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Publisher’s Word: Internal Medicine and Cardiology Physician Brought Medical Innovation to Valley Patients

MDN - Oct 17, 2017

DON’T MISS: The 4th Annual Brush Country Medicine And Survival Conference Set For October 28, 2017

MDN - Oct 17, 2017

STC and healthcare leadership to hold workshop announcing results of six month collaborative project Oct. 24

MDN - Oct 16, 2017

Dr. Norman M. Ramirez, an Outstanding Physician and Pioneer in Medicine

MDN - Oct 16, 2017

4th Annual Veterans Health, Education and Benefits Fair to be Held at the Edinburg Conference Center at Renaissance

MDN - Oct 13, 2017

Dr. Amy Weimer, associate professor in the UTRGV Department of Psychological Science, is one of four UTRGV faculty members who received a 2017 The University of Texas System Regent’s Outstanding Teaching Award. Weimer, who is also associate dean for Student Academic Development in the Office of Student Academic Success and associate director for the Center for Bilingual Studies: Engaging Families, Learners and Communities, received the $25,000 award, one of the highest in the nation recognizing teaching excellence. (UTRGV Photo by Paul Chouy)

Amy Weimer Puts Knowledge into Practice to Foster Student Success

MDN - Oct 12, 2017

McAllen makes $1 million contribution to UTRGV School of Medicine

MDN - Oct 11, 2017

Fulfilling a Dream

MDN - Oct 11, 2017

Former Patient Uses His “Wish” to Donate Toys to Playroom at the Children’s Center at Renaissance

MDN - Oct 10, 2017

If Urine Could Talk

MDN - Oct 9, 2017

Fulfilling a Dream

Jeffrey C. Hall, Michael Rosbash and Michael W. Young (left to right) won the 2017 Nobel Prize for physiology and medicine. Illustrations by the Nobel Assembly at the Karolinska Institutet

NOBEL PRIZE IN MEDICINE: Jeffrey C. Hall, Michael Rosbash, and Michael...

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Dr. Francisco J. Torres, Psychiatrist, Says That Evaluation and Education About...

Dr. Luis S. Navarro, Optometrist An Advocate for His Patients and...

Wound Care Doctor Reinforces Awareness of Diabetes Prevention

“Depression, Anger, Anxiety – Those Are All Normal Human Emotions” –...

“Family Practice Doctors Are the Gatekeepers of Medicine,” -Dr. María Coimbra

Brilliant Periodontal Surgeon Loves Our Valley’s Culture

“It Is Safe to Donate Organs So Others Can Live” –...

“Providing comprehensive medical and psychiatric focus to our patients” Alejandro Kudisch...

Dr. Luis Venegas: Taking Care of Wounds, Preventing Tragic Consequences of...

Dr. Osama Nahas, Internist, Offers Non-Surgical Treatment for Back Pain

Valley’s 1st Cardiac Electrophysiologist, Dr. Frank Mazzola, Performing Advanced Heart Treatment...

Dr. Michael T. Mohun, Jr. An Emergency Room Physician Saving Lives Everyday

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If Urine Could Talk

MDN - Oct 9, 2017

This is what it would say about its color Mega Doctor News Pale Yellow Urine: Healthy urine is 96% water, with just a few other waste products....

Adults and children were treated to a variety of activities, including magic shows, live science experiments, and tours of Valley Baptist Medical Center-Harlingen’s new Pediatric Emergency Room during a ribbon cutting event for the unit on Friday, August 4. The Valley Baptist-Harlingen Pediatric Emergency Room opened to receive patients on Monday, August 7.

Valley Baptist-Harlingen Pediatric Emergency Room Now Open to Public

Oct 6, 2017

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Sep 27, 2017

Valley Baptist Medical Center-Harlingen now offers geriatric behavioral health services to older adults in the Rio Grande Valley. The inpatient services are offered through a new 12-bed Geriatric Behavioral Health Unit located on the third floor of the west tower at Valley Baptist-Harlingen that is equipped and staffed to match the needs of older adults.

Geriatric Behavioral Health Services Now Available at Valley Baptist-Harlingen

Sep 26, 2017

TMA-Supported Bill Clarifies Murkiness Surrounding Telemedicine

Sep 25, 2017

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Dr. Norman M. Ramirez, an Outstanding Physician and Pioneer in Medicine

MDN - Oct 16, 2017

Scientists Successfully Eliminated a Genetic Disease from Human Embryos

MDN - Sep 11, 2017

Interventional Cardiologist Educates Patients to Live Better Lives

MDN - Jul 28, 2017

Dr. Michael Wingard Optometrist Serving the Nation’s Bravest

MDN - Jun 30, 2017

Dr. Carlos Cardenas Named President of Largest Medical Association

MDN - May 30, 2017

Kidney Transplantation, a Milestone for DHR and Valley Community

MDN - May 2, 2017

Minimally Invasive OB/GYN Surgeon A Distinguished Professional of the Valley

MDN - Apr 11, 2017

Dr. Nicole Grigg-Gutierrez: Providing Life-Saving Colonoscopies & Advanced Gastroenterology Procedures for Mid-Valley Residents

MDN - Feb 28, 2017

Experienced Orthopedic Surgeon Opens Office in Weslaco

MDN - Jan 31, 2017

Dr. Francisco J. Torres, Psychiatrist, Says That Evaluation and Education About Mental Illness Is the Best Prevention

MDN - Jan 6, 2017

Dr. Luis S. Navarro, Optometrist An Advocate for His Patients and His Profession

MDN - Dec 1, 2016

Wound Care Doctor Reinforces Awareness of Diabetes Prevention

MDN - Oct 26, 2016

Publisher's Word

Publisher’s Word: Internal Medicine and Cardiology Physician Brought Medical Innovation to...

MDN - Oct 17, 2017

By Roberto Hugo Gonzalez As originally published by Mega Doctor News in its newsprint edition September 2017 I have said it before, when I think that I...

Medical Breakthroughs

Jeffrey C. Hall, Michael Rosbash and Michael W. Young (left to right) won the 2017 Nobel Prize for physiology and medicine. Illustrations by the Nobel Assembly at the Karolinska Institutet

NOBEL PRIZE IN MEDICINE: Jeffrey C. Hall, Michael Rosbash, and Michael...

Dr. Laura Seligman (at left), UTRGV associate professor of Psychological Science, and Dr. Liza Talavera-Garza, Psychological Science lecturer, are working on a study aimed at developing treatments that alleviate dental anxiety in children, making it possible for children and adolescents to get regular dental care and feel comfortable when visiting the dentist. Seligman and her research team were awarded a grant for $217,950 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research to address the issue. (UTRGV Photo by Paul Chouy)

Dr. Seligman Awarded Grant to Find Ways to Ease Dental Anxiety...

Irregular heartbeat — or arrhythmia — can have sudden and often fatal consequences. A biomedical engineering team at Washington University in St. Louis examining molecular behavior in cardiac tissue recently made a surprising discovery that could someday impact treatment of the life-threatening condition.

How sodium ions act in cardiac muscle

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DON’T MISS: The 4th Annual Brush Country Medicine And Survival Conference...

Oct 17, 2017

STC and healthcare leadership to hold workshop announcing results of six...

Oct 16, 2017

4th Annual Veterans Health, Education and Benefits Fair to be Held...

Oct 13, 2017

Dr. Amy Weimer, associate professor in the UTRGV Department of Psychological Science, is one of four UTRGV faculty members who received a 2017 The University of Texas System Regent’s Outstanding Teaching Award. Weimer, who is also associate dean for Student Academic Development in the Office of Student Academic Success and associate director for the Center for Bilingual Studies: Engaging Families, Learners and Communities, received the $25,000 award, one of the highest in the nation recognizing teaching excellence. (UTRGV Photo by Paul Chouy)

Amy Weimer Puts Knowledge into Practice to Foster Student Success

Oct 12, 2017

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Dr. Lydia Aguilera, Director of the UTRGV/UT Austin College of Pharmacy and clinical associate professor in the UTRGV Cooperative Pharmacy Program, has added another level of expertise to an impressive list of accomplishments by achieving board certification in ambulatory care pharmacy from the National Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS). (UTRGV Photo by Paul Chouy)

Dr. Lydia Aguilera Gains Highest Standard of Certification for Pharmacists

Oct 2, 2017

Researcher Chandan Sen with the nanotechnology-based chip designed to deliver biological "cargo" for cell conversion. Image: The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center.

Ohio State researchers develop regenerative medicine breakthrough

Sep 15, 2017

Dr. Guy Bailey, President of the University of Texas RGV, shakes hands with Dr. Ambrosio Hernandez, mayor of the City of Pharr. Mayor Hernandez had just delivered $500,000 commitment to help the medical school. Photo by Roberto Hugo Gonzalez

City of Pharr Delivers Half a Million Dollars as Committed to...

Jun 29, 2017

Doctor Juan Villarreal of Harlingen Family Dentistry. Photo archive by Roberto Hugo Gonzalez

Harlingen Dentist Releases Book about Government Corruption in Texas Medicaid

Jun 13, 2017

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