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M.D. Anderson gets $2.5 million in grants for cancer prevention research

ShaVonne Herndon

Posted on September 19, 2022 · Grant research subjects include: neurosurgery, reversing aging-associated resistance to cancer immunotherapy and experimental radiation oncology.

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Posted on March 10, 2023 · The Third Ward church is holding the free screening event in conjunction with the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, with the goal of providing health information to members of the Black community.

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New partnership targets cancer in women (Oct. 21, 2022)

Michael Hagerty

Posted on October 21, 2022 · On Friday's show: A new partnership between the MD Anderson Cancer Center and The World Health Organization will target cancer in women. And we discuss The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of the week.

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Police contract passes, and invasive species in Texas (March 24, 2022)

Michael Hagerty

Posted on March 24, 2022 · On Thursday's show: A new police union contract gets passed despite some concerns, a new institute expands on cancer research that won a local scientist a Nobel Prize, and we learn about the most pesky invasive species in the area.

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Thursday’s Houston Matters: Spring Branch Superintendent, And An Atomic Bomb Survivor’s Story (Aug. 6, 2020)

Michael Hagerty

Posted on August 6, 2020 · On Thursday's show: Back-to-school plans at Spring Branch ISD, thoughts from the president of the Texas PTA, how the atomic bomb inspired the work of a local doctor, and a PBS series highlights Zydeco music in Houston.

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