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Heart of the Valley: Prime Health doctor answers diabetes questions

Posted 4:53 PM 4/29/2026 by Dina Herrera Garza

This April, CHANNEL 5 NEWS will educate viewers about diabetes prevention and treatment. KRGV will provide a 360-degree look into the diabetes epidemic in the RGV.

H-E-B and South Texas Health System are offering free diabetes screenings in the month of April.  (More)

4/27/2026

Investigation underway after confirmed measles case reported in Cameron County

Posted 9:05 PM 4/28/2026 by Stefany Rosales

The Cameron County Public Health Department confirmed a case of measles in the area, according to a Tuesday news release.

The case of measles was linked to a "non-Cameron County resident," the department said.

The individual traveled from a state with recent measles cases, and it is (More)

4/26/2026

Heart of the Valley: Weslaco woman shares her 20-year journey to manage diabetes

Posted 8:32 PM 4/27/2026 by Astrid Mendez

A Weslaco woman is managing diabetes 20 years after her diagnosis with what she describes as a mix of faith, friends, and technology

"I was diagnosed in 2005, and I am still not insulin dependent," Maria del Carmen Lashley said.

Lashley says she had to make changes after her (More)

4/22/2026

DHR Health and University of Houston break ground on McAllen medical research center

Posted 4:08 PM 4/23/2026 by Melissa Brandi

DHR Health and the University of Houston broke ground Thursday on a new medical research and education center in McAllen.

The four-story, 64,000-square-foot, will be located at 1212 E. Dove Avenue in McAllen. It will expand health education programs and improve access to care in the Rio (More)

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