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From The Newsroom: The Loss Of A Son; The Rise In Shingles

Doualy Xaykaothao
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KERA News
Thomas Eric Duncan's mother, Nowai Gartay Korkoyah.

The top local stories this evening from the KERA Newsroom:  In the first of a two-part series, Doualy Xaykaothao visits the family of Thomas Eric Duncan, who died of Ebola this fall in Dallas. Also, Sam Baker talks with an expert on shingles as part of KERA's consumer health series, Vital Signs.

You can listen to the segment weekdays at 6:20 p.m. and 8:20 a.m. on 90.1 FM.

Former KERA staffer Krystina Martinez was an assistant producer. She produced local content for Morning Edition and KERANews.org. She also produced The Friday Conversation, a weekly series of conversations with North Texas newsmakers. Krystina was also the backup newscaster for the Texas Standard.