Dementia is the seventh leading cause of death worldwide and a major cause of disability among older people, according to the World Health Organization. A Republican state lawmaker wants to help Missourians dealing with the cognitive disease by creating a dementia...
Missouri’s first human case of avian influenza, or H5 bird flu, has been confirmed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services says the unidentified patient who tested positive also has underlying medical...
A new law has begun that prevents Missouri cities and counties from enforcing eviction delays unless authorized by state law. It would also prevent people from illegally occupying homes and other residential properties. The bill was sponsored by Rep. Chris Brown,...
Missouri lawmakers and health professionals are wrestling with Missouri’s substance abuse problem. Doug Burgess, an addiction psychiatry professor at UMKC, tells a legislative task force that one of the big challenges health professionals are dealing with is substance...
A salmonella outbreak across parts of the United States has been traced to pet turtles. Salmonella cases in eleven states are linked to turtles, including one case in Missouri. There have been no deaths so far, but 26 people have fallen ill and nine hospitalized....
