With the COVID-19 pandemic being one of the most important issues that faced the United States in 2020, print and broadcast journalists in deep South Texas played all-important roles in warning and informing Rio Grande Valley residents about that contagious virus, which has reportedly killed more than 3,400 people in the four-county region. That’s the view of Carlos Cárdenas, MD, Chair, Board of Managers, DHR Health, who offered his praise for the press on Saturday, January 19, 2020, during a media appreciation luncheon hosted by leaders with the hospital system at the Edinburg Conference Center at Renaissance. “We couldn’t do public health ...