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...
Over 14,000 people have died from drug overdose in Missouri between 2016 and 2023. Drug overdose is the number one cause of death among adults age 18-44 in Missouri. Those are not just another statistic, said Paula Nickelson, Director of the Department of Health and...
On Sunday, the state of Missouri will begin enforcing Gov. Mike Parson’s executive order to crack down on psychoactive cannabis products. The governor has said the products being targeted are often packaged to look like candy and can appeal to children, and they’re...
A new state laboratory that will help Missouri’s state agencies team up on testing will open in 2026. A groundbreaking took place earlier this summer on a new multi-agency state laboratory that focuses on human, animal, environmental, and criminal testing in Missouri....
Missouri is building a new $183 million state laboratory that will be home to several state agencies. The multi-story 250,000 square-foot center will be housed next to the current State Public Health Laboratory in Jefferson City, which Mike Massman oversees. He told...
