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COVID 411 With Dr. Richina Bicette And Dr. Joseph Varone

Catherine Lu

Posted on August 9, 2021 · Medical experts answer listeners’ COVID questions, and we take a closer look at what’s happening at one local hospital from a doctor who's been on the cutting edge of COVID treatments since the beginning of the pandemic.

Tags Baylor College of Medicine COVID Joseph Varon richina bicette United Memorial Medical Center vaccine variants

Health & Science

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Lifted COVID-19 Restrictions. Houston Health Workers Are Frustrated

Sara Willa Ernst / Matt Harab / Haya Panjwani

Posted on March 4, 2021 · Hospital officials and front-line workers say removing the state’s mask mandate is premature.

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Coronavirus

At Houston Hospital, Head Of COVID-19 Unit Sees Some Staff Wary Of A Vaccine

Steve Inskeep, NPR / Heidi Glenn, NPR

Posted on December 17, 2020 · Dr. Joseph Varon of Houston's United Memorial Medical Center senses distrust for a vaccine among some hospital staff. "They all think it's meant to harm specific sectors of the population," he says.

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Special Edition: Dr. Joseph Varon, Dr. Umair Shah and Professor Dietrich von Biedenfeld (June 30, 2020)

Catherine Lu

Posted on June 30, 2020 · Medical and business experts discuss the current COVID-19 situation in the Houston area, as well as its impact on the local economy.

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How public hospitals can fill in health care gaps

Craig Cohen

Posted on March 14, 2023 · A doctor at Houston’s Ben Taub Hospital makes the case in his new book chronicling patients let down by the system.

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Houston Matters

Rent relief program reopening (March 14, 2023)

Michael Hagerty

Posted on March 14, 2023 · On Tuesday's show: The state will allow new applications for its rent relief program for two weeks beginning today.

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Houston psychiatrists return from visits to Syria and Turkey where they provided mental health relief 

Patricia Ortiz

Posted on March 7, 2023 · More than 50,000 people have died from the earthquake that hit Syria and Turkey last month.

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FDA considers major shift in COVID vaccine strategy

Rob Stein, NPR

Posted on January 23, 2023 · The new approach would simplify vaccination guidance so that, every fall, people would get a new shot, updated to try to match whatever variant is dominant.

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