LAREDO MEDICAL GUIDE
Courtesy Alex Meyer, (Laredo, Texas)-The Doctor’s Hospital Mobile Clinic is offering free athletic physicals for UISD students at high school campuses in the District. Students under the age of 18 must have consent form signed by parents in order to receive these services. Consent forms will be available at all mobile clinic locations.
Courtesy Ariana Mora, (Laredo, Texas)-The Trustees of the Lamar Bruni Vergara, Mr. J.C. Martin III, and Mr. James Pearl recently visited and toured the Ruthe B. Cowl Rehabilitation Center. The trustees were able to verify and see first-hand their grant allocations to the Center at work. At the end of the tour the trustees were
Courtesy Larry Sanchez, (Laredo, Texas)Webb County Judge Tano Tijerina and the Commissioners Court would like to announce a new service that is now available under the Public Health Services division at the Indigent Health Care department. The court approved for the department to implement an Immunization Program that would offer vaccines to all county residents
City of Laredo Health Department, Laredo, TX – The City of Laredo Health Department wants to remind the community to take precautions against bacterial disease “stomach” infections that may cause loose stool, cramping, urgency to have a bowel movement and vomiting. As we approach the summer, we urge families to take precautions especially since we
Courtesy City of Laredo Health Department, Laredo, Texas— Healthy Living/Viviendo Mejor (HLVM) is a disease self management and family support program of the City of Laredo Health Department (CLHD) that has made a difference in diabetes disease self management by focusing on diabetes prevention” We have conducted nineteen cycles and more than 700 persons have
Courtesy Xochitl Mora, Laredo, TX – The City of Laredo Health Department wants to encourage the public to take precautions and exercise measures for mosquito control to prevent Dengue and West Nile Virus (WNV) infections. “We have mosquitoes here in Laredo that have the potential to carry disease, and the change in climate (cooler temperatures)
Courtesy Ariana Mora, (Laredo, Texas) The Ruthe B. Cowl Rehabilitation Center celebrates National Occupational Therapy Month with a luncheon with special guests, Gary Prescott, Dr. Earl A. Stanley, Dr. Davin Cordell and Dr. John R. Faust. The Center, together with the UT Health Science Center in San Antonio, provide monthly orthopedic clinics which benefit children
Courtesy Xochitl Mora, Laredo, TX – Recently there have been four (4) bats test positive for rabies, therefore, the City of Laredo Health Department (CLHD) wants to remind the public to make sure their pets up to date with all their vaccinations, in particular the rabies vaccine. We advise not to play with wildlife. Never
Courtesy City of Laredo Health Department, Laredo, TX—The City of Laredo Health Department continues to monitor the Blue Bell Creameries ice cream product recall. This recall is due to products potentially contaminated with Listeria during the pasteurization process at the manufacturing plant. As a result, five persons became ill in Kansas and there have been
Courtesy Veronica Cantu, (Laredo, Tx)-UNITED IN RED: Staff members from United ISD’s Curriculum and Instruction and Fine Arts Departments recently wore the red to raise awareness of heart disease. According to the American Heart Association, heart disease is a health threat for men and women. For women, it’s the #1 risk that kills 1 in
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