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...
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.
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...
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...
Flu season and COVID-19 season are in full effect – the weather is starting to get cooler and we’re hearing of new illness strains. Anthony Morabith chats with Lynelle Paro with the Missouri DHSS.
