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Many Texans Are Skipping Health Care They Need Because Of The Cost
Posted on · The study found more than half of those surveyed said it is difficult for them and their families to afford health care
Health & Science
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Houston Operating Rooms To Relocate
Posted on · The Fonden-Brown operating rooms were used for procedures such as the world's first multi-organ transplant
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Researchers In San Antonio Offer New Hope To People With Tuberculosis
Posted on · For centuries, a TB diagnosis was often a death sentence, but since the 1940s doctors used antibiotics to treat the infection.
Harris County
Latino Bone Marrow Donors Needed To Diversify Registry
Posted on · Latinos have a 46 percent chance of finding a genetic match for a bone marrow transplant - for Caucasians that number jumps to 77 percent
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Zika Study Finds High Miscarriage Rate In Infected Primates
Posted on · There is currently no vaccine against Zika, but scientists are working on it.
Houston Matters
How To See Mars At Its Brightest This Month
Posted on · The Red Planet will be at its closest point to Earth July 27-30. Local astronomer James Wooten tells Houston Matters where to see it and answers general questions about stargazing in Greater Houston.
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As Teen Suicide Rates Climb, Texas Legislators Discuss Mental Health Services In Schools
Posted on · Seventeen percent of ninth- through 12th-graders surveyed in Texas said they seriously considered suicide last year
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Mental Health Advocates Back ‘Red Flag’ Law To Stem Rise In Teen Suicides
Posted on · Roughly 12.5 percent of Texas high school students report having attempted suicide. Greg Hansch of the National Alliance on Mental Illness says an attempt is more likely to succeed when a teen has access to a gun.
Houston Matters
Houston Researcher Studies Zealandia — The (Mostly) Underwater Continent
Posted on · A Rice University professor was among a group of researchers studying a massive landmass submerged in the southwest Pacific Ocean.
Health & Science
West Nile Virus Found At 18 Locations In Harris County
Posted on · Officials say to dump standing water and wear insect repellant this summer
Houston Matters
What Mice And Chocolate Milk Can Teach Us About Memory
Posted on · There are dozens of apps selling us on improving our memories. But researchers at Rice University say the answer may be a bit simpler.
Health & Science
Study Looks At Why Asian Indian Immigrants Are At High Risk For Diabetes
Posted on · According to a Houston researcher the American lifestyle may have a lot to do with it.
Houston Matters
New Book Hopes To Dispel Myths About Vaccines And Autism
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.
Houston Matters
What Happens When Humans Start Reading — and Altering — Their Own User Manual?
Posted on · Dr. Siddhartha Mukherjee discusses his book, The Gene: An Intimate History.
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How The Toxic Stress Of Family Separation Can Harm A Child
Posted on · “Taking children away from their mothers is harmful to them. There’s nothing complicated about that.”