Najifa Farhat
Health ReporterNajifa Farhat is an award-winning investigative reporter covering health for KBIA’s Health and Wealth Desk. Her reporting focuses on the intersection of health and broader issues of well-being, including environmental and climate impacts, food security, marginalized communities, and emerging solutions and technologies. She approaches her work with the belief that every story has a health component.
Farhat holds a master’s degree in environmental journalism from the University of Montana and has reported extensively across the Mountain West, Southwest Michigan and now, Missouri.
She can be reached at najifa.farhat@missouri.edu
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NaviLens is a wayfinding system that uses high-density, color-coded markers instead of traditional black-and-white QR codes. The app can detect the codes from up to 60 feet and at angles, then translate them into audio directions, location details or other information. -
About half of all Missouri enrollees chose bronze plans in 2026 — the lowest-premium option with the highest deductibles — a significant shift from last year, when mid-level silver plans were the most popular. -
HSAs were created in 2003 to help consumers manage rising health care costs. The accounts allow individuals to save money tax-free for qualified medical expenses, often with employer contributions. After age 65, funds can be withdrawn for non-medical purposes without penalty, making HSAs function in some ways like a retirement account -
Boone Health Communications Director Christian Basi said the hospital made multiple attempts to communicate but did not receive an appropriate response, including an offer to negotiate. -
In a study published in Environmental Science and Technology, researchers found that potassium perchlorate — a contaminant that can leach into water and soil — can harm sperm production and vitamin C could be an aid. -
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Experts say the current enrollment numbers may still fall in the coming weeks. Many enrollees were automatically re-enrolled and remain in a grace period to pay their premiums. -
In Greene and Webster Counties, many patients say they were unable to find plans that include CoxHealth providers, forcing them to switch coverage, change doctors or go without care. -
People report using peptide for gains in the gym, improved skin appearance and mental focus. We found more than 250,000 videos tagged peptide on TikTok when we were studying this topic earlier this week. -
Filmmaker Sraiyanti Haricharan discusses her film 'Auto Queens,' playing at this year's True/False Film Fest.
