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Rici Hoffarth | St. Louis Public RadioAt least 15,400 people in the southern Illinois 12th Congressional District are enrolled in the Affordable Care Act. And nearly 20,000 use the Marketplace to buy insurance in the 13th Congressional District. Voters will have to decide whether they trust Republican lawmakers to come up with a replacement for the ACA, or if it’s safer to elect Democrats who have vowed to protect and improve the existing act. -
Blueroomstream.comAfter only 2½ weeks, Illinois is reinstituting COVID-19 restrictions on bars and restaurants in the Metro East starting Wednesday. Bars and restaurants are again barred from serving guests indoors, and they will have to cut service at 11 p.m. each night. The establishments also must require reservations and space tables at least six feet apart. Gatherings are limited to the lesser of 25 people or 25% of a room’s overall capacity.
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Public records obtained by researchers at Virginia Tech show the city of Quincy changed its water treatment processes in the months leading up to the Legionnaires’ disease outbreak, which may have allowed Legionella bacteria to multiply throughout the water system.
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The St. Louis County Council passed two bills by 4-3 margins that will let any emergency mandate passed by County Executive Sam Page expire after 15 days, unless the council votes to keep it.
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The region’s hospitals could soon be overwhelmed with patients as more people are admitted to the hospital with the coronavirus, health officials said Monday. An average of 342 patients with confirmed coronavirus cases are in hospitals in the region’s four largest health care systems each day, and nearly 50 people with the virus are being admitted daily.
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Medical providers braced for a wave in eating disorder cases when the pandemic first took hold in early spring. What they didn’t expect was for that surge of cases to continue lingering through fall.
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Schools say they have no plans to do mass testing, citing costs and questioning whether its effective.
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A YouGov and St. Louis University poll asked 931 likely Missouri voters whether they would receive a coronavirus vaccine if it were free and approved by the federal Food and Drug Administration. Fifty-one percent of respondents said they “likely” or “positively” would get the vaccine, compared to 70% who would get a flu shot.
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Missouri's state health director says a limited supply of vaccine could come as early as December, but supplies won't be available to the general public until spring at the earliest.
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St. Louis Public Radio is answering your questions about COVID-19 this winter. What do you want to know about coronavirus? What do you need to know to make decisions about celebrating winter holidays or planning your week?
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As the COVID-19 death toll continues to climb, Washington University scientists are testing whether lab-engineered proteins known as monoclonal antibodies can be used to treat the illness.
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St. Louis-based pharmaceutical company Mallinckrodt on Monday filed for bankruptcy after years of lawsuits alleging the drug company shared blame for the opioid epidemic. State, local and tribal governments have sued Mallinckrodt and other opioid manufacturers, saying the companies pushed the painkillers to patients despite knowing how addictive and dangerous they were.
