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Veterans and guests gathered for the annual Veterans Day ceremony at the county cemetery on November 11 at 11:00 am. Pastor Bob Alderman gave the invocation and benediction, followed by Letty Garcia, Veterans Service Officer, reciting the pledge of allegiance and Melody Quiroz from RGC High School Mariachi Cascabel singing the National Anthem. VFW Post #8526 provided firing detail and TAPS.
Global Alzheimer’s Platform Foundation (GAP) Announces First Private Alzheimer’s Clinical Research Site in Region with Highest Prevalence of Disease Alzheimer’s World Directs Eyes on the Rio Grande Valley as Acclaimed Family Physician Opens New Facility in Rio Grande City with Highest Alzheimer’s Rate in the Country
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The Global Alzheimer’s Platform Foundation® (GAP) and Dr. Antonio Falcon celebrated the opening of El Faro Health & Therapeutics in Rio Grande City, TX on Saturday, marking a historic day for South Texas and the medical research community across the nation. This groundbreaking initiative is the first private clinical research site in Starr County, which has the highest prevalence of Alzheimer’s disease in the country. El Faro will bring new Alzheimer’s treatments, resources, and research opportunities to the region with the specific goal of increasing Hispanic participation in clinical trials. The first study to be conducted at El Faro will be GAP’s groundbreaking BioHermes Study, which has made a landmark commitment to enroll at least 20% Black and Hispanic participants. Starr County – which is 97% Hispanic – has the highest prevalence of Alzheimer’s in the country at nearly 23%. Nationally, Hispanics are 1.5x (Right to Left) Rio Grande City Mayor Joel Villareal, Dr. James Falcon, Dalinda Guillen, John Dwyer, Rose more likely to have Alzheimer’s Benavidez, Dr. Antonio Falcon, Dr. Raymond Mussett, Dr. Porfirio S. Rodriguez, The Honorable Pete Flores. or other dementias but are also OPEN MON-SUN 7AM-7PM
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less likely to be diagnosed due to misdiagnosis, lack of accessibility, language barriers, and certain health factors. As a result, Hispanics are often diagnosed later in the disease progression, with fewer options for treatment and research. “El Faro Health & Therapeutics will improve access to Alzheimer’s research and care for people in the Rio Grande Valley and has the potential to alter the course of clinical trial design industry wide,” said Dr. Antonio Falcon, founder of El Faro Health & Therapeutics. “The Alzheimer’s public health crisis happening in Starr County and in Hispanic communities across the nation highlights why we need to direct our attention to providing clinical trials directly in underrepresented communities.” El Faro is the latest enterprise of local renowned family physician Dr. Antonio Falcon, who decided to establish a research and care site in his native Rio Grande City to increase clinical trial participation in the region El Faro joins the EL FARO page 14