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Missouri study: common bacteria getting bolder, more antibiotic resistant
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Missouri caregiver to talk to U.S. Senate committee about Alzheimer’s issues
One St. Louis caregiver is in Washington today to speak to the Senate Special Committee on Aging...
Medicaid protesters delay start of Missouri Senate (VIDEO)
Protesters have delayed the start of business for the Missouri Senate, parading the halls of the...
Blue Bell issues recall after three die from Listeriosis
Federal officials say three people in Kansas have died from Listeriosis, from bacteria that...
Missouri House gives initial passage to medical malpractice award limits
The Missouri House has given initial passage to a bill that would reinstate limits to how much...
Missouri House committee hears testimony on medical marijuana
Whether pot should be legalized for medicinal purposes was discussed by a House committee Monday....
Medical marijuana to get Missouri House hearing today
The debate whether to legalize marijuana for medicinal purposes in Missouri will be discussed by a...
University of Missouri study links ‘Facebook envy,’ depression
A study by the University of Missouri says if Facebook causes envy, depression could soon follow....
University of Missouri researchers’ discovery may aid Parkinson’s fight
University of Missouri researchers might have found a way to lessen the severity of Parkinson’s...
Missouri ranks among lowest in US for tobacco prevention spending
The latest report on how well states are funding tobacco prevention and cessation efforts has...
Designer: new Fulton state hospital will be better, safer
Replacing the maximum security state mental hospital at Fulton means bringing the building itself...
Proposed cuts to Missouri’s blind pension halted
The Nixon administration has backed away from cutting benefits to hundreds of Missouri's blind...
New effort for a Missouri Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (AUDIO)
A state representative has a personal reason to renew the effort to make Missouri the last state...
Comprehensive study of Missouri tax code proposed (AUDIO)
It's been 46 years since the state convened a special commission to overhaul the tax code. A...
Open enrollment is—open (Audio)
Open enrollment in the federal health insurance plan appears to be going more smoothly this year....
Missouri House party leaders on Medicaid expansion future (VIDEOS)
The future of the Medicaid expansion debate seems clear with the state legislature dominated by...
Missouri’s Washington U tries to help patients cope with tinnitus
Washington University researchers might have found a way to help people who are bothered by...
Bacteria causes recall of several brands of baby wipes
A company that makes baby wipes sold under multiple brand names and in multiple stores has issued...
Senators: Is Missouri ready for Ebola? (AUDIO)
Some state lawmakers want to make sure state agencies have the resources and the authority they...
Hartzler wants more restrictions on travel to fight Ebola
The Department of Homeland Security has announced it will require all flights coming from...
MO Social Services responds to claim of ‘horrendous’ Medicaid service
State lawmakers want to know what the Department of Social Services is doing to answer the needs...
Missouri Sen. Blunt talks handling of Ebola, halting travel (VIDE0)
Senator Roy Blunt (R-MO) says Ebola is enough cause for concern to stop people from coming into...
Missouri health lab can now do preliminary Ebola tests (VIDEO)
Missouri now has a lab to conduct preliminary tests for the Ebola virus. The State Public Health...
Missouri hospitals say they’re ready for emergency (AUDIO)
Missouri hospital leaders have been holding their annual emergency preparedness confercnce this...
False Ebola claim in Cole County helped officials prepare (AUDIO)
Jefferson City police are investigating a false claim made by an individual who said that an ill...
Same sex couples to get state benefits in Missouri (AUDIO)
Spouses of some same-sex Missouri couples will be able to get state health insurance and get...
Plan to replace Missouri’s maximum security mental hospital updated (VIDEO)
A new maximum security mental hospital at Fulton could be ready to receive patients in 2018, the...
Washington U professor says Missourians largely safe from Ebola
An outbreak of Ebola virus has received international attention, and rightly so says a Washington...
University of Missouri team finds way to fight cancer with communication
Researchers at the University of Missouri might have found a way to fight cancer by interrupting...
MU Professor calls findings of UC-Davis autism study exciting
A University of Missouri professor says he's excited by the findings of a University of...