Health & Wealth

While there are concerns about omicron's transmissibility, the amount of mutations the variant possesses make it easily detectable

Through the first six months of 2021, nearly 800 Missourians died from opioid overdose; well over half the total number of deaths in 2020. Law enforcement and public health experts say the synthetic opioid fentanyl is largely to blame.

An interview with Dana Farber oncologist Dr. Miranda Lam, about her research on Medicaid expansion and cancer mortality.

While they say there are many reasons to be optimistic, there are still obstacles looming for hospital leaders in Missouri amid Medicaid expansion.

An interview with Darin Preis, executive director of Central Missouri Community Action, on the outreach work his group is doing on Medicaid expansion.

While the state is accepting applications for Medicaid coverage under expanded eligibility, it says it can't start processing those applications before October 1.

While a judge has ordered Missouri to implement Medicaid Expansion, there are still some obstacles to getting those who would qualify enrolled.

Across the country, children have received 11 million fewer shots to protect against vaccine-preventable diseases.

In a hearing in Cole County Circuit Court, parties presented arguments over how to proceed with an order to expand Medicaid eligibility in Missouri.

The American Academy of Pediatrics has expressed growing concerns about a drop in orders for vaccines for routine childhood inoculations.