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...
compiled by Brian Hauswirth and Ashley Byrd Missouri’s governor has issued a statewide public health warning because of the continued increase in new COVID cases statewide. The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) says there have been 27,358...
