
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El Periodico USA Community News September 19, 2024

Licensed professional counselor indicted in $2 million health care fraud scheme

U.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern District of Texas | Press Release A 46-year-old resident of Mission has been taken into custody
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El Periodico USA Community News September 19, 2024

McAllen Chamber Announces 2024 Man of the Year

McAllen Chamber of Commerce honors Roel “Roy” Rodriguez, P.E. and Natasha A. Del Barrio as Man & Woman of the
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El Periodico USA Community News September 19, 2024

Abbott Designates Tren De Aragua As Terrorist Organization

Office of the Texas Governor | Greg Abbott | Press Release Governor Greg Abbott announced that Texas is launching a
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El Periodico USA Community News September 19, 2024

Gunpoint extortion of migrants leads to 38-year prison sentence

U.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern District of Texas | Press Release A 26-year-old McAllen man has been sentenced on multiple counts
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El Periodico USA Community News September 19, 2024

UTRGV receives $30 million grant to establish Diabetes Center of Excellence

Valley Baptist Legacy Foundation partners with UTRGV to combat diabetes crisis in the Rio Grande Valley The Valley Baptist Legacy
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El Periodico USA Awards September 19, 2024

Driscoll Children’s Hospital announces first Daisy Awards

Driscoll Children’s Hospital Rio Grande Valley is happy to celebrate its first Daisy Awards. The national award recognizes nurses who
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El Periodico USA Community News September 18, 2024

Texas Secretary of State reminds Texans of upcoming voting deadlines

In honor of National Voter Registration Day on Sept. 17, Texas Secretary of State Jane Nelson reminds Texans there is
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