Mental health was the leading cause of death for pregnant and postpartum Missourians in the state’s latest maternal mortality review.

Boone Health officials have begun a national search for another health company which wants to invest in their operation.

Abide in Love is a group of 50 activists who help detainees contact their families and provide small acts of comfort and kindness, as the Phelps County Jail has become part ICE holding facility.

According to the Alzheimer’s Association, more than 120,000 Missourians are living with the disease. But a newly approved blood test could lead to earlier and cheaper diagnosis of the disease.

One of President Trump’s first executive order declared the federal government will recognize only two sexes - male and female. Experts say it ignores the existence of intersex people.

According to the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, approximately 80% of lost pregnancies occur within the first trimester. But a new study in mice has found that inflammation and hormone levels may play a role.

The study, published earlier this year in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, examined how abnormal cells can develop and lead to diseases such as uterine cancer.

A new pair of academic studies offers evidence that Medicaid saves lives. So, what's at stake if the major Medicaid reforms and deep cuts that were approved by House Republicans make it through Congress?

The Missouri Supreme Court handed down a ruling that struck down injunctions put in place last year by Jackson County judge Jerri Zhang, effectively re-instating the state's near-total abortion ban.

Experts say the moderate gains in maternal mental health could be impacted by proposed cuts to Medicaid at the federal level.