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“Exposed” veteran weighs in on St. Louis VA debacle
Susan Maddux is one of the almost 2,000 St. Louis area veterans that may have been exposed to...
Hearings and reviews on deck after St. Louis VA exposure risk
Missouri’s members of Congress say there's a lot of questions that need to be answered in the...
Bond wants answers in St. Louis VA HIV/Hepatitis exposure risk (AUDIO)
Senator Bond says he's deeply disappointed and concerned that 1,812 St. Louis area veterans may...
Heat wave can be a killer, Health Dept. issues warning
Heat indexes are hitting the triple digits and health officials are warning Missourians to know...
Nixon withholds $280 million (Audio/Video)
Not as bad as first feared. But the newest budget withholdings announced by Governor Nixon today...
Parents say autism law will change their children’s lives (AUDIO)
It was the last of many important days for families with children dealing with autism, as...
Insurance department warns Plan D recipients of scam (AUDIO)
The state insurance department hopes to get ahead of scammers who might try to cheat Medicare...
Kidney disease on the rise, moreso in poor, rural, minority populations
The medical industry says kidney disease is emerging as a major public health issue. Reports also...
Education effort against elder abuse starts (AUDIO)
The Department of Health and Senior Services gets 85 reports a day of abuse, neglect, or...
MO joins compact to allow nurses to practice in multiple states (AUDIO)
Missouri has now joined 23 other states in a compact that aims to ease the impact of nurse...
Statewide child advocacy group closes its doors
The nonprofit group that lobbies for legislation that affects children and gathers data on...
Health literacy group: Medical miscommunication costs billions of dollars, loss of life
Many people don't understand health. They don't understand the doctor, the pharmacy, their...
Finding a free summer food site just got easier
As school lets out for the summer across the state, the Missouri Department of Health and Senior...
Health officials urge understanding of the basics of stroke (AUDIO)
As we move past May, American Stroke Month is coming to a close. Leigh Kite, a Nurse Clinician for...
Where did H1N1 go?
Let's play "where are they now?" Whatever happened to the H1N1 flu---the ailment the pork industry...
Practicing disaster at the State Public Health Laboratory (AUDIO)
Hazmat crews respond to calls of a hazardous material spill at the State Public Health Laboratory...
MO anesthesiologist calls national board’s ‘ban’ on lethal injection “vindictive” (AUDIO)
The American Board of Anesthesiologists has taken a firm stand against lethal injection that could...
Years of work pays off for state rep, families with autistic children (AUDIO)
A state representative reaps the reward of years of hard work, work that he hopes will benefit...
Autism mandate passes (AUDIO)
When Stephen Schmitt was two years old, the state senate formed a special blue ribbon committee to...
Autism mandate sponsor 95 percent sure of passage (AUDIO)
It's so close he can almost feel it. A state senator who has tried for three years to force...
Dept. of Social Services “holding the line” amidst budget cuts
The Department of Social Services says it’s ‘holding the line’ despite significant budget cuts....
Major step taken in Autism insurance legislation
The Missouri Senate has approved an autism insurance bill that it hopes is ready for quick passage...
Home Healthcare workers unionize
After fighting cuts to funding -- and services -- throughout the legislative session, Missouri's...
Senate joins House criminalizing K2 (AUDIO)
The state senate goes along with a plan to make the fake marijuana substance K-2 illegal. But it...
Senate approves healthcare mandate referendum (AUDIO)
The Missouri Senate calls for a statewide vote on whether any Missourian would have to take part...
Missouri ranks low on policy, high on smoking rates, says CDC report (AUDIO)
The Centers for Disease Control have released a study that ranks smoking rates and policies...
Deaf Missourians suing the state over mental health services
The lawyer for a group of deaf Missourians suing the Department of Mental Health says his clients...
“Shocking” amount of 10-14 year-olds with STD’s in North Central MO
Some unsettling data for parents, as the Missouri Department of Health releases numbers showing...
New law requires insurance companies to provide quick payment to doctors for patient treatment (AUDIO)
Gov. Nixon came to Cape Girardeau today to sign House Bill 1498, which requires health insurance...