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Proponents of the bill said it would relieve poor residents of a financial and mental burden. That's despite a recently released working paper by economists that shows the positive effects of medical debt forgiveness may be limited.
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Democrats filibustered for more than 11 hours before sending the bill back to the House for a final vote
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IUDs have been used for decades, but many patients describe waves of pain when a nurse or doctor inserts them. Providers are now are now considering offering women the option of sedation to make the insertion less unpleasant.
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Leaders from the federal Health Resources and Services Administration visited St. Louis University on Wednesday to discuss what federal officials could do to reduce the state’s high rate of maternal and infant deaths. Community health workers, patients and government officials took part in a roundtable at St. Louis University with agency officials from Washington, D.C.
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A Missouri Foundation for Health report finds both planned and unexpected costs of medical care create financial, physical and emotional burdens for the state’s residents.
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Backers of the Missourians for Constitutional Freedom initiative need roughly 171,000 signatures by early May to make it onto the ballot in either August or November.
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People will be able to visit the Central Ozarks Medical Center locations as well as its Narcan-vending machines to obtain the strips.
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Kansas and 22 other states that have licensing or registration for naturopathic doctors
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Numerous clinical studies nationwide have shown positive results from using psilocybin to treat PTSD, depression and substance use.
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Missy Rice of the Department of Health and Senior Services' Show Me Healthy Women talks with KBIA's Anna Spidel about why cervical cancer screenings are important and how patients can stay informed.