Millions on Medicaid are at risk of losing coverage in months ahead
Federal and state officials are bracing for a great unwinding: millions of people losing their Medicaid benefits when the pandemic…
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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…
‘A shock’: Health care groups kept in dark when Missouri ended COVID emergency order
When Susan Klotz heard the governor had announced he would be allowing the COVID-19 state of emergency to expire at…
Before ouster, Missouri health director drafted letter to senators that was never sent
On the Friday before a drawn-out confirmation battle ended with his ouster from office, Missouri state Health Director Donald Kauerauf wrote…
Many faith leaders wary of religious exemptions for vaccine
By the thousands, Americans have been seeking religious exemptions in order to circumvent COVID-19 vaccination mandates, but generally they are…
COVID vaccine for children under 5 delayed until at least April
WASHINGTON — A COVID-19 vaccine for young children will be delayed by at least two months as Pfizer and BioNTech…
Disabled activist speaks out about feeling ‘disposable’
SAN FRANCISCO — In early January, one of the country’s top public health officials went on national television and delivered what she…
Bills aim to ban out-of-school suspensions through third grade
As a student in Hickory County R-1 school district, state Rep. Ian Mackey often struggled with following the rules of…
Decision nixing local COVID orders hampering health agencies’ response to other diseases
Two weeks after a Cole County judge stripped local health agencies of their ability to issue orders to mitigate the…
Missouri hospitals ask office workers to help nurses
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Hospitals across Missouri are asking staff members and administrators to take on additional duties to help…
Pandemic changes death rituals, leaves grieving families without a sense of closure
The unexpected death of a friend and colleague to COVID-19 in January 2021 led me to start researching how American…
New conservative target: Race as factor in COVID treatment
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Some conservatives are taking aim at policies that allow doctors to consider race as a risk…
Sunsetting of child tax credit expansion could leave many families hungry
The discontinuation of President Joe Biden’s administration’s monthly payments of the child tax credit could leave millions of American families without…
Opinion: Eliminate the loneliness of COVID-19
COVID-19 creates isolation. It’s unavoidable and detrimental, particularly for an older adult. Here at Cardinal Ritter Senior Services, we help…
Navy medical team heads to St. Louis to support COVID care
A Navy team of medical specialists is scheduled to arrive in the St. Louis region next week to help a…
Parson touts COVID-19 response in annual State of State address
Gov. Mike Parson praised his administration’s handling of the still unfolding COVID-19 pandemic Wednesday, telling a joint session of the…