Posted on · Dr. Peter Hotez discusses his new book, Vaccines Did Not Cause Rachel’s Autism, which combines his medical expertise with his personal experience raising his daughter.
Posted on · Dr. Siddhartha Mukherjee discusses his book, The Gene: An Intimate History.
Posted on · “Taking children away from their mothers is harmful to them. There’s nothing complicated about that.”
Posted on · The Houston Forensic Science Center will spend $2 million to have a private lab process incoming DNA work for the next 10 months
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.
Posted on · The lack of enough specific data on the effects of the opioids epidemic in Houston could change with a new intervention program; meanwhile, the opioid-related deaths in Texas are soaring.
Posted on · Harris County ranks seventh in the country for the number of unvaccinated kindergarteners
Posted on · A report last month revealed the world-renowned heart transplant program had a high number of patient complications in recent years.
Posted on · The hospital says it is notifying the more than 60 patients who are on a donor waiting list that the heart transplant program has resumed
Posted on · Maternal mortality and mental health are also top concerns
Posted on · You can help prevent suicide, researchers say, by knowing the signs and reaching out. More boys and men in the U.S. take their own lives than women and girls, but that difference has narrowed.
Posted on · The spacewalk will be the 211th in support of space station assembly and maintenance and the sixth station spacewalk this year
Posted on · The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that all 11- and 12-year-olds get two shots of the vaccine six to 12 months apart
Posted on · The recalled sausage is sold as 'H-E-B Texas Heritage Sausage, Smoked with Natural Hardwood, Beef Brisket."
Posted on · Rice University researchers are among those using data science and statistics to make a more accurate estimate of casualties in Syria.