Landfill odor causing health problems but no elevated cancer risk, state officials say
Missouri’s health department announced on Thursday findings of a lengthy examination of the troubled Bridgeton Landfill in suburban St. Louis,…
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Stark disparities persist in Missouri’s maternal mortality rate
A multi-year report analyzing maternal mortality in Missouri and published Monday found that women on Medicaid are eight times more likely to…
Federal watchdog’s report sheds new light on scope of Missouri’s missing foster children
A report published Monday by a federal watchdog sheds new light on the scope of missing foster children in Missouri,…
Parson picks new acting health director after ouster of his original choice
Gov. Mike Parson announced Tuesday that Missouri health department veteran Paula Nickelson will be the agency’s new acting director, after…
Missouri plotting official ‘end’ to COVID-19 pandemic as soon as March, document says
The state of Missouri is planning an official end to the COVID-19 pandemic as a public health crisis and will transition…
Missouri Supreme Court weighs disclosure of medical marijuana applications
A company denied licenses to grow medical marijuana in Missouri urged the state Supreme Court Tuesday to compel regulators to…
Missouri COVID cases for September top July’s toll
The coronavirus Delta variant wave that hit Missouri in May and peaked in early August continued to abate in September, but the decline has been slow.…
Sixth child dies of COVID in Missouri as official vows change
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Missouri’s new health czar lamented that the pandemic had become so embroiled in politics as another…
State seeks to boost prizes in local vaccination incentive program
Prizes awarded through a vaccine incentive program offered by local public health departments in Missouri may get boosted to $100…
Lawsuit seeks to force Missouri to enact voter-approved Medicaid expansion
The least surprising lawsuit of the year, to force Missouri to provide Medicaid coverage to 275,000 people eligible under a 2020…
Parson hopes to pick new Missouri health director quickly
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — Gov. Mike Parson said Thursday that he hoped to name a new state health director quickly…
Missouri health director resigns
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri’s health director resigned Tuesday amid the state’s coronavirus vaccine rollout, Gov. Mike Parson announced. Department…
More restrictions eased as 1 million Missourians vaccinated
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A year after Missouri confirmed its first COVID-19 infection, local governments are continuing to relax coronavirus…
Health officials announce vaccine distribution plan
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Select hospitals across Missouri will receive just over half of the state’s weekly allocation of COVID-19…
City clamps down on bars cited for flouting COVID-19 rules
ST. LOUIS – The city is cracking down on establishments accused of violating restrictions aimed at slowing the spread of…
Mass vaccination sites planned across Missouri
(AP) — Missouri plans mass vaccination sites by the end of the month in an effort to get more protection…