Pandemic babies with developmental delays can make up for lost social interaction
Typically, about 1 in 6 children experience a developmental delay. But children born during the pandemic, a 2022 study has found, have nearly…
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Baby formula industry was primed for disaster long before key factory closed down
The conditions that led to a shortage of baby formula were set in motion long before the February 2022 closure of the…
‘Just part of aging’: Long COVID symptoms are often overlooked in seniors
Nearly 18 months after getting COVID-19 and spending weeks in the hospital, Terry Bell struggles with hanging up his shirts…
Missouri legislature may revisit contraceptive limits post-Roe
By the time state lawmakers return to the Capitol next year, nearly all abortions could be illegal in Missouri. With a…
Attorney General is preparing new round of school mask lawsuits
Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt is preparing for a new round of lawsuits challenging school mask rules if districts reinstate orders in…
U.S. House to vote on $28 million for FDA to relieve infant formula shortage
WASHINGTON — Democratic appropriators in the U.S. House have offered a $28 million emergency spending bill intended to address a…
None of Missouri’s $35.6 million to tackle COVID health disparities has been spent
In March 2021 President Joe Biden’s administration announced it was investing $2.25 billion to address COVID health disparities, the largest federal funding…
FDA clears COVID booster shot for healthy children ages 5-11
U.S. regulators have authorized a COVID-19 booster shot for healthy 5- to 11-year-olds, hoping an extra vaccine dose will enhance…
Few eligible families have applied for government help to pay for COVID funerals
On a humid August afternoon in 2020, two caskets ― one silver, one white ― sat by holes in the…
Hospitals’, nursing homes’ power to limit COVID visitors will be restricted
Two years into the coronavirus pandemic, Missouri lawmakers sent to Gov. Mike Parson’s desk legislation that aims to ensure residents…
Parents hunting for baby formula as shortage spans U.S.
(AP) — Parents across the U.S. are scrambling to find baby formula as supply disruptions and a massive safety recall…
Bill requiring schools to cut down lead in drinking water heading to governor
Legislation on its way to Gov. Mike Parson’s desk could drastically cut down on the amount of lead allowed in…
Hopes dwindle that Missouri lawmakers will extend postpartum care for new mothers
A bipartisan proposal to extend postpartum care for low-income women in Missouri to a full year after they’ve given birth…
Move to decriminalize fentanyl drug testing strips gains no traction in Missouri legislature
Even as the spread of synthetic opioids such as fentanyl has brought a stunning rise in drug overdose deaths, a…
Judge dismisses Missouri AG’s mask lawsuit against St. Charles school district
A St. Charles County Circuit Court judge dismissed Attorney General Eric Schmitt’s lawsuit Thursday against the local school district’s now-rescinded…
Vote on abortion rights planned in U.S. Senate next week; likely to fall short
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer will force a vote next week on a bill to codify abortion protections, following…