The USDA and the federal Department of Health and Human Services have released new dietary guidelines, which include a new, upside-down food pyramid. Dr. Heidi Miller, Chief Medical Officer with the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, outlines the...
There are a series of town hall meetings taking place across the state to inform Missourians about its “Master Plan on Aging.” For the first time, it is projected that older Missourians will outnumber minors by 2030. Mindy Ulstad, Chief of the Bureau of Senior...
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...
Missourians can now get free, at-home tests for the COVID-19 virus. This test was authorized for emergency use by the FDA. Missouri residents can order the free testing kit online, and the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services says it will be delivered to...
Two of Gov. Mike Parson’s top staffers have stepped down. A press release today from Parson’s office says the governor accepted a letter of resignation earlier today from Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services Director, Dr. Randall Williams. Parson...
