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Posted on · LBJ and Ben Taub hospitals are operating at or above capacity and have not had significant upgrades in about 30 years, according to county officials, while Harris County’s population has nearly doubled during that span.
Posted on · The physician and writer shares his experiences from practicing in public healthcare.
Posted on · Dr. Ricardo Nuila draws on his experience at Ben Taub Hospital for his new book, “The People’s Hospital.”
Posted on · A doctor at Houston’s Ben Taub Hospital makes the case in his new book chronicling patients let down by the system.
Posted on · On Tuesday's show: The state will allow new applications for its rent relief program for two weeks beginning today.
Posted on · Houston-area hospitals and nonprofits are stepping up to assist those impacted by the category four storm. It's just the latest in a string of storms that have forced Houston and Louisiana to rely on one another.
Posted on · An estimated 2,000 Texas college students will take part in a contact tracing survey along with 10,000 national participants started by Operation Warp Speed, the accelerated testing, supply, development, and distribution COVID-19 vaccine plan by the federal government.
Posted on · An emergency room doctor and infectious diseases expert discuss the current COVID-19 situation in the Houston area and answer listener questions.
Posted on · The $36-million package would help pay for a new electronic records system as well as for renovations at Ben Taub Hospital
Posted on · Physicians Committee says there are 12 hospitals in the country that have a McDonald's, including Houston's Ben Taub Hospital, which is owned by Harris County.
Posted on · A lot can happen in a week. Some of it good. Some of it bad. Some of it downright ugly. When faced with intriguing developments in the week's news, we turn to a rotating panel of "non-experts" to parse The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of it all. This week we discuss Texas suing […]
Posted on · (Above: Houston Matters host Craig Cohen talks with documentary filmmakers Lynn Novick and Ken Burns during their visit to Houston on April 26, 2017. Photo: Abner Fletcher | Houston Public Media) Ken Burns rose to fame in 1990 for his epic, sprawling documentary film series The Civil War. His partner in filmmaking Lynn Novick, who […]
Posted on · African Americans are nearly three times more likely to die from asthma-related causes than the white population, according to 2013 data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A new study being conducted in Houston aims to address some of the reasons why. Joining us to discuss the study — and to answer some […]
Posted on · Ben Taub Hospital has retained its “level one” trauma center status (meaning it has the surgeons, specialists and operating rooms to handle the worst of the worst injuries, at any moment). Houston Chronicle health reporter Markian Hawryluk shares with us why that status was initially threatened, and ultimately retained. Then Paige Phelps talks with Dr. […]
Posted on · Remember how in November 2014, Halliburton and Baker Hughes announced they were merging? The nation’s second and third largest oilfield service companies coming together to the tune of $34.6 billion. Then…nothing. The merger hasn’t happened yet. In the more than 14 months since, crude oil prices have dropped lower than nearly anyone imagined. Both corporations […]