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El Periodico USA Staff Education October 3, 2024

STC, STHS and Prominence Health unite to help the elderly combat heart disease

Nearly 200 seniors and caregivers from across the Rio Grande Valley attended the first-ever Beat It! Heart Disease Symposium, presented
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El Periodico USA Staff Community News October 2, 2024

DHR Health Brownsville unveils new mammogram unit

DHR Health Brownsville held a pink themed ribbon cutting ceremony today to unveil its newest mammogram unit, aligning with “Breast
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El Periodico USA Staff Featured September 30, 2024

Weight-loss surgery may preserve kidney health more effectively than GLP-1 drugs

In a new study, people with obesity, diabetes, and chronic kidney disease were less likely to see their kidney disease
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El Periodico USA Staff Community News September 30, 2024

UTRGV Valley physician brings innovative depression therapy to Valley patients

September celebrates Women in Medicine and Science Month By Heriberto Perez–Zuñiga In Mexican culture, a “curandero” is a traditional healer known for
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El Periodico USA Staff Community News September 24, 2024

City Of Brownsville Continues Mosquito Control Efforts

The City of Brownsville’s Department of Health, Wellness, and Animal Services is doubling down on its efforts to reduce the
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El Periodico USA Staff Featured September 21, 2024

Common antibiotics may increase IBD risk by damaging key gut layer

Corrie Pelc As of 2019, about 4.9 million people globally were living with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). There is currently
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El Periodico USA Staff 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 Staff Featured September 17, 2024

Dementia risk rises with any amount of alcohol use, new study suggests

Robby Berman There is no level of alcohol consumption that does not increase the risk of dementia among drinkers, according
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El Periodico USA Staff Featured September 12, 2024

Chronic Pain with Physical Therapy

Chronic pain is defined as pain that persists for three to six months or longer. Unfortunately, this condition is all
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El Periodico USA Staff Featured September 12, 2024

Is There a Way to Prevent Sudden Cardiac Arrest?

As its name implies, sudden cardiac arrest is a condition that happens suddenly and often without warning. During this life-threatening
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