The Campaign To Defend Trans Healthcare in Missouri Is Slow Going, on Purpose
CREVE COEUR, Mo. — Reneé Luckfield tries not to knock like a cop. In fact, the 29-year-old spends a lot…
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She Needed an EpiPen. But First, an Urgent Care Asked Her To Pay.
Stephanie Rowell was standing on her parents’ front porch in July when a wasp stung her left arm. She said…
Viruses obey the laws of physics – studying how can help researchers understand why they infect people differently and lead to better treatments
How well viruses infect cells is partly a question of biomechanics. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases/NIH via Flickr…
Commentary: Why Missouri’s doctors and lawyers hide burnout until it breaks
(Getty Images). Burnout among Missouri’s doctors, lawyers and executives rarely announces itself. It shows up as a surgeon in Kansas…
Hospital Beds for the Nation’s Sickest Kids Are Disappearing
Hospital units dedicated to treating the nation’s sickest kids are disappearing nationwide. In the past year alone, hospitals have closed…
In California and Other States, Dads Are Now Even With Moms in Paid Leave Claims
Karlo Campana is usually outnumbered these days. He has three young kids under age 4. On a recent Saturday, he…
Earwax is both slippery and sticky – this weird combo might lead to safer insect repellents
Scientists watched as ants encountered earwax with various properties. Candler Hobbs and David Hu Here’s a bit of a riddle…
Early voting surges in midterm elections as millions cast their ballots
Voters mark their ballots during the first day of early voting at the Bismarck Event Center in Bismarck, North Dakota,…
900+ women criminally charged for their conduct during pregnancies
In the first three years after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the constitutional right to an abortion in June…
Jacksonville, Florida’s Gun Violence Is Rooted in Redlining and Homes Built on Toxic Waste
This article was produced in partnership with The Trace, a nonprofit newsroom covering gun violence in America. Sign up for…
Domestic fertilizer production to see $1.3B investment with USDA program
Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins, with Deputy Secretary Stephen Vaden, at a briefing in July about a USDA program to…
The Cost of Healthcare Is Hitting America Where It Hurts: The Wallet
Bill McAdams, a 45-year-old travel nurse from Holiday, Florida, was uninsured last year when he experienced a stroke. He hadn’t…
Fear-based campaign ads can grab attention, but whether they win votes is less clear
On a Monday night in September 1964, television viewers watched a little girl counting petals on a flower. Her voice…
Follow the money: Who’s bankrolling Missouri’s final election push?
Boone County voters cast ballots Friday in Columbia during the state’s “no-excuse absentee” early voting period. County Clerk Brianna Lennon…
Commentary: ‘What, me worry?’ Yes, if you’re paying attention to threats surrounding the midterms.
President Donald Trump speaks during an Oct. 19, 2026, rally at the Heartland Credit Union Arena in Park City, Kansas…
Federal regulators crack down on organ donation groups
The Organ Transplant Service teams at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center started using robotic surgery for kidney transplants in…