The Missouri Department of Conservation reports an invasive species of jellyfish from China can be found in Missouri’s lakes, reservoirs and other freshwater habitats.
Many women who fled Afghanistan and Syria over the past year are experiencing PTSD and suffering from other mental health illnesses. The Oasis International organization is hosting a free group therapy session for Afghans and Syrians refugees to help them as they learn to live in a new environment.
Researchers from the University of Missouri and Washington University, studying St. Louis Children’s Hospital emergency room data, found more children are coming to the ER with gun shot injuries than before the coronavirus pandemic began in early 2020.
A law passed last year made sleeping on state-owned land a misdemeanor in Missouri. It went into effect Jan. 1, but critics say there is still a lack of clarity from the state surrounding its implementation.
An investigation by the Illinois Answers Project found that insurance giant Centene Corp. routinely fell short in providing basic care. Federal officials now want answers.
Dr. Kanika Cunningham for years has worked as a primary care physician at a community health clinic in St. Louis. As St. Louis County's new health director, she wants to bring that experience addressing patients’ medical and other needs to her work.
A stream revival project at Tower Grove Park helps people in the St. Louis region learn about the Osage Nation while keeping rain runoff from city sewers.
While unemployment is at a near historic low, many businesses are still struggling to find workers – as many otherwise eligible workers in Missouri are out with short or long-term complications of long COVID.
Missouri's large local and statewide increases in syphilis cases are dramatic, but not surprising, experts said. Decreased funding for prevention and the coronavirus pandemic could be contributing to the sexually transmitted infection spreading among demographics.
Research into psychedelic drugs was halted in the 1960s as recreational use and its backlash criminalized them. The Veterans Administration is joining dozens of other medical providers and researchers in resuming that work.