Sarah Fentem
Sarah Fentem reports on sickness and health as part of St. Louis Public Radio’s news team. She previously spent five years reporting for different NPR stations in Indiana, immersing herself deep, deep into an insurance policy beat from which she may never fully recover. A longitme NPR listener, she grew up hearing WQUB in Quincy, Illinois, which is now owned by STLPR. She lives in the Kingshighway Hills neighborhood, and in her spare time likes to watch old sitcoms, meticulously clean and organize her home and go on outdoor adventures with her fiancé Elliot. She has a cat, Lil Rock, and a dog, Ginger.
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The new rule caps loans for grad students in what the Department of Education considers "non-professional fields," which includes nursing. -
State leaders applied Wednesday to the $50 billion federal grant initiative, which Congress included in the congressional spending package known as "One Big Beautiful Bill." -
A Perryville radio personality has died after apparently contracting the West Nile virus, according to employees at the station where he worked. -
Missouri health officials say West Nile virus is spreading more than usual this year. -
The amoeba is a single-celled organism that lives in hot springs, lakes and other warm freshwater bodies. Infections are rare but nearly always fatal. -
The suit, filed in Cole County Circuit Court, rests on claims Planned Parenthood has made about the drug mifepristone. -
Planned Parenthood Great Rivers Medical Director Margaret Baum said Tuesday the clinic had opened its books for patients to make abortion appointments starting next week. -
Missouri's 2023 ban prohibits providers from giving hormone therapy and gender-affirming surgeries to Missourians under 18. -
The waiver allows pharmacists to use their judgment in filling prescriptions for morphine, oxycontin and other controlled substances. -
DHSS distributed the federal money in the form of grants and contracts to organizations such as the Missouri Immunization Coalition, which educates and advocates for immunizations.
