Health

The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services is sharing ways, big and small, that people can improve their health.

Last session, the Missouri legislature passed a law barring transgender minors from accessing gender-affirming care like puberty blockers and hormone treatment. Now, lawmakers are seeking to build upon that legislation by removing the sunset date from the original bill.

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.

Wastewater tests are designed to provide an early warning system so that public health officials can ward off outbreaks.

Infant mortality in Missouri went up 16% between 2021 and 2022, according to federal data released earlier this month, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Missouri was one of only four states that showed a significant rise.

A new study from the U.S. Department of Agriculture found that the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children was underutilized. In 2021, it served only about half the number of people that qualified.

The vehicle began its trip on Wednesday to bring various health assessments to rural residents of Boone County.

KBIA’s Rebecca Smith sat down with Dr. Logan Frank, the director of breast imaging for Ellis Fischel Cancer Center, to discuss how mammogram recommendations have changed and why this preventative health measure still matters.

The CDC has found a decrease in the use of e-cigarettes, but there is still work to be done. E-cigarettes can impact brain development and the CDC has reported a rise in hospitalizations due to vaping related products.

A mobile clinic is on a Missouri road trip offering free vasectomies this week. The trailer stopped Thursday in St. Louis and also will visit clinics in Springfield and Rolla.