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
-
While most animal bite incidents are reported during the summer months, officials say the risk also increases during colder seasons and holidays, when people spend more time inside with family, guests and pets -
A Missouri agency says it's operating this enrollment season without any full-time navigator staff, leaving little capacity for outreach or educational events. -
The plans are the result of legislation Gov. Mike Kehoe passed in July, after four years of debate. Consumers can choose from four plans, with optional dental and vision coverage. -
University of Missouri Extension is expanding its “Freeze It!” program to help more rural families reduce food waste, save money and improve access to healthy, home-cooked meals. -
The initiative, funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, paid producers for fruits, vegetables and proteins that were then distributed at no cost to families in need - was eliminated amid federal spending cuts. -
Public health experts say lingering skepticism and controversy surrounding the COVID-19 vaccine have fueled hesitancy toward other immunizations. -
Researchers said limiting carbohydrates helps the body produce ketones — an alternative energy source that can fuel the brain when glucose use is impaired. -
State officials say Missouri’s current standards, last revised in 1999, are based on outdated science. -
Advocates hope it can help law enforcement officers ascertain why a person may be having difficulty communicating with them. -
The Center for Telehealth Research and Policy will examine how telehealth is used in rural areas, what barriers remain and how policies can be shaped to improve care.
