Health & Science
Texas needs your blood. Donation stockpiles are at record lows
Posted on · A perfect storm of COVID, blood drive cancellations and the calendar has created a national blood shortage. Here’s how it’s affecting Texas.
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Houston Matters
Tuesday’s Houston Matters: Doctors Look To Plasma To Combat COVID, And City Council Member Carolyn Evans-Shabazz (Sept. 15, 2020)
Posted on · On Tuesday's show: Using plasma for early COVID-19 treatments, Council Member Carolyn Evans-Shabazz answers your questions, an interactive exhibit on Nelson Mandela, and the warning signs of suicidal behavior and how to help.
Houston Matters
Volunteers Needed: How Houstonians Can Help During The Pandemic
Posted on · Time, money, and skill are needed throughout the city of Houston.
Houston Matters
Musician Allison Moorer Opens Up About Family Tragedy With New Memoir, Album
Posted on · When the singer-songwriter was just 14, her father killed her mother and then himself, leaving she and her sister -- fellow musician Shelby Lynne -- orphaned. She addresses the family's saga with a book and an album, both called 'Blood.'
Houston Matters
Friday’s Show: City Council District B Controversy, And Singer Allison Moorer (Nov. 22, 2019)
Posted on · On Friday's Houston Matters: Questions about a candidate in the runoff for City Council District B, we discuss the movie Harriet, we break down The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of the week's news, and musician Allison Moorer talks about her new memoir and accompanying album.
Health & Science
UH Bioengineer Creating Device To Purify Donated Blood Before Transfusion
Posted on · Blood transfusions are extremely safe, but small risks remain for some patients, especially if the stored blood is old. Researchers are analyzing that problem and engineering some possible solutions.