1+ hour, 20+ min ago  (305+ words) by Mathew Pilger | Jul 14, 2026 Gov. Mike Kehoe has signed a wide-ranging healthcare bill that expands access to doula services for pregnant women and requires Missouri to begin tracking cases of Alpha-Gal Syndrome, a tick-borne syndrome that causes allergies to mammal…...

10+ hour, 17+ min ago  (88+ words) Missourinet by [email protected] | Jul 14, 2026 Nearly 20 states have reported cases of cyclosporiasis, which causes upset stomach and severe diarrhea. Missouri Epidemiologist Nathan Koffarnas says such cases are more common during the warmer months of the year and can be connected…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (118+ words) Missourinet by [email protected] | Jul 2, 2026 Summer often inspires people to take a closer look at their eating habits, but healthy eating doesn’t have to mean bland food, strict diets, or giving up your favorite meals. In fact, small changes can…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago  (191+ words) Missourinet Health Providers Urging Missourians To Prevent Tick Bites It’s tick season in Missouri, and health care providers are once again reminding people to be mindful of the tick-borne illness, Alpha gal. State health officials say more than 34-thousand cases…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago  (122+ words) One Year After the St. Louis Tornadoes Many Survivors Are Still Healing Emotionally Missourinet One Year After the St. Louis Tornadoes Many Survivors Are Still Healing Emotionally (LISTEN) by Bill Pollock | May 15, 2026 As communities across the St. Louis area continue…...

3+ mon, 41+ min ago  (250+ words) by Mathew Pilger | Apr 14, 2026 Health experts in Missouri are keeping a close watch on a newly identified COVID‑19 variant known as Cicada, though confirmed cases in the state remain limited. Dr. Sayo Weihs with University Health in Kansas City says…...

3+ mon, 5+ day ago  (182+ words) Operators of a program that distributes opioid overdose-reversing drugs statewide, say a proposed state budget cut could have deadly consequences. University of Missouri-St. Louis Associate Professor Rachel Winograd says the House budget includes a proposed $8 (M) million dollar cut, which she…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (242+ words) by Marshall Griffin | Apr 1, 2026 Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway is targeting a Kansas City-based chain of stores that produces and sells opioid-like products often found in gas stations and smoke shops. Hanaway, a Republican, filed a lawsuit Tuesday that accuses…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (266+ words) by Alisa Nelson | Mar 31, 2026 Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood once said, “Success comes not from wishing, but from unwavering preparation and dedicated action.” During Tuesday’s ribbon cutting to celebrate the upcoming opening of the General Leonard Wood Community Hospital, the hospital’s…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (625+ words) by Mathew Pilger | Mar 30, 2026 About 20,000 heart patients in central Missouri could be affected after Boone Health and the Missouri Heart Center announced Monday, they are parting ways later this year. During a press conference in Columbia, Boone Health’s Director of…...