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
Hopes and goals and for a new year in Houston (Jan. 3, 2022)
Posted on · Houston Matters offers you a chance to share your hopes and goals for 2022 in your life and for Greater Houston at large.
Houston Matters
Daily Hospitalizations Hit A New Record At The Medical Center (Aug. 18, 2021)
Posted on · On Wednesday's show: The head of the Texas Medical Center on the fourth wave of COVID-19, the week in politics, former astronaut Scott Kelly on spending a year in space, and a new film shot in Houston called Playing God.
Health & Science
Texas COVID Cases Are Surging At An ‘Astonishing Rate.’ Here’s What You Need To Know.
Posted on · Officials at the state health department are concerned about the exponential growth in hospitalizations due to coronavirus over the past month. More than 7,600 people are currently in the hospital with coronavirus in Texas.
Health & Science
Hospitals Across Texas And The U.S. Mull Vaccine Mandates In Wake Of Houston Methodist Lawsuit
Posted on · At least five more Texas hospitals have followed Methodist's lead, and hospitals in New York, Michigan and Kentucky have done the same.
Health & Science
Houston Hospitals Are Seeing A ‘Fourth Wave’ Of COVID-19
Posted on · The spread of the delta variant, along with low vaccination rates, means Houston hospitals are starting to see a rise in COVID-19 patients.
Health & Science
119 COVID-19 Patients Died In Harris County Safety Net Hospitals In 2021. None Were Fully Vaccinated
Posted on · Harris County's positivity rate has more than doubled in the past month, as the rate of vaccinations continues to slow down.
Coronavirus In Greater Houston
Average Age Of COVID-19 Patients Drops In Houston — Because Vaccines Are Working, Doctors Say
Posted on · Right now, younger people are the primary spreaders of COVID-19, according to hospital officials. That's because vaccines have had a positive impact among older Houstonians.
Coronavirus
Houston Region Passes Threshold For Tougher COVID-19 Restrictions
Posted on · Under Gov. Greg Abbott's orders, if COVID-19 patients made up 15% or more of all hospitalizations, it would automatically trigger restrictions that include the closure of all bars and a reduction of restaurant capacity to 50%.
Health & Science
Texans With Medical Conditions, Older Adults Will Begin To Receive COVID-19 Vaccinations In The Next 2 Weeks
Posted on · Houstonians most vulnerable to the coronavirus will get access to the vaccine before the rest of the population.
Coronavirus
Houston Nurse Is First To Get COVID-19 Vaccine In The Region
Posted on · Robert Luckey, a registered nurse who works in the Memorial Hermann COVID-19 ICU in the Texas Medical Center, became the first person to be vaccinated in the Houston area on Tuesday, kicking off the state's phased-in vaccination plan.
Coronavirus
First Doses Of COVID-19 Vaccine Begin To Arrive In Texas
Posted on · All across Texas on Monday hospitals began to receive the first doses of the coronavirus vaccine.
Coronavirus
Rural Hospitals In Texas Were Excluded From First Shipments Of COVID-19 Vaccine
Posted on · Texas hospitals are getting 225,000 doses of the long-awaited COVID-19 vaccine this week. But with such limited supply, health care workers in some parts of the state are nervous they might be left behind.
Health & Science
Texas Medical Center Exceeds ICU Capacity As Leaders Discuss Future Pandemic Preparedness
Posted on · Hospitals are switching to Phase 2 operations for the first time since the summer.
Houston Matters
The Latest On COVID-19 In Greater Houston (Dec. 7, 2020)
Posted on · On Monday's show: The latest on the COVID-19 pandemic in Greater Houston, a chance to vent your Houston pet peeves, and an update on local sports.