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Tatiana Lanzieri, MD, MPH/Centers for Disease Control and PreventionA measles case in eastern Jackson County shut down the health department Monday as officials work to limit the spread and find people who may have been exposed. This is the second confirmed measles case in Jackson County this year. -
Bek Shackelford-Nwanganga/The Midwest NewsroomFree birth, when a person gives birth without the help of a medical professional, has been popularized in recent years by influencers. Experts say it’s dangerous, but people who choose to give birth unassisted say the practice is often not as extreme as it seems — or is misunderstood.
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Religious exemptions, in which a parent or guardian declines to vaccinate their child with some or all required immunizations because of sincerely held religious beliefs, have more than doubled statewide in the past five years. -
A collaboration of state and local organizations came together for the Rest Easy Naloxone Project. -
The shape of a toilet seat, combined with increased time in the bathroom, can cause undue strain on one's nether regions, according to a colorectal surgeon at the University of Missouri. -
Missouri SNAP applicants will face new documentation requirements in October for housing, child care and financial resources. Some advocates warn the extra hurdles may cost some eligible recipients their benefits. -
The statewide television and radio spot was developed with help from an anti-abortion medical group and will air through Sept. 30. It references a recent judge's ruling that struck down dozens of challenged abortion regulations as unconstitutional. -
An NPR investigation found that people in the U.S. are dying from heat much more often than official counts show. We explore the reasons why — and how lives can be saved. -
COVID case numbers are slowly climbing but trending below past years, when cases surged as kids returned to their usual school activities. Still, health experts warn that doesn’t mean Kansas City is in the clear. -
The Liberty High School alumnus died during a game between William Jewell College and Fort Lewis College Saturday afternoon. -
The DEA temporarily labeled two potent kratom-related opioids as Schedule I controlled substances. Many of those products are made by Kansas City-based CBD American Shaman. -
The promotion of the savings programs for people with disabilities comes as President Donald Trump's administration faces widespread criticism for using stigmatizing language around autism. -
The free-to-use machine, called a Bluebox, has public health items like the naloxone product Narcan, fentanyl test strips, COVID tests, safe sex kits and more. It’s the third such vending machine in Jackson County, with more still to be installed. -
A man with untreated schizophrenia spent two and a half years in the Clay County Jail, which subjected him to unsanitary conditions and physical abuse. His experience is a cautionary tale about the dangers of an overwhelmed system where vulnerable defendants and jailers await help.
