Collapse of private equity-backed Missouri hospitals mired employees in medical bills
The first unexpected bill arrived in December, just weeks before Tara Lovell’s husband of 40 years died from bladder cancer.…
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Why insulin is so expensive, with costs difficult to cap
(AP) — Reining in the soaring prices of insulin has thus far been elusive in Congress, although Democrats say they’ll…
Loop Trolley is running again through Oct. 30; rides are free
The Loop Trolley is officially back in service after Bi-State Development received final approval from the Loop Trolley Transportation Development…
In race for monkeypox vaccines, experts see repeat of COVID
(AP) — Moves by rich countries to buy large quantities of monkeypox vaccine, while declining to share doses with Africa,…
Loop Trolley will get weeklong test run, operator training
Safety testing and operator training are scheduled to be conducted on the Loop Trolley route daily from July 27 through…
Items with lead are easy to find at antiques shops, discount stores; they’re also toxic
A vintage military-style trunk she bought at an eastern Michigan flea market when she was a teenager became a staple…
Patients with epilepsy navigate murky unregulated CBD industry
In 2013, Tonya Taylor was suicidal because her epileptic seizures persisted despite taking a long list of medications. Then a…
Former nurses at Homer G. Phillips hospital file trademark lawsuit against developer
The name “Homer G. Phillips Hospital” is still spoken with reverence, not only by St. Louis’ Black residents but across…
Grain Belt Express announces expansion that means more clean energy for Missouri
Missouri will get five times the clean energy previously promised by the developers of the Grain Belt Express transmission line,…
U.S. House panel presses gun makers to testify before Congress
WASHINGTON — The chair of the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Reform said Thursday that she had requested that…
Juul, FDA suspend court case while e-cigarette ban on hold
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration and Juul agreed Wednesday to put their court fight on hold while…
Lower insulin co-pays, list prices targeted in new bipartisan U.S. Senate bill
WASHINGTON — Two key senators have presented the details of a bipartisan plan to lower costs for insulin, a lifesaving drug…
Some medical debt is being removed from credit reports
Help has arrived for many people with medical debt on their credit reports. Starting Friday, the three major U.S. credit…
New law mandates removal of discriminatory covenants from property deeds
Gov. Mike Parson signed into law Thursday a bill that requires the removal of antiquated housing restrictions based on race, national origin…
U.S. grapples with whether to modify COVID vaccine for fall
U.S. health authorities are facing a critical decision: whether to offer new COVID-19 booster shots this fall that are modified…
Ameren Missouri to add more renewable energy — and fracked gas — in updated plan
Ameren Missouri plans to add more renewable energy and speed its transition to net-zero carbon emissions, the company announced Thursday. But…