Days after all Missouri adults are eligible for vaccine, state expects fewer doses
Missouri officials expect to see hundreds of thousands of fewer vaccine doses than anticipated next week, just days after eligibility…
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Prescription drug monitoring program is finally near for Missouri
Missouri is one step closer to shedding its designation as the only state in the country without a prescription drug…
Holding Medicaid hostage over birth control defies law and reason
While playing politics with health care in Missouri is certainly nothing new, holding Missouri Medicaid hostage over basic birth control…
Drops in COVID transmission rates stall
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Drops in coronavirus transmission rates in the St. Louis area are beginning to stall, raising concerns…
No immediate impact in Missouri from J&J vaccine problem
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — The loss of up to 15 million doses of Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine due to…
Holy days offer hope to devotees of varied faiths as pandemic eases
For Christians across the United States, Easter services on Sunday will reflect an extra measure of joy as the nation…
Parson rejects idea of vaccine passports
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Gov. Mike Parson said Thursday that he wouldn’t require so-called vaccine passports in Missouri but was…
Missouri House sends budget to Senate without Medicaid expansion funding
Republicans in the Missouri House finalized their plan to block funding for voter-approved Medicaid expansion on Thursday, giving final approval…
Registration opens for vaccinations at Dome
ST. LOUIS – The Dome at America’s Center is hosting a mass COVID-19 vaccination event next week, run by the…
Dear Normal: Were you really that great?
Dear Normal, Everyone wants you back. It seems every day of this late-stage pandemic era is marked with someone wistfully…
880,000 more Missourians now eligible for vaccinations
O’FALLON, Mo. (AP) — An estimated 880,000 Missourians became eligible to get a COVID-19 vaccination Monday under Phase 2 of…
Website helps families choose the perfect virtual or in-person summer camp
ST. LOUIS – For the second summer of COVID-19, families are looking for some kind of camp – safe, whether…
Baby teeth from historic study now aid new research
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Harvard researchers studying how early-life exposures are relevant to lifelong health will examine baby teeth left…
How Missouri’s public health defunding led to vaccination chaos
Missourians have driven hours to find vaccines in rural counties — at least those people with cars and the time…
Missouri lawmaker faces more charges for alleged COVID-19 treatment scam
LIBERTY, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri state lawmaker already indicted on 20 charges related to a fraud scheme involving medical…
GOP lawmakers vote down funding for Missouri Medicaid expansion
A partisan battle over Medicaid expansion in the House Budget Committee ended Thursday with a vote against spending $1.9 billion…