Health

Missouri is the only state in the nation that does not have a statewide program to monitor opioid prescribing practices.

A pesar de que mucho del país se anima a la posibilidad de vacunarse, grupos considerables quedan sin convencerse aún. En las comunidades de migrantes y refugiados en el suroeste de Kansas, las barreras culturales y el acceso a la vacuna podrían dejar abandonados a los más vulnerables.

Last year, Missouri voters added Medicaid expansion to the state constitution through a ballot measure. But there's a major hiccup: the GOP-controlled legislature refuses to fund expanded coverage.

Gov. Laura Kelly suffered a quick defeat in her latest effort to impose orders aimed at curbing the COVID-19 pandemic.

The casual attitude toward the dangers of COVID worries health care leaders in Fort Scott, Kansas.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released county-level data on COVID-19 vaccinations. Explore the differences across the region.

The hard job of winning over people who have unfounded fears about the #COVID-19 vaccine — including your mom.

Missouri public health officials said the outsourcing approach missed the mark on the mission of public health: getting the vaccine to those who need it the most.

The new indictment adds three new counts to the 20 counts in the indictment handed up in February.

State officials provided no explanation why they used national racial percentages rather than data based on Missouri’s population.

The average daily number of new coronavirus cases in Missouri has dropped nearly 90% since peaking in November of last year.

KU doctors urged the public to recognize the proven safety of COVID-19 vaccines.