Harris County officials to take legal action after TCEQ approves permit for concrete-crushing plant near LBJ Hospital
Harris County Attorney Christian D. Menefee announced that the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality approved a permit for a concrete crushing facility to be built near LBJ Hospital. The action has prompted legal action from county officials.
This Hospital Farm is Helping Grow a Healthy Community
There is a farm on the Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital campus that is serving the community by providing fresh produce to neighbors who live in areas of Houston that are typically know as being "food deserts." LBJ Hospital also hosts the Northeast Community Farmers Market every 1st and 3rd Saturday of the month from 9am to 12pm. Houston Life's Melanie Camp visited the farm and spoke with Patricia Darnauer, who is the Executive Vice President and LBJ Administrator to learn more about how the farm is helping the community. If you'd like to donate, volunteer, or check out the farmers market visit HarrisHealth.org
Houston-area woman credits recovery from COVID-19 during her delivery to blood plasma
HOUSTON Kony Chacon is crediting a century-old treatment for helping her recover from COVID-19 and hold her newborn daughter at Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital. In a press release from Harris Health System, convalescent plasma therapy was used on Chacon while she was being treated by doctors for COVID-19, unable to see her baby and husband for approximately 10 days. The Houston-area woman thought it was symptoms related to her pregnancy at first, but ultimately led to a 10-day stay at the hospital. Her breathing led to doctors considering intubation, but opted for convalescent plasma therapy. Harris Health System and the Gulf Coast Regional Blood Bank have partnered up to encourage those individuals who recovered from COVID-19 to donate their convalescent plasma.
These are the two new COVID-19 treatment trials happening in Houston
HOUSTON โ As COVID-19 continues to spread, experts are constantly working to find possible treatments. This week, weโve learned about two different trials going on in Houston. First Trial: Arthritis drug trial at LBJ HospitalResearchers at the University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston are working on a new COVID-19 clinical trial. โIf it works in this type of inflammation, it may work in COVID-19 inflammation too,โ he said. There are several COVID-19 trials going on right now in Houston including a stem cell study at UT Health.