Anna Spidel
Health ReporterAnna Spidel is a health reporter for the KBIA Health & Wealth desk. A proud Michigander, Anna hails from Dexter, Michigan and received her Bachelor of Arts in Journalism from Michigan State University in 2022. Previously, she worked with member station Michigan Radio as an assistant producer on Stateside.
Anna is thrilled to be working with KBIA and strives to cover a wide range of health issues across the state of Missouri. Additionally, she works with Side Effects Public Media to cover healthcare on a national scale. Anna loves camping, dining at local bars and restaurants, exploring Michigan’s beautiful Great Lakes beaches, and spending time with her family and boyfriend. She is always overjoyed to meet another Spartan and will never fail to respond to a “Go Green”.
As a newcomer to the state of Missouri, Anna is constantly looking to connect with the community and hear more about the issues that matter to Missourians.
You can reach her at aspidel@missouri.edu or 573-882-5582.
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Cape Girardeau County has approved a new deputy coroner one week after the removal of former coroner Wavis Jordan.
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The newly released 2024-2028 Missouri Suicide Prevention Plan offers tools and strategies that are intended to help decrease Missouri’s number of suicide deaths.
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The CDC case counts are reported weekly by doctors - 83 COVID cases in were reported in Boone County at the end of January, down 115 cases from the last week of December.
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A three-year grant awarded to the University of Missouri by the USDA will help train health and social workers on adverse childhood experiences, or ACEs.
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According to the National Cancer Institute, prostate cancer accounted for nearly 14.7% of all new US cancer cases in 2023.
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A roundup of regional headlines from the KBIA Newsroom.
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Many in northern Missouri remain without power as Macon Electric crews worked through the night, and warming centers have been set up across the region for anyone needing shelter.
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Missouri's nursing home regulation allows poor care, and sometimes abuse, to continue for years with few consequences.