Texas woman charged with murder for self-induced abortion sues prosecutors
The Starr County district attorney dropped the improper charges, but the fallout “forever changed the Plaintiff’s life,” a new federal lawsuit says.
View ArticleTexas person is diagnosed with bird flu after being in contact with cows
Last week, dairy cows in Texas and Kansas were reported to be infected with bird flu — and federal agriculture officials later confirmed infections in a Michigan dairy herd that had recently received...
View ArticleWhat to know about the risks of the bird flu outbreak
An ongoing outbreak in livestock not only threatens the industry, but also makes it more likely that other animals will be exposed, or the workers themselves.
View ArticleWhy did it take so long to fully ban asbestos?
We discuss the EPA's recent comprehensive ban and why it takes so many years to regulate toxic chemical compounds.
View ArticleResearchers around Houston, across Texas to study animal behavior during...
The most frequent response that researchers observed were animals assuming their evening behaviors like returning to their nighttime enclosures and birds entering their evening roosts.
View ArticleUniversity of Houston students to study atmosphere during Monday solar...
The team will be in Utopia, near Uvalde, working as a part of the Nationwide Eclipse Ballooning project, which was first implemented by NASA during the 2017 eclipse.
View ArticleSolar eclipse 2024: Houston residents should expect traffic delays if heading...
Significant traffic impacts are expected across Texas before, during and after Monday's total solar eclipse, according to both TxDOT and DPS, with the state expected to get up to a million or so...
View ArticleHow Texas teens lost the one program that allowed birth control without...
Texas is in the minority of states that requires parental consent before a teenager can get birth control, in virtually all circumstances.
View ArticleWill the plants in our gardens notice the solar eclipse?
Meg Tapp from The Garden Club of Houston answers that and other gardening questions from Houston Matters listeners.
View ArticleCloudy skies won’t ruin the solar eclipse for budding physicists
A group of UH physics students go ahead with experiments, despite the weather.
View ArticlePhotos: Break in clouds allows Houston to see partial view of solar eclipse
Houston was not in the path of totality, but was in line to see 93%-95% coverage. Cloudy weather made it challenging for those watching the skies.
View ArticleHouston-based Memorial Hermann Hospital halts kidney, liver transplant programs
The liver transplant program was announced inactivate April 5 because of a "pattern of irregularities with donor acceptance criteria" within the United Network for Organ Sharing transplant information...
View ArticleUnequal access to health care is having a hefty financial impact on Harris...
The report found that growing disparities in healthcare access and affordability in Harris County cost the region nearly $1.7 billion in 2020.
View ArticleHere’s what worries scientists about bird flu’s spread among cattle
The unlikely spread among cattle and one dairy worker has scientists looking through the data to better understand this spillover. They say the risk to humans hinges on whether the virus can evolve in...
View ArticleA look at John Whitmire’s first 100 days as Houston mayor
Co-hosts Brandon Rottinghaus and Jeronimo Cortina delve into the latest news in national and local politics.
View ArticleHouston area health system defends Memorial Hermann doctor who admitted to...
The medical center said Dr. J. Steve Bynon had admitted to changing patient records.
View Article“Maternal Health Bill of Rights” introduced by Harris County at the second...
Some of the rights listed in the Maternal Health Bill of Rights include prenatal care and family planning rights, breastfeeding, pregnancy complications, and delivery options.
View ArticleRacism in the health care system is killing Black pregnant Texans
When issues like bleeding and postpartum depression are left untreated, they can lead to death. Black Texans and other groups of color experience maternal mortality at higher rates, but organizations...
View ArticleHarris County officials are expecting an influx in mosquito-borne diseases
Harris County Public Health’s Mosquito Control division is expecting a higher number of cases involving mosquito-borne diseases over the next few months.
View ArticleProposed changes to state Medicaid plans could shake up health coverage for...
The move, which has not been finalized, would drop three large health plans run for two decades by nonprofit children’s hospitals.
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