Health + Texas Hispanic y Latino News & Info (Noticias)
November 20, 2009
Angel Reyes Interview About Child Safety In Cars On Good Morning Texas
November 13, 2009
Hispanics accounted for more than half of the 95 swine flu-related deaths in Texas in the first six months of the H1N1 pandemic, an analysis by the state health department found.
November 2, 2009
Texas needs Spanish-speaking social workers
October 7, 2009
First steps: Horse helps 8-year-old Rhiannon Hernandez to reach dream – (touching)
September 14, 2009
Festival aims to keep Hispanics healthy – 16th Annual Festival Hispano de la Salud features health screenings and live music. – Austin, TX
September 10, 2009
A study released Wednesday found high breast cancer mortality and low early detection rates among African American, Hispanic and rural women in five Central Texas counties.
LuLAC announced a nationwide effort in San Antonio Wednesday to push for health care-reform legislation this year that includes a government-run health insurance plan.
September 8, 2009
Supporters of President Obama’s efforts to overhaul the nation’s health-care system need to “shout down” opponents of his plan, U.S. Rep. Silvestre Reyes, D-Texas, said.
August 24, 2009
U.S. Rep. Silvestre Reyes wants health-care plan to be ‘revenue neutral’
August 21, 2009
U.S. Rep. Silvestre Reyes is not calling it a town hall meeting, but he will be the guest speaker at a public forum Saturday at which he will answer questions about health care.
August 16, 2009
U.S. Rep. Silvestre Reyes meets with public about health care
August 12, 2009
U.S. Rep. Silvestre Reyes opts not to have health-care town hall
June 29, 2009
National Association of Hispanic Nurses 34th Annual Conference Hispanic Nurses: Creating Pathways to Reduce Health Disparities – July 21-24, 2009 Crowne Plaza Riverwalk Hotel, San Antonio, Texas
June 24, 2009
About 40.9 percent of Hispanic children between 10 and 17 years old are obese in the United States, according to the BHC. But in Texas this number is even higher, at 46.8 percent.
April 27, 2009
Houston’s Hispanic community fear their families are more at risk for contacting swine flu than others. Many are putting their own travel plans to Mexico on hold.
December 28, 2008
A longtime Cuidad Juárez medical center, Centro Medico de Especialidades, is the latest to jump on the medical tourism bandwagon by reaching out to people on the U.S. side of the border.
December 23, 2008
Al menos 600 inmigrantes, en su mayoría indocumentados, han sido vacunados este año en el Consulado de México de El Paso que busca mejorar así la calidad de vida de sus compatriotas que temen ser atendidos en centros de salud.
December 15, 2008
Nearly 50 people wounded in Cuidad Juárez in 2008 received medical care at El Paso’s Thomason Hospital and racked up medical bills totaling about $1.4 million
December 12, 2008
Carmen Román-Shriver was recently awarded with the first-ever Distinguished Trinko Service Award by Latinos and Hispanics in Dietetics and Nutrition, an interest group of the American Dietetic Association.
November 12, 2008
Third of El Pasoans get medical care in Cuidad Juárez
November 4, 2008
The Diversity Health Care Program of Mexico will officially accredit a Methodist Healthcare facility as a Hispanic Healthcare Hospital during the San Antonio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce’s Third Annual Healthcare Summit.
November 3, 2008
Dr. Francisco Cigarroa has decided to pursue his true life’s passion — again. After serving as head of the University of Texas Health Science Center for eight years, he has announced his intent to return full time to his medical specialty of transplant surgery.
October 15, 2008
Texas man attempting to lessen Latino obesity – His name is Jorge Vela and he’s a personal trainer by profession and the creator of the first binational fitness boot camp dubbed The SPI Boot Camp Challenge.
September 27, 2008
Latinos have new place to go as mental health needs grow – Texas
September 22, 2008
On Sept. 11, Mothers Against Drunk Driving and the League of United Latin American Citizens paired up to do more outreach in the Latino community and educate people about the dangers of drinking and driving. – Dallas
September 16, 2008
RIP :: Israel Cuéllar considered pioneer in Hispanic mental health care – San Antonio
September 11, 2008
Many Hispanics still not insured Tech to host event on women’s health at Amarillo Civic Center
August 18, 2008
UnitedHealthcare Named Health Plan of Choice by the Texas Association of Mexican-American Chambers of Commerce
August 17, 2008
There are dozens of Hispanic herbal stores in Houston that promise a cure for everything from bad luck to cancer. However, some of what they sell can be dangerous and possibly deadly.
August 12, 2008
Texas Hispanic HIV/AIDS Cases Increasing; Cultural Language Barriers Affecting Outreach
July 30, 2008
10th Annual Hispanic Wellness Fair in Fort Worth offers free medical services for all Aug. 2
July 29, 2008
Convocan a Primer Congreso Nacional por la Vida Hispano en Dallas
June 11, 2008
Children in non-English-speaking households experience multiple health disparities, researcher concludes – Dr. Glenn Flores
June 9, 2008
Madrina-Padrino teaches traffic safety to Hispanics – El Paso
May 12, 2008
National Hispanic Professional Organization Austin Chapter Supports Wellness in the Community – Non-Profit Organization/Relief – Stellar Image, LLC | NewswireToday
April 28, 2008
Residents in Predominately Hispanic Southern Texas Region Suffer Higher Rates of Disease, Report Finds
March 31, 2008
Pfizer Helpful Answers and Dallas Concilio Collaborate to Help Thousands of Uninsured Latinos in Dallas/Fort Worth Area
Hepatitis Expert, Dr. Rita Lepe, to Report on Dangers Among Hispanics – University of Texas-Dallas
February 20, 2008
Marketplace: Discount stores have toy trouble (lead) – (interviews a Latina in Austin)
February 18, 2008
University of Houston researchers study Hispanic children’s activities, views on places to play
February 6, 2008
Congressman Ortiz secures federal funds to support Hispanic health research at UT School of Public Health Brownsville Regional Campus
December 4, 2007
Candy imported from Mexico recalled due to lead – Texas
December 3, 2007
University of Texas Medical Branch may stop offering cancer care to illegal immigrants – Galveston
November 6, 2007
National, State and Local Officials, Business and Community Leaders and Health Professionals to Attend the San Antonio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Healthcare Summit
October 14, 2007
Canutillo pediatrician’s skills sorely needed in El Paso – Julia Ruiz
September 27, 2007
Lower Rio Grande Valley chosen for Hispanic Aging Initiative
September 25, 2007
Mexican cheese sold in Georgia (+Illinois, Indiana, Michigan and Texas) recalled – Queso Cincho de Guerrero
September 20, 2007
Tarrant hospital board postpones decision on illegal immigrants – Dallas
September 15, 2007
Hispanics shift hospitals’ resources – Dallas
September 7, 2007
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio’s Institute for Health Promotion Research formed a new organization to fight childhood obesity among Latino children in America.
August 29, 2007
El Paso Hospitals Name Three Hispanic CEOs
August 27, 2007
Adult day-care services fill niche with Latinos in Rio Grande Valley
August 6, 2007
Mexico names Methodist only Hispanic Healthcare hospital system in U.S. – San Antonio
July 31, 2007
Did You Know? A study in showed that children (predominantly Hispanics) living within 2 miles of the heavily industrialized Houston Ship Channel have a 56 percent greater risk of contracting acute lymphocytic leukemia than children living farther away — a risk that epidemiologists found was associated with some of the toxic pollutants released by petrochemical plants in the area.
In minority neighborhood, kids risk of cancer soars – Houston
July 25, 2007
Did You Know? Hispanic teens are more than 3 ½ times as likely as Anglos to have a baby in Texas
June 17, 2007
Financial, cultural barriers prevent many Hispanic women from getting mammograms in Texas
June 14, 2007
Did You Know? Hispanics make up a third of the states population – much larger than the 13 percent for the U.S. as a whole. More than half of the uninsured in Texas are Hispanic, compared with 25 percent for the nation.
May 23, 2007
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio ranked first in U.S. in 2006 for Hispanic doctors
May 10, 2007
Did You Know? African American and Hispanic women combined represent 78 percent of women living with HIV in Texas
April 12, 2007
M.D. Anderson launches Hispanic-targeted program – Texas
April 9, 2007
Message to Hispanic San Antonio Residents: Think About Your Drink, It Could Affect Both Your Health and Your Weight
April 8, 2007
Houston clinic on mission to aid Latino health – Denver Harbor Clinic
March 29, 2007
Message to Hispanic Dallas Residents: Think About Your Drink, It Could Affect Both Your Health and Your Weight
March 21, 2007
National Hispanic Medical Association Draws U.S. Doctors to San Antonio
March 13, 2007
Number of Hispanic women with HIV grows – El Paso, Texas
February 22, 2007
Hispanic participants sought for liver study – El Paso
February 5, 2007
Program helps Hispanic teens through depression – San Antonio
December 12, 2006
Ethnicity said to make a difference when it comes to menopause, aging – Study needs Latinas 40 to 60 years old – Texas
December 11, 2006
Translators become lifelines at hospital – 40% of Driscoll patients can speak only Spanish – Corpus Christi, Texas
December 6, 2006
Border Diabetics Twice as Likely to have Amputation – Texas
