Missouri is considering ways to help with the mental health needs of children. Alisa Nelson talks...
“We are going to need to spend time supporting kids’ mental health” (LISTEN)
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Missouri Mental Health Director: “Mental health is just like a broken arm”
Mental health problems are on the rise among children and Missouri is discussing ways to meet...
Planned Parenthood funding battle heads back to the Missouri House
After passing the Missouri House, the Senate has passed legislation that would stop state funding...
Missouri to consider steps to help with mental health needs of children
The Missouri Board of Education will hear a presentation on Tuesday about the state of mental...
Dexter dental clinic helps to fill the gap in the community
This week, A.T. Still University’s Missouri School of Dentistry is in southeast Missouri to...
Pilot project directs healthcare resources to rural Missouri
A pilot project has been announced that plans to improve health outcomes in rural Missouri...
Senate works to approve license requirements for specialized childcare
The state Senate has given initial approval to legislation that would create a prescribed...
House passes bill to help needy Missourians with hearing loss gain their hearing again
Current Missouri law allows Medicaid payments to cover the cost of hearing aids for eligible...
Missouri bill aims to prepare schools when a student’s heart stops
A Missouri state senator wants help to be a heartbeat away when a student’s heart stops. Sen....
Missouri’s rate of measles is on the rise
Missouri’s rate of measles is on the rise. The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services...
Is hospital tax bill to cover Missouri Medicaid costs at risk of failing?
Lawmakers in the Missouri Senate want to get to routine legislation that would help to cover a...
Washington University researchers discover key component of how sleep heals the brain (LISTEN)
Researchers at the Washington University School of Medicine have made a breakthrough discovery...
New dashboard helps to determine bed availability in long-term care settings
A new dashboard has been unveiled to help Missouri residents find long-term care homes with bed...
Missourians rally in support of rights for people with disabilities
Missourians with disabilities and their loved ones are at the state Capitol this week to rally in...
VA decision could help thousands of Missouri veterans exposed to toxins (LISTEN)
The VA has announced that military veterans who have been exposed to toxins and similar risks...
Missouri House to debate plan to cover hearing devices for low-income residents
Current Missouri law allows Medicaid payments to cover the cost of hearing aids for eligible...
Watch out for those seasonal sniffles now that Spring allergies are here (LISTEN)
Allergy season is here once again. Dr. Ravi Johar joins Anthony Morabith on Show Me Today on ways...
Missouri lawmaker wants audio only option for virtual healthcare visits
Current Missouri law requires that patients must have audio and video connections during their...
Missouri Republican wants abortion-specific university training outlawed
A Missouri House bill would restrict the state's private and public medical schools from being...
VA healthcare benefits expanded to Missouri veterans exposed to toxins, similar risks
Missouri veterans who have been exposed to toxins and similar risks can now go directly to VA...
The importance of equal representation in the physician profession (LISTEN)
Kansas City University just wrapped up a seminar that exposes under-represented students to...
“Seniors will outnumber youth for the first time in our history” (LISTEN)
There are a series of town hall meetings taking place across the state to inform Missourians about...
Town halls are being held on Missouri’s Master Plan on Aging
Missouri’s older population is growing. There are currently more than 1.1 million Missourians over...
“We want to be there for women in crisis… for families in crisis” (LISTEN)
The Mehlville Fire Protection District in eastern Missouri recently saved a baby who was placed in...
A glimpse at the state of addiction in Missouri (LISTEN)
Missouri is using a variety of ways to help people struggling with addiction. Alisa Nelson talks...
What the Neuralink actually does: Wash U neuroscientist explains (LISTEN)
We are a couple of weeks removed from Elon Musk announcing the first successful Neuralink implant...
Highlights of Missouri Department of Mental Health budget proposal (LISTEN)
Governor Mike Parson has proposed a nearly 53-billion-dollar state operating budget. Alisa Nelson...
Missouri’s 988 lifeline is there to help after mass shooting (LISTEN)
Missouri is responding in a variety of ways to last week’s mass shooting at the Super Bowl...
988 is available to help deal with reaction to Kansas City mass shooting
If help is needed to process this week’s mass shooting in Kansas City, Missouri reminds citizens...
Missouri town halls planned to hear about challenges facing older citizens
Missouri has more than 1.1 million residents over the age of 60. Estimates suggest that older...