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Your college student is back home and you want to talk …

WEBHaving conversations about mental and emotional wellbeing is important as mental distress is on the rise among 18- to 25-year-olds, she said. UnitedHealthcare's …

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COMIC: Our sun was born with thousands of other stars.

WEBAstrophysicists Jeremy Webb and Natalie Price-Jones explain what may have happened to the sun's siblings — and why finding them matters. This comic was …

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Missouri is a leading state for infant mortality. What can …

WEBHealth care leaders and researchers are exploring why the number of babies who died less than 12 months after birth in Missouri jumped 16% last year. In 2022, a …

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Mid-Missouri hospital closures raise concerns about …

WEBTen rural hospitals in Missouri have closed in less than a decade, including two within the past year in mid-Missouri. Those two — Audrain Community Hospital and …

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Checking Up on Lung Cancer Screenings: 'Catching it …

WEBThis month, the American Cancer Society expanded its lung cancer screening recommendations to yearly, low-dose CT scans for those aged 50 to 80 who …

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Foundation for Health launches new initiative, focusing …

WEBThe initiative is starting out by researching Missourians’ current food access— especially in communities of color and rural communities. It intends to address …

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Renewed Mask Orders Begin Now In St. Louis, St. Louis …

WEBFitch and other County Council members have asked Page and County Health Director Dr. Faisal Khan to appear at Tuesday’s meeting to discuss the new rule. …

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Thousands Of Missourians In Medicaid Expansion Limbo

WEBThousands Of Missourians In Medicaid Expansion Limbo. Filing an application for presumptive eligibility is the starting point in applying for Medicaid …

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Taylor Byas on I Done Clicked My Heels Three Times: "A …

WEBThe Unbound Book Festival is happening in Columbia this weekend and KBIA has been speaking with some of this year’s featured authors. Taylor Byas, a poet …

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Persistent shortage of growth hormone frustrates parents …

WEBHillary and Jeff Hall were able to get a supply of Omnitrope, a growth hormone, from Mexico. But the medicine cost $1,400 and wasn't covered by the Las …

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What are 'orphan crops'

WEBThe new campaign that Fowler is promoting, called Vision for Adapted Crops and Soils (VACS), has identified about twenty "opportunity crops" that are familiar …

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6 tips to help you pick the right health insurance plan KBIA

WEBIf you're buying health insurance outside a job-based plan, you're in luck this fall. After years of cutbacks and — some say sabotage — of the Affordable Care Act …

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Death doula says life is more meaningful if you 'get real' about the

WEBAs a death doula, Alua Arthur helps people to plan for the end of life and, when the time comes, to let go. She says that while we're conditioned to fear death, thinking …

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"Real Talk": Jessica Pryde on Black representation in the Romance …

WEBThe Unbound Book Festival is happening in Columbia this weekend and KBIA has been speaking with some of this year’s featured authors. Jessica Pryde is a …

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Photos: UAE sees its heaviest rains in 75 years KBIA

WEBVideos posted online showed residents sweeping rainwater out of their homes and luxury cars stranded in Dubai's flooded streets, after a storm unleashed the …

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Missouri Department of Health partners with nonprofit to expand …

WEBThe Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services is hoping to change that and provide breast health services to more Missourians through a new partnership …

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More babies are being born with syphilis. An MU expert says more

WEBCongenital syphilis is the medical term for when a baby contracts syphilis from its mother while in the womb. When a pregnant person is infected with syphilis, the …

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Compass Health to open comprehensive children's center KBIA

WEBKBIA. Starting June 5, Compass Health Network’s Children’s Center will open its doors to mid-Missourians. Children will be able to go from their dental …

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Problems with oversight, staffing contribute to low quality ranking …

WEBThis, combined with a backlog in regular health inspections, or surveys, has created an environment that allows poor care quality, and sometimes abuse, to continue …

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Guns are killing more U.S. children. Shooting survivors can face

WEBResearch also indicates that nonfatal firearm injuries among minors are increasing as well. As devastating as the deaths are, it's estimated that 2-4 times as …

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Federal health officials aim to keep Missouri mothers and infants …

WEBLeaders from the federal Health Resources and Services Administration visited St. Louis University on Wednesday to discuss what federal officials could do to …

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Lawyers for Nassar assault survivors have reached $100M deal with

WEBThe U.S. Justice Department has agreed to pay approximately $100 million to settle claims with about 100 people who say they were sexually assaulted by sports …

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After losing $112 million, Boone Health declines to release …

WEBThe Boone Health hospital campus is located in downtown Columbia off of Broadway Blvd. Boone Health has lost more than $112 million since becoming an …

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Amid concerns about kids and guns, some say training is the answer

WEBCalifornia and Illinois have passed laws in recent years banning gun manufacturers from marketing guns to children. California's law was challenged on First …

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MU Health Care finances improve following February cash shortage

WEBSara Shahriari. /. KBIA. MU Health Care is forecasting a 3.2% revenue increase and a 1% increase in expenses for fiscal year 2024, a sign that the health care …

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