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Houston Matters

How the news covers COVID-19 (Jan. 24, 2022)

Michael Hagerty

Posted on January 24, 2022 · On Monday's show: Identifying new coronavirus variants and drug-resistant bacteria, how news organizations cover COVID-19, and an Alzheimer's expert answers your questions.

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Best Of: The 90+ Study – what do we know about healthy longevity?

Brenda Valdivia

Posted on December 22, 2021 · What are we learning from those in their 90s and 100s about longevity?

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Dayna Steele take a look at the ‘The Woman in the Mirror’

Brenda Valdivia

Posted on October 21, 2021 · The Texas Radio Hall of Famer joins us for the full hour to look back on her legacy in rock radio and her upcoming play about caring for her mother with Alzheimer’s.

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Understanding Alzheimer’s and dementia- part 2

Brenda Valdivia

Posted on October 4, 2021 · Also, a new COVID pill could cut the risk of death and hospitalization by half.

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Houston Matters

Amid Career And Family Pressures, Early Onset Alzheimer’s Hits Home

Abner Fletcher

Posted on February 5, 2018 · While the symptoms of early onset Alzheimer’s are the same as other instances of the disease, the way it affects the lives of patients and their loved ones is not.

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Families Still Searching For Missing Loved Ones

Houston Public Media Staff

Posted on September 8, 2017 · A week later families are still holding out to be reunited.

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