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Below the Waterlines: Houston After Hurricane Harvey
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Research shows that after Hurricane Katrina, more than half of the local residents in New Orleans suffered from mental health issues, and about one-third experienced post-traumatic stress disorder.

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Mental health issues among Texas children exacerbated by pandemic

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Posted on August 9, 2022 · Texas lags behind most other states in data points used to determine the overall health and well-being of children, according to the Annie E. Casey Foundation.

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Gun buyback program, and a new Texas movie studio (July 18, 2022)

Michael Hagerty

Posted on July 18, 2022 · On Monday's show: We get details about a gun buyback program from Harris County and the City of Houston. And we learn about plans to build a movie studio in Central Texas.

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 3209: Net of Life

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Posted on June 29, 2022 · Episode: 3209 Net of Life: Can Technology Protect Us from Ourselves? Today, a net of life.

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What overturning Roe v. Wade signals about politics and the judiciary (June 27, 2022)

Michael Hagerty

Posted on June 27, 2022 · On Monday's show: We discuss what last week’s Supreme Court opinion overturning Roe v. Wade signals about politics and the judiciary beyond abortion. Then, we learn about the challenges young people face when dealing with mental illness. And we get an update on Houston sports.

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Panel: Doctors Should Focus on Preventing Depression in Pregnant Women, New Moms

Rhitu Chatterjee NPR

Posted on September 3, 2018 · Physicians are urged to identify which pregnant women and new mothers are at high risk of depression and refer them to talk therapy before they show worsening symptoms.

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Americans Are A Lonely Lot, And Young People Bear The Heaviest Burden

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Posted on May 1, 2018 · A nationwide survey by health insurer Cigna finds that loneliness is widespread in America. Millennials and people in Generation Z tend to feel lonelier than retirees.

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Scientists Are Amazed By Stone Age Tools They Dug Up In Kenya

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Posted on March 16, 2018 · The discovery suggests an earlier start to the Middle Stone Age in Africa than previously documented. It also offers clues to early social networks and symbolic art by human ancestors.

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This Filipino Dish Is So Good It Might Make You Sing

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Posted on June 30, 2017 · Like many girls around the world, Wilma Consul had kitchen duty growing up in the Philippines — and resented it. But today making a childhood dish brings back fond family memories.

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