1+ hour, 15+ min ago  (471+ words) COLUMBIA, Missouri -- Some consumers are now paying for something many people used to get for free: time away from their phones. It is part of an emerging consumer behavior trend known as digital detox, where people attend retreats, programs or…...

1+ hour, 15+ min ago  (1161+ words) A bill making disabled placards more easily accessible for Missourians passed both chambers and now awaits the final step -- the governor's signature -- before becoming law. House Bill 1827, sponsored by Rep. Terri Violet, R-St. Peters, allows occupational therapists to authorize disabled…...

1+ hour, 16+ min ago  (782+ words) When people think of school nurses, they might picture scraped knees and ice packs. But for Benjamen Pringer, Missouri's school health system is about far more than Band-Aids. On any given day, Pringer, program manager for the adolescent and school…...

1+ hour, 16+ min ago  (352+ words) A surge of poisonings linked to accidental picking and consumption of wild mushrooms now includes 50 identified cases, a figure that far surpasses California's last major outbreak a decade ago. The state continues to see an unprecedented uptick in poisonings and…...

1+ hour, 16+ min ago  (552+ words) Q: I adopted a pit bull who had lost one ear in the fighting ring, so I named him van Gogh. He is a healthy, sweet, gentle guy who loves to snuggle. When we lie on the couch watching television and…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (384+ words) A Kenyan high court temporarily blocked the government from approving a deal with the U. S. to establish an Ebola quarantine facility in the East African nation after a human rights group said the plan posed "grave health risks" to the public....

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (332+ words) Kelly Langley, a radiology technician at SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital was recognized Friday as the Clinical Instructor of the Year during a surprise presentation. Faculty and students from State Technical College of Missouri's Medical Radiologic Technology program presented the…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (397+ words) From mental health support to banking advice, 30 organizations gathered Friday at Catholic Charities of Central and Northern Missouri to connect residents with resources and services. The annual Community Resource Fair brought together a variety of community partners, with about 25 percent…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago  (679+ words) LOS ANGELES -- A sweeping new review of prenatal antidepressant use underscores a finding that has surfaced repeatedly throughout the last decade: While parental depression is strongly linked to child neurodevelopmental disorders, taking antidepressants during pregnancy does not appear to significantly…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago  (462+ words) NAIROBI, Kenya -- Kenya is in talks with the U. S. on Ebola-related health cooperation after media reports that the Trump administration is planning to send Americans exposed to the virus to a quarantine facility in the East African nation being built by…...