Health & Science
Long COVID: Tell us how it’s impacting your life
Posted on · Houston Public Media is looking to further report on the ripple effects Long COVID is having in people’s lives, whether financial, educational, physical or emotional.
Tag: death
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2306: Earth Tones
Posted on · Episode: 2306 In which Wayne Gilbert paints in earth tones from Earth itself. Today, we look at earth tones.
Town Square
Diane Rehm Explores The Right To Die In “When My Time Comes”
Posted on · Why the Peabody Award winner separates the term "medical aid in dying" from "suicide" as she views the final stages of life.
Coronavirus
COVID-19 Brought More Profit, New Challenges To Texas’ Funeral Industry
Posted on · While the industry as a whole did well, many funeral homes had more work than they would like due to the pandemic.
Coronavirus
How Do We Grieve 300,000 Lives Lost?
Posted on · Eleven months into the COVID-19 crisis, an unimaginable death toll has been reached. NPR spoke to doctors, nurses and the bereaved about how they face loss every day.
Coronavirus
U.S. Hits Highest One-Day Death Toll From Coronavirus With 3,054
Posted on · The nation looks to the Food and Drug Administration this week as it considers authorizing emergency use of the vaccine developed by Pfizer.
Houston Matters
Preparing Caregivers For Difficult Conversations About Death
Posted on · An upcoming event offers advice for medical professionals and interpreters who serve dying patients and their families.
Houston Matters
Bad Things Are Going To Happen — Don’t Become A Sad Story People Tell
Posted on · Nora McInerny, the host of the podcast Terrible, Thanks for Asking, talks about taking charge of how others see you in the wake of personal tragedy.
Houston Matters
Mitch Albom: Novel Explores A Life’s Trajectory after Escaping Death
Posted on · Albom discusses his new novel, The Next Person You Meet in Heaven, the sequel to his bestselling book, The Five People You Meet in Heaven.
Houston Matters
When a Public Figure Dies, Is It OK to Bring Up Their Flaws?
Posted on · There’s and old saying that we shouldn't speak ill of the dead, but does that still apply in the age of social media?
News
Harris County Jail Inmate Dies in Solitary Confinement
Posted on · The Texas Rangers are investigating the death
News
Galveston County Investigating Death Of Man In Dickinson Police Custody
Posted on · A drunk driving arrest over the weekend ended with a man dead
News
Texas Boy Scout Identified After Tree Fall Death In Georgia
Posted on · Boy Scouts officials are offering condolences after a 14-year-old boy from Texas was killed when a tree fell on his tent at a Georgia Boy Scout camp
News
Celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain found dead in France at 61
Posted on · "It is with extraordinary sadness we can confirm the death of our friend and colleague," his employer, CNN, said in a statement. The network reported that the cause of death was suicide.
News
Texas Jury Convicts Man In Death Of Border Patrol Agent
Posted on · Gustavo Tijerina-Sandoval could face the death penalty in the killing of Javier Vega Jr