by Anthony Morabith | Mar 14, 2024 | Health / Medicine, News, Politics / Govt
A new dashboard has been unveiled to help Missouri residents find long-term care homes with bed and service availability. Long-term care centers, including all levels of care, are encouraged to fill out a weekly survey to report how many beds are available, and which...
by Marshall Griffin | Mar 1, 2024 | Health / Medicine, News
Missouri’s older population is growing. There are currently more than 1.1 million Missourians over the age of 60, which is about 23% of the state’s population, according to the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS). In ten years, more than...
by [email protected] | Feb 6, 2024 | Health / Medicine, News, Show Me Today
February is heart health awareness month. Here to assist with healthy tips and signs to look out for is Joyce Hoth, Public Health Program Supervisor for the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services.
by Marshall Griffin | Dec 20, 2023 | Health / Medicine, News
There have been no deaths, but at least five Missouri children have been sickened by cinnamon applesauce packets contaminated with lead. The State Department Health and Senior Services (DHSS) said the packets are part of a nationwide recall of apple cinnamon fruit...
by Anthony Morabith | Oct 20, 2023 | Health / Medicine, Legislature, News, Politics / Govt
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...