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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.
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Dr. Alexander Garza said the best way to prepare for a future pandemic is to improve social resources, such as food access, education and transportation.
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The Archdiocese of St. Louis is encouraging clergy members and congregants to consider changing certain religious practices to avoid spreading the novel…
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A relatively rare virus strain that can cause respiratory problems in children has been confirmed in St. Louis. It has sent dozens to pediatric intensive…
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Saint Louis County is seeing an unusual spike in a bacterial disease that affects children in daycare centers.The county has received 71 reports of…
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Fifth Brief: For the Sake of AllFor the Sake of All, the interdisciplinary research team studying the overarching effects of African American health on…
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Just as with most things in life, when it comes to researching diseases, there is strength in numbers. Most funding goes to researching well-known and…
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Soil bacteria may be helping to make disease-causing bacteria resistant to antibiotics.That’s according to a new study out of Washington University.Lead…
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Washington University officials on the lookout for bacterial meningitis Officials at Washington University are on the lookout for possible cases of…
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Updated at 3:00 p.m. to clarify and expand description of white-nose syndrome.A disease that has killed millions of bats across the eastern U.S. has been…