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A new sensor would help scientists learn more about the mineral and elemental composition of the moon. There’s already some understanding of the elements and minerals that make up the surface of the moon but not on the far side or poles.
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A St. Louis aldermanic committee has given its approval to a bill that would use federal money to pay the medical debt of thousands of St. Louisans.
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En los estados centrales de Estados Unidos, la información acerca de las tasas de mortalidad materna entre las mujeres hispanas no es fiable. Eso es un desafío para las organizaciones de salud que dependen de esas estadísticas para enviar recursos a esa población.
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St. Louis will be near to the path of totality for the eclipse on April 8. Experts advise getting into the path of totality — like in nearby southern Illinois — as even a 99% partial eclipse is nothing like a total one.
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As part of an initiative for reproductive health care access, advocacy groups handed out emergency contraception pills and condoms to fans at the Olivia Rodrigo concert in St. Louis earlier this week.
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The new section of the project received funding from a Biden administration initiative to reconnect communities that were divided by mid-century highway projects.
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The St. Louis University/YouGov poll found many undecided voters as ballot campaign gathers signatures. The poll also found strong support for repealing the sales tax on food and sports wagering.
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Programs offering insurance to undocumented — and some documented — residents are undergoing some cost-saving changes.
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EMS workers across the state are receiving training on how to give overdose victims a dose of buprenorphine, which manages cravings and withdrawal symptoms, after reviving them from an overdose with the overdose reversal drug naloxone.
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The federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is fining the directors of the closed Northview Village nursing home more than $18,000 for each day they violated federal rules. Advocates for residents of long-term care facilities say it's not enough.
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A dry winter, El Niño and the warmest winter temperatures on record are contributing to ongoing dry conditions across the Midwest.
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In the majority of Missouri’s rising cases of congenital syphilis, mothers had little to no prenatal care, highlighting a larger issue of maternal health care access. Legislation introduced in the House and Senate aims to address the crisis.