Posted on · On Wednesday's show: The head of the Texas Medical Center on the fourth wave of COVID-19, the week in politics, former astronaut Scott Kelly on spending a year in space, and a new film shot in Houston called Playing God.
Posted on · The spread of the delta variant, along with low vaccination rates, means Houston hospitals are starting to see a rise in COVID-19 patients.
Posted on · Right now, younger people are the primary spreaders of COVID-19, according to hospital officials. That's because vaccines have had a positive impact among older Houstonians.
Posted on · On Monday's show: The latest on the COVID-19 pandemic in Greater Houston, a chance to vent your Houston pet peeves, and an update on local sports.
Posted on · The college plans to apply for accreditation with the federal body for medical degree programs in December
Posted on · For several years now, The Texas Medical Center has had a program called TMCx. It's an accelerator to help medical startups get off the ground. And now that program has established a special pipeline for Australian startups to come to Houston for that accelerator program. They call it an international “BioBridge.” Michael Hagerty talked with […]
Posted on · Last week, the U.S. Department of Transportation named Texas as one of ten regions where the agency will test automated vehicle technology. The federal agency says the state's booming population and economy make it an ideal test site for automated and connected vehicle technology. On this edition of Houston Matters, we discuss this initiative, the […]