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Health officials say they don’t know how a Missouri person caught bird flu, but they believe it may be a rare instance of a “one-off,” stand-alone illness
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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.
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In a historic step on March 29, the Food and Drug Administration approved Narcan for over-the-counter sale. Here's how this harm reduction measure might impact people here in Columbia.
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The Saline County and Taney County Health Departments have recently begun offering WIC clinics to their communities on large buses with built-in exam rooms.
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Juul and other e-cigarette makers are facing new limits on the sale of their products in the U.S. But internationally, vaping companies are looking to…
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Poplar Bluff, Missouri, is located deep in the southeastern part of the state, in the area known as the Bootheel. One resident joked to me that if…
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Kansas City's two measles outbreaks are over, but officials are just starting to calculate the costs of containing them.The Kansas City Star reports that…
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Public health is due for an upgrade. That was one take-away of a recent lecture from a 20-plus year veteran of the field, Dr. Anne Schuchat, the...
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Storytelling and Public Health Policy: Lise Saffran explores how to use narrative to effect change.