National Eating Disorders Awareness Week
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No matter your age or stage in life, wellness and physical exams are essentials to your ongoing health and to identify and treat any health issues you might have. Seeking preventive care through your medical care provider on a regular basis is one of the best ways to identify and treat health issues before they
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Maverick County Hospital District joins Endocrinologist Dr. Zandra Perez-Cadena in bringing attention to thyroid disease, a medical condition that affects up to 20 million Americans. Up to 60 percent of them are unaware they suffer from this condition. Women are five to eight times more likely than men to have thyroid problems, and one woman
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National Folic Acid Awareness Week is observed each year during the first week of January. This year it will be observed from January 5th -10th. During this time MCHD, like so many other organizations across the country seek to spread awareness about the importance of folic acid. MCHD Registered Dietitian and Nutritionist Manrique Fuentes —
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The month of January is designated as Cervical Cancer Health Awareness Month across the Nation. Maverick County Hospital District and its Breast and Cervical Cancer Services Program join thousands of other health organizations in urging women to take the proper steps to get cervical cancer screenings and diagnostic screenings. BCCS Program Director Luiza Garza and
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9 months after the first COVID-19 case was reported in Maverick County, health officials inoculated the very first person with the vaccine. Recently, the Federal Government approved the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines for emergency use, and distribution began immediately. Maverick County Public and Health officials were notified that there were going to receive 500
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Ryan White Program Collaborates with the United States Border Patrol’s Eagle Pass Stations Each year, the United States Border Patrol Stations select programs with children in need so that agents can assist those children with Christmas gifts through the Angel Tree Program. This year, the agent’s generosity benefited the children of the Ryan White Program
Dr Judith Birungi, MD is a general surgeon at Maverick County Hospital District where she performs a variety of surgeries, including tummy tucks — a medical necessity to remove excess fat and skin and, in most cases, restore weakened or separated muscles. A tummy tuck is considered medically necessary when all the following criteria are
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December is observed as National Handwashing Awareness Week. According to the CDC, keeping hands clean is one of the most important steps we can take to avoid getting sick and spreading germs to others especially as we continue going through the Covid-19 Pandemic. Many diseases and conditions are spread by not washing hands with soap
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