Posted on · House says the district will weigh a mask mandate, which would put the state's largest district at odds with an order from Gov. Greg Abbott. The superintendent joins us to discuss that and other issues facing HISD.
Posted on · The Director of the National Institutes of Health reflects on the early days of the pandemic.
Posted on · "Because it is such a new pandemic and a new disease, every day we were learning new things about these patients."
Posted on · "What St. Luke’s needs more than anything else is no more changes for awhile.”
Posted on · “Our most important obligation at this point is to listen carefully to the findings,” says Doug Lawson.
Posted on · The Houston Chronicle reports an "adverse event" involving a blood transfusion that was reported in December has caused increased federal oversight.
Posted on · On Thursday's Houston Matters: A school finance bill moves forward in Austin, Baylor St. Luke’s drops it appeal of decision to suspend federal funding for its heart transplant program, a new social media site protects users' data, and the annual CounterCurrent festival focuses on inclusiveness.
Posted on · The Chronicle and ProPublica have also reported problems with the heart transplant program. St. Luke’s says they meet national standards for transplants of liver and lung.
Posted on · On Tuesday's Houston Matters: As a week of mourning continues for former Pres. George H.W. Bush, we learn about the role his presidential library in College Station is playing in memorializing him. We learn about complications for lung and liver transplant patients at Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center. We find out how Texas is using settlement money from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. And James Prince talks about founding Houston-based Rap-A-Lot Records.
Posted on · The hospital will have a new chief of transplantation and a new surgical director
Posted on · On Friday's Houston Matters: We learn how the loss of federal funding for the heart transplant program at Baylor St. Luke's will affect patients. We examine the lessons learned from Hurricane Rita. Our non-experts discuss The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the week’s news. And we learn how a melting glacier in Iceland could affect Houston.
Posted on · The Houston Chronicle reports officials are considering whether to appeal the order
Posted on · A report last month revealed the world-renowned heart transplant program had a high number of patient complications in recent years.
Posted on · On Friday's Houston Matters: Baylor St. Luke’s restarts its heart transplant program. A researcher wants to change the narrative about guns and gun owners. Plus, our panel of non-experts discusses the The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly of the week’s news. And we learn about outsider art in Texas.
Posted on · A new report examines the heart transplant program at Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center.