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DHR Health first hospital in South Texas to offer the latest, Cutting-edge heart valve replacement

Wed, 03/25/2020 - 12:00am

EDINBURG - DHR Health is expanding its expertise in cardiac care through the formation of the DHR Health Structural Heart, Valve and Endovascular Institute, the first in the Rio Grande Valley to offer comprehensive treatments, including Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR), Endovascular Aneurysm Repair (EVAR), Transcatheter Mitral Valve Repair (MitraClip Procedure) and the Left Atrial Appendage Closure (WATCHMAN). With heart disease affecting 48 percent of adults in America, Norman Ramirez, M.D., F.A.C.C., Chief Medical Officer and Physician Executive (Heart and Vascular Institute) at DHR Health, is pleased that individuals in the Rio Grande Valley who suffer from AFib, Mitral Regurgitation, Severe Aortic Stenosis, will now have a variety of options for treatment.

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Pure COVID-19 insanity The red tape is unbelievable

Wed, 03/25/2020 - 12:00am

You won’t believe this. Maybe you will. Today is indeed a mixed-up world run by a toxic brew of politicians and government bureaucrats at the federal level who act worse than the Keystone Cops.

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PSJA ISD cuts food program Board splits over doing it

Wed, 03/25/2020 - 12:00am

Out of approximately 17 public school districts in Hidalgo County, PSJA ISD is the only district to have shut down their food program. The question is why?

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Palm Valley Animal Society asks for help during Coronavirus response

Wed, 03/18/2020 - 12:00am

EDINBURG – Palm Valley Animal Society (PVAS) is asking people to avoid surrendering healthy pets, following guidance provided by the National Animal Care & Control Association (NACA). NACA is advising animal shelters to take extra measures to reduce shelter intake to mitigate the short and long-term effects of COVID-19.

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Border Patrol scores triple-play with drug seizures in Mid-Valley

Wed, 03/18/2020 - 12:00am

HIDALGO— U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) at the Hidalgo and Anzalduas International Bridges thwarted three attempts to smuggle a combined $385,300 worth of alleged cocaine and methamphetamine in one day.