A new podcast hosted by the Victoria Public Library will give local teenagers the opportunity to discuss their mental health and well-being while learning about journalism and audio storytelling.

Citizens Medical Center will seek recognition from the state as a facility that can provide care for expectant mothers with a low to moderate risk of a complicated pregnancy and delivery.

Dodie Griffin’s clearest memory of the time before the Crossroads had a mental health center was how it complicated her late husband’s ability to treat his patients.

BLOOMINGTON – A long line of cars snaked its way through the parking lot of St. Patrick’s Catholic Church as volunteers loaded truck beds and back seats with groceries.

The nonprofit that collects blood in South Texas is asking residents to step up their donations, cautioning that blood donations locally have dipped so low that there’s less than a half-day supply of blood available for patients in area hospitals.

In the last few weeks before Richard DiSilvestro died, workers with Crown Hospice brought a hospital bed to his home so he could be more comfortable.

The Gulf Bend Center will mark its 50th anniversary with an open house Jan. 9 to celebrate the mental health center’s decades of work in the Crossroads.

The current goal to end the HIV epidemic was established by President Donald J. Trump in his State of the Union Address on Feb. 5.

I just experienced my 19th Christmas as a mother – five with one child, two with two, and 12 Christmases with three children. All three of my kids are girls, and at one point, our third floor was filled entirely with American Girl dolls and their accoutrements, most of which had arrived via …

In the northwest part of Victoria County, there is a stretch of land near the Guadalupe River that has belonged to the Coffey family for generations.

Citizens Medical Center’s board members decided to extend CEO Mike’s Olson contract for an additional year until 2022 at their meeting Wednesday.

The first weeks of the Texas flu season have shown young children to be one of the populations at greatest risk for contracting the virus, and experts are urging anyone over the age of 6 months to get the flu vaccine before the season enters full swing.

The holiday season is upon us, and with that come holiday gatherings with friends and loved ones. This time of year also brings the flu.

The senior citizens center at 4009 Halsey St., operated by Meals on Wheels Victoria, will close Jan. 1.

The Gulf Bend Center received a $200,000 gift to support its Wellness Community, the 32-unit apartment complex designed for individuals with a mental health diagnosis or an intellectual or development disability.

Less than 36 hours after Emmy Saenz’s vertebrae was shattered, physicians quietly told the 20-year-old’s family that they expected her to be paralyzed from the neck down.

In South Texas, there are three principal rodents that create problems: the house mouse, Norway rat and roof rat. They are referred to as commensal rodents, meaning they live in close contact with humans.

In Victoria County, about 90 primary care physicians are the first point of contact for patients’ health.

A new grant will provide intensive outpatient treatment for dozens of local veterans diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder and who have been affected by Hurricane Harvey.

Ten years ago, Memorial Medical Center in Port Lavaca provided about $2 million worth of free health care to people who were too poor to pay their medical bills.

Natural gas-powered generators that can keep Citizens Medical Center running during a power outage should be in place before the next hurricane season.

Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus, commonly known as MERS, was first reported to health authorities in 2012. Prior to this, MERS had not been known to the medical community, so very little was known about the origins, transmission and severity of the illness.

One of the best things about David Frankson’s new apartment is the drip coffee maker that sits by his sink.

A team of investigators is probing the opioid crisis in the Crossroads as part of a $200,000 grant from the federal government.