ER visits tied to carbon monoxide poisoning spiked in first four days after...
Harris, Fort Bend, and Montgomery Counties recorded more than 100 cases of CO poisoning between July 8 and July 11, according to the Houston Health Department. Many stemmed from the use of generators...
View ArticleStudy: Black women experience severe pregnancy complications at twice the...
The study found that out of every 10,000 hospitalizations in 2016, about 50 white women experienced complications compared to more than 100 Black women. For every 10,000 hospitalizations in 2022, about...
View ArticleHouston hospitals overcrowded after Beryl, causing delays in discharges and...
While patients stayed at hospitals longer because they could not be discharged, more people were going to emergency rooms for reasons beyond medical treatment.
View ArticleIt’s been a rough week for Houstonians. How do we keep ourselves together...
Houston Matters talks with a pair of mental health experts about how we can take care of ourselves amid the effects of Hurricane Beryl and stories of death and violence in the news.
View ArticleA therapist in the Upper Kirby District finds alternative ways to reach...
Dr. Miller says the library has allowed her to use private spaces to talk to clients.
View ArticleFive West Nile virus cases in Harris County since Hurricane Beryl as mosquito...
Officials with the Houston Health Department and Harris County Public Health urged residents to limit opportunities for standing water to collect on their properties, because that helps mosquitoes...
View ArticleCOVID cases are on the rise in Houston due to FLiRT variants, health...
As of July 1, the amount of COVID in Houston's wastewater reached the highest level in more than five months.
View ArticleTexas is the second-worst state for women’s health outcomes, a new study says
A new national study ranks Texas among the lowest-performing states for women’s health outcomes. Only Mississippi ranked worse.
View ArticleOwner of Houston surrogacy escrow company accused of using clients’ money to...
More than 30 impacted families, who enlisted Surrogacy Escrow Account Management (SEAM) to facilitate payments to their surrogate mothers, have joined an ongoing lawsuit against the company, its owner...
View ArticleHow Houston’s outdoor attractions deal with the heat — and are preparing for...
Houston Matters visits the Houston Zoo and Houston Arboretum and Nature center to learn how they keep things cool and safe amid heat waves and hurricanes.
View ArticleAs Simone Biles returns to the Olympics, why we shouldn’t call it a comeback
Biles brought attention to the subject of mental health when she stepped back from some events during the Tokyo games in 2021. A pair of professionals talk about what they call a mental health crisis...
View ArticleValveless artificial heart implanted into a patient for the first time at St....
The new device, named BiVACOR, is the first valveless artificial heart implanted in a patient with end-stage heart failure. Doctors say the device functions as a bridge while a patient waits for a...
View ArticleWhat’s Houston’s single biggest success?
We've talked about Houston's biggest mistakes, but what are some things our city has gotten absolutely right?
View ArticleFederal grand jury indicts man for allegedly selling fake cancer drugs in...
Sanjay Kumar, 43, of India, is accused of conspiring to sell counterfeit versions of prescription cancer drugs such as Adcetris, Opdivo and Keytruda. He was arrested last month in Houston.
View ArticleHarris County Public Health officials report seven positive human cases of...
Public Health officials report 520 pools of mosquitoes tested positive for the virus.
View ArticleMuseum Visits: The Houston Museum of Natural Science enhances lives through...
Houston Matters takes listeners to HMNS as part of its summer series.
View ArticleSeniors died at higher rates after Beryl, one calls days without power “scary”
Seniors make up 75% of Hurricane Beryl’s death toll after CenterPoint’s outage forced millions to deal with sweltering heat. Governor Abbott demands answers from the company.
View ArticleNew Mexico governor launches campaign to recruit Texas medical professionals...
New Mexico Gov. Michelle Luhan Grisham launched the 'Free to Provide' campaign in an effort to recruit Texas physicians.
View ArticleUH researchers have developed two nasal sprays for respiratory viruses, COVID-19
Both sprays are developed to function by heightening the immune system in a person's nose.
View Article16 hospitalized after chemical reaction during Great Wolf Lodge Webster grand...
Five people evacuated the building and 16 people were quickly transported to HCA Houston Healthcare Clear Lake and UTMB hospitals after the area was decontaminated.
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