Deputy director is named new leader of Missouri DNR
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — The deputy director of the Missouri Department of Natural Resources is moving up to the lead…
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CDC urges COVID vaccination during pregnancy as Delta surges
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention urged all pregnant women Wednesday to get the COVID-19 vaccine as hospitals in…
COVID vaccines likely to get FDA’s full OK within weeks, Fauci hopes
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — The U.S. government’s top infectious disease expert, Dr. Anthony Fauci, said Sunday that he was hopeful…
To fight invasive carp, Missouri scientists track the babies
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — For decades, four invasive species of carp have been devouring plants, gorging on plankton and endangering…
Contraception is free to women, except when it’s not
For Stephanie Force, finding a birth control method that she likes and can get without paying out-of-pocket has been a…
Lab tests of sewer water help search for COVID-19
In a lab at the University of Missouri-Columbia, vials of chilled raw sewage from treatment plants throughout the state will…
Children need their own clinical trials for a COVID-19 vaccine
Now that two-thirds of all adults in the United States have received at least one dose of a SARS-CoV-2 vaccine as of…
Missouri finally mining untapped potential with move toward renewable energy
After years spent lagging behind its neighbors in renewable energy production, Missouri may finally be on the cusp of a green makeover of its…
SLPS student wins top honors in global robotics competition
ST. LOUIS – Gateway STEM High School student Obike Anwisye has been selected as a 2021 FIRST Robotics Competition Dean’s List Award…
Many in Missouri, Kansas are at risk from lead pipes, report finds
People in Missouri and Kansas risk lead exposure from their drinking water at greater rates than almost any other state,…
Pfizer to discuss vaccine booster with U.S. officials
WASHINGTON (AP) — Pfizer says it plans to meet with top U.S. health officials Monday to discuss the drugmaker’s request…
Climate change triggers rare crop diseases in Missouri
New crop diseases pervading Missouri have been linked to climate change, and they’re directly impacting crop production. Climate change has…
FDA trims use of contentious Alzheimer’s drug amid backlash
WASHINGTON (AP) — A month after approving a controversial new Alzheimer’s drug, U.S. health regulators on signed off Thursday on…
Environmental groups oppose Missouri coal plant permit
For years, Lisa Zerbe said, she biked, rode horses and ran near Ameren Missouri’s largest coal-fired power plant in Franklin County…
Alzheimer’s drug stirs hope for patients, worry for doctors
In the weeks since a new Alzheimer’s drug was approved, hopeful patients have bombarded Dr. Alireza Atri with calls and…
Nearly all COVID deaths in U.S. are now among unvaccinated
Nearly all COVID-19 deaths in the U.S. now are in people who weren’t vaccinated, a staggering demonstration of how effective…