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Medicare recipients to see premium cut — but not until 2023
WASHINGTON (AP) — Medicare recipients will get a premium reduction — but not until next year — reflecting what Health…
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Health agency appeals ruling requiring it to pay Planned Parenthood legal fees
Missouri’s health department is appealing a Cole County judge’s ruling that put the state on the hook to pay at…
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New Missouri mothers won’t yet get more mental health, substance use health care
Threats of a filibuster in the Missouri Senate this year extinguished a proposal to extend health care for new mothers to…
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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…
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‘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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Medicare drug prices touted during open enrollment can rise within a month
Something strange happened between the time Linda Griffith signed up for a new Medicare prescription drug plan during last fall’s…
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Kansas abortion rights battle will affect the many Missourians who cross state line
The stakes for the August vote over a Kansas constitutional amendment on abortion access were made clear by the leak of…
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VP Harris blasts draft Supreme Court decision
WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris is blasting the draft U.S. Supreme Court decision that would overturn federal abortion rights.…
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GOP eyes amending Missouri constitution to ensure no right to abortion exists post-Roe
If a draft U.S. Supreme Court opinion overturning Roe v. Wade holds true, nearly all abortions in Missouri would become illegal. But…
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Pediatricians group moves to abandon race-based guidance
For years, pediatricians have followed flawed guidelines linking race to risks for urinary infections and newborn jaundice. In a new…
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Heartbeat-tracking technology raises patients’ and doctors’ worries
If someone’s heart skips a beat, tech companies want to let them know about it. Gadget firms — starting with…
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Republicans tussle over bill to provide warm meals to some Missouri SNAP recipients
When state Sen. Holly Thompson Rehder was 18 and struggling to raise a baby, she applied for federal food assistance…
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State Senate overwhelmingly approves bill requiring schools test, filter water for lead
Schools in Missouri would be required to test drinking water for lead, and install filters if it’s above safe levels, under a…
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Judge orders DHSS to pay Planned Parenthood’s legal fees in license dispute
A Cole County judge denied the state health department’s attempt to relitigate a case stemming from a 2019 licensing dispute…
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CDC launches new forecasting center for infectious diseases
A new U.S. government center aims to become the National Weather Service for infectious diseases — an early warning system…
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Health insurance coverage for children through Medicaid, CHIP helps their mothers, too
When children get health insurance through Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance Program, known as CHIP, their families benefit, too. The author, Sebastian…
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Many older Blacks, Hispanics are left with a less powerful flu vaccine
At Whitman-Walker Health, Dr. David Fessler and his staff administer high-dose influenza vaccine to all HIV-positive and elderly patients. Although…
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$500,000 for doula training program named for Cora Faith Walker is included in House’s state budget plan
After 28 hours of labor, Adrianne Blakemore felt incredible joy when her first son came into the world in 2017,…
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Legislators weigh blocking COVID visitor restrictions at hospitals, nursing homes
State Rep. Ed Lewis had just hours to say goodbye. In March 2020, his mother, 89, had to go to…
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It’s not just doctors and nurses: Veterinarians are burning out, too
At the park near Duboce Triangle in San Francisco, 5 p.m. is canine happy hour. About 40 dogs run around,…
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Senate committee approves bill that could overturn Missouri Medicaid expansion
A constitutional amendment asking Missourians to let lawmakers decide year-to-year whether the state will offer Medicaid to working-age adults moved closer to…
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