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HEALTH & SCIENCE

Houston Methodist reporting a decrease in severity in omicron cases, but an increase in breakthrough infections

Posted on January 3, 2022 · Houston Public Media spoke with Dr. Wesley Long, director of microbiology at Houston Methodist, about a new study reporting decreased hospitalization rates among omicron patients.

Health & Science

Delta Variant Becomes Dominant Strain Of COVID-19 At Houston Methodist

Posted on July 8, 2021 · The majority of cases at the hospital system are in unvaccinated or partially vaccinated patients.

News

Delta CEO Insists ‘We Are Not Taking Sides’ In US Gun Debate

Posted on March 2, 2018 · Delta isn't the only company to take action since the Feb. 14 slayings of 17 students and educators in Parkland, Florida, by a gunman armed with an AR-15 assault-style rifle

News

Pro-Gun Georgia Lawmakers Score Political Victory Over Delta

Posted on March 1, 2018 · Georgia lawmakers pass bill that effectively punishes Delta Air Lines for cutting ties with the NRA

Health & Science

Houston doctor suspended for vaccine misinformation files $25 million defamation lawsuit against Methodist Hospital

Posted on July 25, 2022 · The lawsuit accuses Methodist Hospital and Methodist CEO Marc Boom of making "false and defamatory" statements about Dr. Mary Bowden, an ear, nose, and throat doctor in River Oaks.

Health & Science

Home testing makes predicting new COVID waves in Texas challenging

Posted on July 15, 2022 · New cases of COVID-19 in Texas are increasing again. But predicting how long this wave of infections will continue — and how severe it could be — will not be easy this time around.

Houston Matters

COVID case numbers on the rise, and images from the James Webb Space Telescope (July 11, 2022)

Posted on July 11, 2022 · On Monday's show: The county's COVID positivity rate nears 30 percent, NASA releases the first images from the new James Webb Space Telescope, and veterinarian Dr. Lori Teller answers your pet care questions.

Education

Texas students in grades 3-8 make significant gains in STAAR tests, while lower math scores linger

Posted on July 5, 2022 · While Texas students have not regained all the ground they lost in math during the pandemic, scores across all grades were higher in 2022 than they were in 2021. Reading proficiency, on the other hand, appears to have fully recovered.

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HEALTH & SCIENCE

Houston Methodist reporting a decrease in severity in omicron cases, but an increase in breakthrough infections

Health & Science

Delta Variant Becomes Dominant Strain Of COVID-19 At Houston Methodist

News

Delta CEO Insists ‘We Are Not Taking Sides’ In US Gun Debate

News

Pro-Gun Georgia Lawmakers Score Political Victory Over Delta

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