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Five lead poisoning cases in Missouri from recalled cinnamon applesauce packets
There have been no deaths, but at least five Missouri children have been sickened by cinnamon...
Bailey wants judge to block subpoena seeking government records in abortion fight
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey wants a Cole County judge to block a subpoena seeking...
20 Missouri colleges and universities on tap to get state nursing grants
Missouri is investing $5 million in hopes of boosting the state's nursing education programs. A...
Missouri dealing with growing list of incompetent people in jail awaiting psychiatric bed
Missouri has about 285 people in jail or out on bond that are being supported by the state’s...
Missouri uses technology to provide virtual care support services
Missouri uses a remote support system to help some people with disabilities live on their own....
Missouri bill aims to ensure that online healthcare visits are reimbursed
To get reimbursed for an online healthcare visit, Missouri patients must have audio and video...
RSV cases on rise in northwestern Missouri
RSV cases are on the rise in northwest Missouri. Dr. Jamie Ball, with Mosaic Internal Medicine and...
Missouri activates database to monitor prescription drug use
After about two years of work, Missouri’s prescription drug monitoring program has officially been...
Missouri emerges as leader in 988 crisis hotline response times
Missouri is a national leader when it comes to 988 crisis hotline response times. That is what...
Missouri works to make Medicaid program sustainable
Missouri is working to make its Medicaid program sustainable after voters approved the expansion...
Hawley blasts removal of payments to radiation victims from defense bill
U.S. Senator Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, is blasting House and Senate negotiators who have finalized...
New apprenticeship program to help meet Missouri’s growing demand for healthcare workers (LISTEN)
A new apprenticeship program aims to help meet Missouri’s growing demand for healthcare workers....
Graves confident that payments to radiation victims will be in the final defense bill
Negotiations continue in Washington over a final version of the National Defense Authorization...
Here’s what you need to know when shopping for health insurance
The time of year is here when many Missourians are shopping around for health insurance. For...
Number of adults with diabetes doubles, along with increase in juvenile diabetes
The CDC says in the last 20 years, the number of U.S. adults diagnosed with diabetes has more than...
New apprenticeship program aims to boost Missouri’s supply of health care workers
Missouri is trying to get a grip on its healthcare worker shortage by offering a new paid...
Missouri hospitals see “dramatic” increase in workplace violence
Violence in the workplace is a growing concern at hospitals in Missouri. Mike Poore is CEO of...
Report: ‘Alarming’ rise in drug, sleep-related deaths among Missouri children
A statewide report says in 2022, Missouri had an increase in sleep-related infant suffocation and...
Missouri children receiving Medicaid to soon keep coverage for a year
Starting next year, Missouri will keep children enrolled in Medicaid health insurance for a year...
Kansas City’s homeless coordinator: “The goal has to be to end it”
In the battle to end homelessness, Kansas City is working to help those in need get shelter when...
Missouri group opposes federal nursing home staffing rule (LISTEN)
A proposed federal rule aims to boost nursing home staffing. Alisa Nelson talks to Nikki Strong,...
Group says federal staffing proposal would ‘decimate’ Missouri’s nursing homes
The federal government wants to require nursing homes nationwide to boost nursing staff levels,...
Missouri’s latest attempt to defund Planned Parenthood reaches Supreme Court
A fight over defunding Planned Parenthood has made its way to the Missouri Supreme Court. The high...
Missouri suing Biden Administration over abortion pills
The state of Missouri is suing the Biden Administration over distributing abortion pills in the...
Final health insurance rates are out for Missouri’s 2024 individual market
The time of year is here when Missouri workers shop around for their individual health insurance...
Parson among 15 governors opposed to federal nursing home staffing rule
Gov. Mike Parson and the Republican governors of 14 other states object to a proposed federal rule...
Missouri court quickly rejects Ashcroft’s ‘politically partisan’ wording for abortion proposals
The Missouri Court of Appeals for the Western District has unanimously struck down Secretary of...
Attempts to make some abortions legal again make it back to a Missouri courtroom
Back to a courtroom today for proposed initiatives that are designed to make abortion legal again...
Kansas City woman uses her own sobriety to help others recover from addiction
A Kansas City woman who has turned her life around is trying to help others suffering from...