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Hidden charges in your doctor’s bill
The state senate says it's time for some doctors to quit billing patients for things the doctors...
Licensed Professional Counselors seek change in scope of practice
People who listen to the problems of other people but cannot legally diagnose problems or provide...
Don’t drink the water!
The floods that have swamped most of Missouri have rendered a lot of well water undrinkable. ...
Senate attacks mortgage fraud
The Missouri Senate wants the state to muscle up against mortgage fraud. The Senate has...
Jefferson City teenager among finalists in national science competition
Forty high school students from throughout the country are gathered in Washington, D.C., as...
Help sought for brain injury victims
The husband of a brain injury victim hopes the legislature gives victims a chance to function...
Task Force Works Hard to Improve Emergency Care for Stroke and Heart Attack Victims
Members of the state's Time Critical Diagnosis Task Force are moving forward with their effort to...
Senate moves to fight cervical cancer
The state senate has moved to make sure thousands of parents of sixth-grade girls get information...
KC Council Bans Smoking in Restaurants
Kansas City is banning smoking in most restaurants in sixty days. The ban, approved by the Kansas...
Petition for In-Home Health Care
You soon might be asked to sign a petition for a group that wants to plug a gap in Missouri's...
Washington University Doctors Successfully Complete Experimental Heart Valve Procedure
Washington University heart specialists are celebrating the successful completion of an...
Criminalizing Pregnant Drug and Alcohol Abusers
State lawmakers are being asked to make drug-addicted or alcohol-abusing pregnant...
Congressman Pushes National Organ Donor Database
A Missouri congressman proposes a nationwide system for organ donation. The Midwest Transplant...
Why Do These People Smoke?
The latest round of grants in a nine-year, forty-million dollar program to cut tobacco use in...
Eligibility Rules Change for Missourians Seeking Health Insurance
Missourians who lack health insurance and who want to purchase it should have a little easier time...
Grants Given to Food Banks
Regional food banks in Sikeston, Columbia, St. Louis, and Springfield are splitting $200,000 from...
Three Missouri Nursing Homes on Poorest Performing List
Three Missouri nursing homes show up on a list of the nation's poorest performing nursing homes....
Don’t Leave Health Habits Behind When Traveling
When you travel during the Christmas season, don't leave health habits behind. Travel can be...
Survey Highlights Pre-Tax Dollars Spent by Missourians on Health Care Costs
The health care advocacy organization Families USA has unveiled a report showing more than...
Senior Citizens Encouraged to Get Prescription Help
Nearly 175,000 Missouri senior citizens have signed up for the state program that helps...
50 Recommendations for Autism Services
A special blue ribbon state panel on autism has about 50 recommendations for improved...
Autism Committee Recommendations Coming
A special committee looking at what the state of Missouri can do to help those with Pervasive...
Doctor Barred From Executions in Missouri Now Part of Federal Execution Team
Court documents filed in a federal death penalty appeal reveal that the doctor barred from...
Bond Touts Community Health Center Benefits
Senator Bond is using the dedication of new community health centers in Missouri to tout the...
HHS Secretary Reassures Low-Income Missourians SCHIP Squabbles Will Not Interrupt Coverage
Legislation reauthorizing the State Children's Health Insurance Program - or SCHIP - has been...
New Medical Facility Coming for Washington University
A $114 million medical research facility in St. Louis should cement Washington University's status...
Blunt Moves to Increase Awareness of Staph Infection
Increasing concerns over antibiotic-resistant infections caused by a bacteria nicknamed the...
State Health Officials Say Common Sense Prevents Staph Infections
Fears are mounting about a strain of antibiotic-resistant staph infections, but a spokesman with...
CALLAWAY COUNTY SCHOOL BOY INCIDENT: UPDATE AND CORRECTION
An 11-year old student at the South Callaway R-2 Middle School in Mokane left the school about...