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South Texas Families Are Driving to Mexico for Medicine and Medical Procedures. Here's Why It's Accelerating
Nearly one in three residents of McAllen, Texas, has no health coverage at all, and Laredo trails only slightly behind — the two highest uninsured rates of any metro area in the country, according to a ValuePenguin analysis of Census Bureau data. This year, that gap has collided with a fresh round of U.S. drug-price increases, and pharmacies just across the river are picking up the overflow.
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COVID-19 cases rising in Laredo
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - COVID-19 cases are rising in Laredo, according to public health officials. City officials said the increase is typical for late summer and early fall, when COVID-19 tends to circulate more. Wastewater surveillance tracks trends. While COVID-19 is no longer a reportable infectious disease under Texas Department...
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Laredo Health Department offers COVID-19, flu vaccines
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - New COVID-19 and flu vaccines have arrived in Laredo ahead of respiratory illness season. The City of Laredo Health Department said a new shipment of doses arrived and is available to the public. The vaccine’s cost depends on a person’s health coverage. Health officials...
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Laredo Rehabilitation Hospital marks National Rehabilitation Awareness Week
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Laredo Rehabilitation Hospital is observing National Rehabilitation Awareness Week. Jessica Garcia and Katherine Cardenas spoke about the services the hospital provides during the observance. Laredo Rehabilitation Hospital offers case management, nursing care, respiratory therapy, dietary services, pharmacy, physical therapy, occupational therapy and speech therapy. The services...
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Rep. Cuellar announces $300K in federal funding for Webb County HIV care
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - More than 500 people are living with HIV in Webb County. Federal funding announced Friday, Sept. 4, will go toward growing local resources available to them. More than $300,000 in federal funding will go toward the City of Laredo’s Ryan White Part C Program. The...
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Laredo clinic trains all staff to spot patients in crisis
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - A front-desk clerk could be the first person to spot a patient in crisis. Gateway Community Health Center is training every employee to recognize the warning signs. That includes front-desk clerks and administrative workers, not just doctors and nurses. Officials say those employees are often the...
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Laredo nursing students react to pediatric services ballot question
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Laredo Mayor Victor Trevino signed a resolution placing a nonbinding question on the November ballot asking voters whether the city should expand pediatric hospital services. Four Texas A&M International University nursing students, Marcus Narabal, Yuri Rodriguez, Roxana Alvarez and Kisha Revelo, said the question affects them...
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Laredo voters to weigh in on child health care
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Laredo City Council has called for a non-binding referendum asking voters whether the city should support expanding pediatric health services. The question will appear on the November ballot. Mayor Victor Trevino called for the referendum during the Aug. 17 City Council meeting. Trevino has said Laredo...
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Candlelight vigil to address suicide prevention
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Border Region Community Health Center invites community to gathering at Jovita Idar Park. The Border Region Community Health Center is inviting the community to a candlelight vigil to reduce stigma and strengthen suicide prevention. The gathering will be held at Jovita Idar Park on Thomas Avenue...