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The Centers for Disease Control and PreventionThe case was detected in a St. Louis resident who had recently traveled within the United States, according to the St. Louis Department of Health. -
Bram Sable-Smith/KHNVoters in Missouri and Oklahoma approved Medicaid expansion to begin in 2021. But while Oklahoma has enrolled over 200,000 people so far, Missouri has enrolled fewer than 20,000. Why are two such similar states handling the public insurance rollout so differently?
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The St. Louis Health Department wants to help residents advocate for their health concerns through an online community survey. -
A federal judge in St. Louis on Monday temporarily barred the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services from requiring health care workers in Missouri and nine other states to get the COVID-19 vaccine.
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Wild turkey populations in Missouri have taken a nosedive in the past 15 years. Biologists say the declines are connected to dwindling numbers of baby turkeys statewide.
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While some local jails already offered feminine hygiene products for free, at others cost was a barrier. State funding aimed to eliminate that
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The World Health Organization deemed it a variant of concern, and the U.S. is banning travel from parts of Africa where it's spreading. Here's what scientists know and what they're trying to learn.
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Through the first six months of 2021, nearly 800 Missourians died from opioid overdose; well over half the total number of deaths in 2020. Law enforcement and public health experts say the synthetic opioid fentanyl is largely to blame.
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A Missouri judge has barred local health departments from issuing orders to protect people during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Ameren Missouri will distribute $5 million in incentives to encourage business owners to install electric vehicle charging stations.
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Many parents hurried to get their children the COVID-19 vaccine earlier this month after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention approved it for ages 5 through 11. St. Louis area health officials say there's more than enough to go around.
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Months after a court ordered Missouri to expand Medicaid, the state has been slow to reach out to hundreds of thousands of eligible residents who could benefit from the public health care program.
