Posted on · For Texans with severe epilepsy, a new treatment recently became legal: medical cannabis oil. As the state’s first dispensaries open, we followed two families trying the medication to reduce seizures. Watch our video documentary, “Out of Options.”
Posted on · There are approximately 160,000 Texans who suffer from intractable epilepsy
Posted on · Like other states, access is limited to a small pool of patients who have been diagnosed with intractable epilepsy
Posted on · Scientists have found an underlying reason why it's dangerous to drive when you're sleepy. Brain recordings show cells involved in perception fire more slowly in somebody who has been up all night
Posted on · On today's program, we continue our 2nd annual "State of Houston" series – exploring the state of Greater Houston's economy, transportation, health, education, environment, politics and culture. Today, we look at what's happening here in health and science with News 88.7’s reporter who covers those beats: Carrie Feibel. We learn about the continued expansion and […]
Posted on · An experimental drug derived from cannabis is being tested in clinical trials for severe pediatric epilepsy.
Posted on · Pediatric epilepsy patients will try THC-free cannabis extract, others get placebo
Posted on · We hear plenty in the media about neurological disorders like MS, Parkinson's and autism, but there's a disorder that affects more than all three of those combined. And that's epilepsy. Epilepsy is the fourth most common neurological disorder in the U.S. after migraines, strokes, and Alzheimer’s disease, according the Epilepsy Foundation. And, of course, there […]
Posted on · The Houston Independent School District Tuesday announced new mascots for four schools that previously had mascots with Native American or historically insensitive ties. On today’s Houston Matters: News 88.7 education reporter Laura Isensee tells us what the new mascots will be and about the process that determined them. Then: Whether itâs felt like it or […]