Houston Matters
Special Edition: State Representative Gene Wu and Dr. Susan McLellan (May 20, 2020)
Posted on · A state official and an infectious diseases expert answer listeners’ questions about COVID-19.
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Coronavirus Vaccine Developed A Decade Ago Could Be ‘Ahead Of The Curve’
Posted on · A vaccine, developed by Houston-area researchers beginning in 2010, has been shelved due to a lack of funding but is "worth investigating" for potential use on the current coronavirus outbreak.
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Full Show: Gun Violence Study, Energy Outlook, And The Evolution Of…Evolution (Feb. 7, 2019)
Posted on · On Thursday's Houston Matters: A new study about gun violence. The 2019 energy industry forecast. The city's best new restaurants. And the evolution of...well...evolution.
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UTMB Researchers Accomplish Significant Stride in Bio-Engineered Organs
Posted on · Doctors Joan Nichols and Joaquin Cortiella transplanted bio-engineered lungs into pigs
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Full Show: Santa Fe Starts A New School Year, And Firefighters’ Workers Comp Claims (Aug. 20, 2018)
Posted on · On Monday's Houston Matters: A Santa Fe student explores our nation's gun culture. We learn why Texas firefighters with cancer are consistently denied workers comp. We talk with UTMB researchers who bio-engineered a set of human lungs. And Jeff Balke updates us on local sports.
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Galveston Researcher’s Experimental Ebola Vaccine Is Saving Lives In Africa
Posted on · Dr. Thomas Geisbert of UTMB tells Houston Matters what it takes to develop a new vaccine, how this one is being used in the Congo, and what it could mean for future treatment of the disease.
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Full Show: Zero Tolerance Policy’s Effect On Resources, And Developing A New Ebola Vaccine (June 19, 2018)
Posted on · On Tuesday's Houston Matters: We discuss how the “zero tolerance” immigration policy is straining resources locally. We learn about a new experimental Ebola vaccine developed by a Galveston researcher. Horticulturalist Linda Gay answers your gardening questions. And, to commemorate Juneteenth, we revisit Emancipation Park's re-dedication celebration last year.
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Ebola ‘Breakthrough’ Promising For Future Treatments & Vaccine, Galveston Researchers Say
Posted on · Researchers say they have already seen some protection against certain virus strains in mice.
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Making Things to Make You Well: A Visit to UTMB’s MakerHealth Space
Posted on · (Above: UTMB's Christopher Smith Gonzalez, Andrew Maxwell-Parish and Dr. Sohum Desai chat inside the hospital's MakerHealth Space. It's the nation's first maker space inside a hospital. Photo: Michael Hagerty, Houston Public Media)We often hear about "makers" – people who are using tools to make different things – be it traditional power tools or newer technology […]
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Anti-Semitism in Houston, and the Future of Nuclear Power in Texas: Thursday’s Show (March 16, 2017)
Posted on · (Above:Â The Evelyn Rubenstein Jewish Community Center in Meyerland. Photo: Wikipedia Commons) On Sunday (March 12, 2017), the Evelyn Rubenstein Jewish Community Center of Houston was evacuated for the second time in less than a month after receiving another bomb threat. JCCs and other Jewish organizations nationwide have received more than 150 such bomb threats […]
Health & Science
UTMB Celebrates Construction Of New Hospital Tower In Galveston
Posted on · The Jennie Sealy Hospital will start admitting patients in April.
Health & Science
Texas Medical Center Launches Health Policy Institute And Gives Out $750,000 For Research
Posted on · Four research teams from TMC institutions will study freestanding ERs, mobile health clinics, the health of child migrants to the U.S., and preventing hospital readmissions
Health & Science
Former Employee Sues UTMB Galveston, Alleges Retaliation For Defending Animals
Posted on · A veterinarian has sued the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, claiming he was fired because he spoke up about the suffering of monkeys used in biomedical research.
Health & Science
Virus Profilers Race To Figure Out What Makes Zika Tick
Posted on · Though Zika was discovered in 1947, few scientists since had studied the virus. Now, while some check its genes, others turn to placental cells for clues to any link between Zika and birth defects.
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Understanding Zika Virus Symptoms and How It Spreads
Posted on · Health officials Tuesday confirmed three new cases of the Zika virus in Greater Houston, bringing the total of known cases in the region to seven. Meanwhile, according to Dallas County Health and Human Services, the CDC confirmed a patient there acquired the virus through sex (it’s usually spread through mosquito bites). These developments coincided with […]