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UTRGV’s School of Podiatric Medicine holds first Match Day
HARLINGEN — The UTRGV School of Podiatric Medicine (SOPM), the only school of podiatric medicine in Texas, held its very first Match Day for 18 medical students in a room full of their family and friends. The post UTRGV’s School of Podiatric Medicine holds first Match Day appeared first on MyRGV.com .
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Advancing Healthcare in the Rio Grande Valley
DHR Health Chief Executive Officer Dr. Manish Singh appears on the front cover of the March 2026 issue of Mega Doctor News, highlighting a conversation about the future of healthcare in the Rio Grande Valley. In an in-depth interview, Dr. Singh discusses how one of the region’s largest health systems is expanding advanced medical services to enable residents to receive specialized care closer to home.
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Abbott visits McAllen to announce $375K healthcare workforce grant
McALLEN — Fifty-one healthcare scholars from the Dwyer Workforce Development nonprofit received the gubernatorial treatment Tuesday afternoon when they graduated before Gov. Greg Abbott. It was also announced that Dwyer obtained a $375,000 state grant aimed at providing workforce training in healthcare. The post Abbott visits McAllen to announce $375K healthcare workforce grant appeared first on MyRGV.com .
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Free Monthly Workshops Provide Fall‑Prevention Support for Seniors and Caregivers
Due to a combination of age related physical declines, chronic health conditions, medication side effects and environmental hazards, older adults face a significantly increased risk of falls. More than 14 million U.S. adults ages 65 and older fall annually, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), leading...
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STHS, Prominence Health launch series of fall prevention seminars in McAllen
South Texas Health System and Prominence Health are partnering up to launch a series of seminars to help reduce the risk of falls among senior citizens. According to a news release, the series is called "Spring Into Action for Fall Prevention." It will be a four-part series that will feature monthly seminars led by the STHS McAllen Trauma Department along with inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation teams.
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Record Participation Showcases STHS’ Ongoing Commitment to Nursing Excellence
At the center of every healing journey are nurses, whose dedication, compassion and care touch lives every day. Across all 12 South Texas Health System (STHS) facilities, nurses are at the core of providing the compassionate, high quality, patient centered care our community depends on. To support the continued professional...
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STHS McAllen Reaches 500 Robotic Surgeries in Under a Year
As robotic surgery continues to reshape modern healthcare, it provides surgeons with unparalleled precision, control and visibility across numerous specialties, including general surgery, gynecology, urology, cardiology and orthopedics. Underscoring its commitment to delivering highquality, compassionate care, South Texas Health System (STHS) McAllen launched its robotic surgery program in March 2025...
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MHM aims to 'substantially accelerate the equity journey' of eight RGV community coalitions
SAN ANTONIO, Texas - Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas has selected eight Rio Grande Valley community coalitions for the fifth cohort of its Prosperemos Juntos | Thriving Together (PJTT) Learning Collaborative. PJTT supports communities in shifting and sharing power to accelerate their journey toward health equity, MHM states. It...
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Edinburg library to host community health fair in March
Edinburg News, Edinburg TX News, health fair, library. Edinburg, TX – The Dustin M. Sekula Memorial Library will host the Edinburg Community Health Fair on Saturday, March 21, 2026. The event is scheduled to begin at 11:30 a.m. and will be open to the public. Program details. Organizers said...
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STHS Children’s Celebrates 20 Years of Care, Healing and Hope
For decades, families across the Rio Grande Valley lacked access to specialized pediatric care, often traveling more than 160 miles to Corpus Christi or beyond to meet their children’s medical needs. The opening of South Texas Health System (STHS) Children’s in Edinburg changed that reality, immediately bringing highquality, specialized...
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Dentists Provide Care Across RGV
A mobile unit rolled into towns across the Rio Grande Valley in 1996 and made children healthier along the way. A small group of local dentists applied for funding from the Community Development Block Grant program and gathered donations in launching Dentists Who Care, a nonprofit group. They also gathered a group of volunteer dentists committed to “Bridging Smiles. Transforming Lives,” a motto seen on dentistswhocare.org. The dentists took time from their busy practices to deliver dental care to underserved communities.
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Local doctor implicated in DOJ investigation
BROWNSVILLE, TX—Six South Texas doctors, including one from San Benito, and their practices have agreed to pay $4,855,844 to resolve allegations that they submitted false claims to Medicare, Medicaid, and TRICARE for services that were not rendered or were not medically necessary, announced U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei. According...
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South Texas Health System Children's to celebrate 20 years in the Valley
South Texas Health System Children's hospital is getting ready to celebrate 20 years of caring for the Rio Grande Valley. According to a news release, the facility will commemorate the milestone with a special community event scheduled for March 4 from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the main parking lot, located at 1102 West Trenton Road.
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STHS Children’s to Host 20th Anniversary Celebration, March 4th
Before South Texas Health System (STHS) Children’s opened, specialized pediatric care in the Rio Grande Valley was extremely limited, often forcing families to travel more than 160 miles to Corpus Christi and beyond for essential services. But that all changed on March 4, 2006, when the facility opened as...