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University Health opens hotline to field Alpha Gal tick allergy questions
It's tick season in Missouri, and health care providers are once again reminding people to be...
Missouri Experts Warn Cannabis Use During Adolescence May Increase Mental Health And Psychosis Risks (LISTEN)
As cannabis becomes more accepted and more widely used, especially among young people, new...
How to avoid the Missouri summer travel tax on your body with simple spine-saving tips from Dr. Sherry McAllister (LISTEN)
If summer travel leaves you stiff, sore, and exhausted, there may be a better way to handle it....
Heart Care Continues In Missouri As Boone Health Opens New Clinic And Lawsuit Advances (LISTEN)
Boone Health has opened a new cardiology clinic in Columbia, but the legal battle with the...
Missouri Healthcare Explained: Cost, Distance And The Struggle To Get Care (LISTEN)
When people talk about health care access in Missouri, the challenges go far beyond just having...
Missouri Gov. Kehoe signs 4 bills into law, including ban on intoxicating hemp products
Hemp products that create a similar “high” as marijuana will soon disappear from most Missouri...
Missouri Higher Education Spotlight: Former Lawmaker Warns Student Voices Could Be Silenced (LISTEN)
A long‑standing student organization at the University of Missouri is facing an uncertain future,...
Missouri Doctors Track Cicada COVID Variant as Cases Remain Limited
Health experts in Missouri are keeping a close watch on a newly identified COVID‑19 variant known...
Proposed rule would allow for creation of marijuana research facilities in Missouri
Missouri currently does not conduct research on marijuana plants, but that will likely change in...
Why Missouri Health Leaders Are Concerned About Nitazenes Turning Up Statewide (LISTEN)
If you think fentanyl is the most dangerous drug Missouri is dealing with right now, health...
Missouri Naloxone Program Facing Steep Budget Cut
Operators of a program that distributes opioid overdose-reversing drugs statewide, say a proposed...
Proposed fix for Missouri’s childcare access problems reaches halfway point in legislature
By a vote of 97-44, the Missouri House of Representatives has passed a childcare tax credit...
Missouri AG Hanaway takes on American Shaman for selling and marketing ‘gas station drugs’
Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway is targeting a Kansas City-based chain of stores that...
What you need to know about Missouri’s first known cases of clade 1 mpox (LISTEN)
Two Missouri residents have come down with clade One mpox – making them the first known cases in...
Lawsuit Filed as Missouri Heart Center and Boone Health Prepare to Split
About 20,000 heart patients in central Missouri could be affected after Boone Health and the...
From Nurse to Senator: Patty Lewis on Changing Missouri Health Care (LISTEN)
Missouri’s health care laws are being challenged by someone who’s worked on the front lines. Matt...
Missouri records nation’s 13th and 14th known cases of clade I mpox
Two Missouri residents have come down with clade I mpox – making them the first known cases in...
Why supporting the mental health workforce in Missouri is critical to early psychosis care and recovery (LISTEN)
Treating early psychosis requires more than just medical care. It takes a dedicated team of...
Missouri Expands Baby Box Program with New Jefferson City Location
Missouri now has 13 baby boxes statewide. The newest one was dedicated on Thursday at the Cole...
Understanding early psychosis for Missouri’s youth and the importance of early intervention (LISTEN)
Early psychosis can dramatically impact the course of a young person's life. Experts say the...
Washington University: Rural Missourians far more likely to be uninsured than urban ones
A group of Washington University researchers in St. Louis says rural Missourians are far more...
Missouri’s First Nurse Senator Leads Push to Expand Prescribing Authority
A Missouri Senate bill could expand what nurse practitioners are allowed to prescribe. It’s...
Missouri’s Mark Alford Pushes Fix To Give Rural Hospitals ‘Financial Lifeline’
West-central Missouri Congressman Mark Alford has introduced legislation he says could help keep...
Auditor: Missouri Has Most Generous Sales and Use Tax Discount In US
(Jefferson City, MO) -- Missouri State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick says the state has the most...
Missouri Sleep Specialist Warning: Spring Forward Comes with Real Health Risks
It’s that time of year again — when we ‘spring forward’ and lose an hour of sleep. Daylight saving...
Legislation would clarify Missouri law on sales tax exemption for medical devices
A Missouri Senate committee is deciding whether to back legislation designed to clarify that some...
Missouri Move Could Bring Home Blood‑Pressure Monitoring to More Pregnant Moms
A Missouri Senate bill would require maternity health insurance plans to cover home blood‑pressure...
New Missouri Grant Helps Train Doctors in Rural Clinics, With Early Success
A new state‑backed rural doctor training program in Missouri appears to already be paying off. Dr....
Missouri pharmacists sorting through Trump RX (LISTEN)
Trump RX went live on February 5th, offering discounts on 43 name-brand prescription drugs....