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Ten Honduran children with congenital heart defects will receive surgery at the Regional Hospital of the North through a pediatric cardiovascular brigade organized with support from international organizations and Salvadoran specialists.

Dr. Rodrigo Martínez, a respected physician in northern Honduras who spent 39 years in medicine before retiring in 2007, has died; he was known for his work at the Centro Médico Sampedrano and his service to generations of patients in San Pedro Sula.

Hospital Mario Rivas in San Pedro Sula is offering free mammograms to women over 40 from October 12 through November 13 to promote early breast-cancer detection.

The IHSS Regional Hospital in San Pedro Sula received specialized medical supplies and equipment from Gift of Life International for a pediatric open-heart surgery brigade scheduled for October 19–24, benefiting both insured and uninsured children.

A 10-year-old girl was admitted to Hospital Mario Catarino Rivas after suffering multiple bites to both legs from a pitbull while trespassing on private property; surgeons saved her legs but she will have severe scarring, and doctors are monitoring her for possible rabies.

A 4-year-old girl who died at a San Pedro Sula bus terminal had Burkitt lymphoma, an aggressive cancer; forensic medicine confirmed death resulted from organ failure caused by the disease.

A girl from La Mosquitia, Gracias a Dios, died in her mother's arms at a bus terminal in San Pedro Sula after 16 days in hospital for cancer; her mother said the child was discharged while still feverish and later vomited blood.

Health authorities in Cortés report 621 confirmed dengue cases in San Pedro Sula year-to-date, with 19 new infections in recent weeks, and are urging residents to eliminate standing water and allow fumigation teams to prevent further spread.

Mente Sana, La Prensa's mental-health initiative, held sessions with about 500 parents at two San Pedro Sula schools to discuss the effects of excessive screen and social-media use on children and adolescents, marking the program's first parent-focused outreach since its 2024 launch.

An 11-year-old girl in San Pedro Sula's Lomas del San Juan neighborhood suffered severe injuries, including the loss of her ear, when attacked by a pitbull on her way home from school; her mother is seeking medical support and removal of the animal from the area.

San Pedro Sula will hold a Color Run on September 27 benefiting Hospital Leonardo Martínez, with three distance options (3K, 5K, 10K) starting at 5:30 a.m.; registration costs 600 lempiras (about $24) and includes a kit with hydration drink, snacks, and gear.

Pharmacies at the Social Security's Regional Hospital of the North will close temporarily from September 21 to 25 for inventory work, affecting the outpatient, oncology, hospital, and emergency pharmacies.

A minibus driver died on September 22 while operating his route between Choloma, Puerto Cortés, and San Pedro Sula; preliminary reports suggest a heart attack, though the cause has not been officially confirmed.

Video of IHSS security guards removing a patient from the waiting room at San Pedro Sula's Regional Hospital of the North sparked social-media outrage; hospital officials say the man was disrupting other patients and refusing to leave after multiple warnings.

A viral video captured security guards at the San Pedro Sula IHSS pushing a patient out of the emergency-room waiting area and kicking him; hospital authorities said he had placed his feet on seating and refused guards' orders to stop.

Dr. Juan Carlos Argueta was removed from his position as director of San Pedro Sula's Mario Rivas Hospital on Wednesday, six months after taking the role for a second time; hospital staff reported internal conflicts over administrative decisions and staffing changes.

Agents from Honduras's criminal investigation agency and health regulator raided Medisan clinic in San Pedro Sula on September 7, a week after La Prensa's investigation exposed the facility's scheme of luring patients with free consultations and then pressuring them into costly treatments based on dubious diagnostic devices.

Endovascular neurologist Javier Lagos Servellón presented two difficult cerebral-aneurysm cases treated at San Pedro Sula's Mario Rivas hospital to international specialists at the ESMINT 2026 conference in Marseille, showcasing advances achieved despite limited resources.

La Prensa's undercover investigation reveals that Medisan, a clinic operating without a valid health license in a San Pedro Sula shopping center, uses fraudulent quantum-resonance devices to diagnose fictitious diseases and sell fake natural remedies, targeting vulnerable customers with credit cards.

Specialists at Mario Catarino Rivas Hospital in San Pedro Sula successfully performed Honduras's first procedure to treat a ruptured cerebral aneurysm using a Woven EndoBridge device, a minimally invasive technique.

A National Congress deputy has proposed allocating 2 million lempiras (about $80,000) to Hospital Leonardo Martínez in San Pedro Sula to upgrade surgical equipment and reduce waiting times for procedures.

A Honduran man hospitalized in Mexico with second- and third-degree burns from an apartment fire is seeking financial help from the public to cover specialized medical treatment and continued care.

Hospital Mario Catarino Rivas in San Pedro Sula has reduced its surgical waiting list by 30% and reports 80% medication supply levels, though 655 patients still await surgery, mostly in urology, vascular and general surgery, and orthopedics.

Health authorities and major hospitals in northwestern Honduras have established a coordinated protocol to manage a potential spread of measles, with the outbreak currently limited to six confirmed cases in San Pedro Sula and an active epidemiological barrier in Cofradía since early July.

San Pedro Sula has confirmed 243 dengue cases in 2026 with no deaths reported, though health officials say seven recent patients show warning signs and two cases have been classified as severe dengue.

Honduras's Health Ministry reported new measles cases linked to a single household in the Cofradía sector of San Pedro Sula.

President Nasry Asfura signed an agreement with AMEX Healthcare, backed by Austrian concessional funds, to upgrade oncology and diagnostic imaging services at San Pedro Sula's Hospital Mario Catarino Rivas in 2026–2027, including a linear accelerator to expand cancer treatment access.

Nurses, orderlies, and hospital staff shut down San Pedro Sula's Leonardo Martínez Hospital to demand 10–11 months of unpaid back wages owed under a court order for their reinstatement after winning a wrongful-dismissal case.

Honduras's Social Security Institute has begun a program to reduce its surgical waiting list, with 143 procedures already completed in San Pedro Sula, where more than 3,000 patients await surgery; the institute says it is cleaning up outdated records and contracting private medical firms to expand capacity.

Former Health Minister José Manuel Matheu warns that a Colombian-run clinic in San Pedro Sula offering "quantum resonance" diagnoses is a scam that puts patients at risk, saying it is impossible to evaluate the human body by holding a plastic tube.