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Below the Waterlines: Houston After Hurricane Harvey
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Below the Waterlines: Houston After Hurricane Harvey
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Posted on August 16, 2022 · The devices will be sold online or over-the-counter at pharmacies and other retail stores.

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New COVID guidelines, and addressing the crisis in the teaching profession (Aug. 15, 2022)

Michael Hagerty

Posted on August 15, 2022 · On Monday's show: We take a closer look at the CDC's new COVID guidelines, we discuss ways to address the crisis in the teaching profession, a local veterinarian answers your questions, and we consider the impact of putting kids under the spotlight of events like the Little League World Series.

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A new MAGA: Mothers Against Greg Abbott mobilizes against the incumbent governor seeking a third term

Patrick Svitek, Texas Tribune

Posted on August 11, 2022 · Mothers Against Greg Abbott has grown into a potent political force in the governor’s race, with a membership of over 50,000 on Facebook. The group recently caught more attention after releasing ads that have gone viral on social media.

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New COVID vaccine option being administered through Harris County

Celeste Schurman

Posted on August 8, 2022 · The Novavax vaccine is now the fourth vaccine available in the on-going fight against Covid-19.

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Moderna asks FDA to authorize first COVID-19 vaccine for very young children

Rob Stein, NPR

Posted on April 28, 2022 · The company says a low-dose version of its vaccine triggers an immune response in children ages 6 months to less than 6 years equivalent to what has protected older children and adults.

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FDA authorizes 2nd COVID boosters for some older and immunocompromised people

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Posted on March 29, 2022 · People who are 50 and older and certain immunocompromised individuals may get a second Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna COVID-19 vaccine booster four months after they received the first.

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COVID-19 vaccine for young kids could be ready this month

Peter Granitz, NPR / Rob Stein, NPR

Posted on February 1, 2022 · Pfizer and BioNTech are expected to file for emergency use authorization with the Food and Drug Administration as early as Tuesday.

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Is The Worst Over? Modelers Predict A Steady Decline In COVID Cases Through March

Rob Stein, NPR / Carmel Wroth, NPR

Posted on September 22, 2021 · Though infections are still sky-high, the U.S. may be turning a corner, according to a consortium of researchers who forecast the pandemic. And we may well be spared a winter surge.

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The Delta Variant Will Drive A Steep Rise In U.S. COVID Deaths, A New Model Shows

Rob Stein, NPR / SELENA SIMMONS-DUFFIN, NPR

Posted on July 23, 2021 · New estimates show the U.S. is on track to see a big rise in cases and more than triple the number of deaths by October.

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Health Officials Warn Americans To Start Planning For Spread Of Coronavirus In U.S.

Rob Stein, NPR

Posted on February 25, 2020 · The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is urging Americans to start to prepare for the possibility of more aggressive measures to stop the spread of the new coronavirus in the United States.

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Therapy Made From Patient’s Immune System Shows Promise For Advanced Breast Cancer

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Posted on June 4, 2018 · An experimental therapy seems to have eradicated cancer in a patient with metastatic breast cancer who had failed every other treatment. The goal is to reliably repeat that success in more people.

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No Downturn In Obesity Among U.S. Kids, Report Finds

Rob Stein, NPR

Posted on February 26, 2018 · The childhood obesity epidemic rages on in the United States, with a big surge among the youngest kids, according to the latest government data

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Flu Season Rages On, Hitting Baby Boomers Unusually Hard

Gisele Grayson, NPR / Rob Stein, NPR

Posted on January 26, 2018 · Flu is widespread throughout the country, according to latest federal numbers. Those 65 and older are the most affected, but baby boomers are ending up in the hospital at an unusually high rate

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Flu Season Is Shaping Up To Be A Nasty One, CDC Says

Rob Stein, NPR

Posted on January 12, 2018 · The flu season started early this year and is already widespread throughout the country and intense in dozens of states. But it's not too late to get that flu shot, officials say

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Life Expectancy Drops Again As Opioid Deaths Surge In U.S.

Rob Stein, NPR

Posted on December 21, 2017 · The opioid epidemic caused U.S. life expectancy to fall for the second year in a row, marking the first time that's happened since the early 1960s. Death rates also continued to rise

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In The U.S., Flu Season Could Be Unusually Harsh This Year

Rob Stein, NPR

Posted on December 8, 2017 · Health officials fear the U.S. may have a nasty flu season because the main flu virus circulating this year tends to hit people hard and the flu vaccine may be weaker than normal.

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Gene Therapy Shows Promise For A Growing List Of Diseases

Rob Stein, NPR

Posted on November 29, 2017 · After decades of hope and disappointment, doctors have now been able to treat several different types of genetic conditions by giving each patient a healthy version of their defective gene

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Scientists Precisely Edit DNA In Human Embryos To Fix A Disease Gene

Rob Stein, NPR

Posted on August 2, 2017 · In experimental embryos, scientists were able to repair the gene that causes a serious heart disorder. But more research is needed to confirm the method would produce healthy babies, they say.

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