Health

This is the first case of the virus in the state, but officials say extensive spread is not probable.

Apartment complex gyms are often well-stocked but underused. Aja Radel and Mallory Jansen want to change that — and help people maintain healthier lifestyles in the process.

Dr. Joe Corrado saw his hospital being whittled away. Supplies for surgery disappeared, crucial medicines went unstocked, paychecks never came, he said. Just days before Noble suspended operations, he told management: “We don’t have the ability to do the things we need to take care of patients.”

More patients are reporting they're suffering from alpha gal syndrome, an allergy to red meat that's correlated with tick bites. Tick-related illnesses are on the rise nationwide as summers become hotter, wetter and more tick-friendly.

Soldiers dying by suicide are at their highest levels since 9/11, and while some installations are trying do more to help prevent them, critics say its not enough.

The National Weather Service issued a heat advisory until Wednesday for the Kansas City area, as temperatures reach dangerous levels.

Neither state tells health care providers how long they must wait before suing patients. Researchers say consumers need clarity on that and other points.

Under the newly signed Missouri bill, “lawfully” dispensing or prescribing ivermectin or hydroxychloroquine cannot be the basis for disciplinary action.

Abortion foes praise the nonprofit centers for supporting women and presenting alternatives to ending pregnancies, but supporters of abortion say the facilities mislead women by appearing to offer clinical services and unbiased advice.

Emily Wales takes over leadership of Planned Parenthood Great Plains — which operates clinics in Kansas, western Missouri, and other states — right as the U.S. Supreme Court prepares to shrink abortion rights nationwide.

Over 76% of stores in Kansas City are now out of stock of formula. To keep babies fed, friends and family members are sending cans of formula to others with babies, posting on community boards what they see at the grocery store, and donating excess breast milk.

Only 66% of adults in Missouri are fully vaccinated, the 10th lowest rate in the country. But a new analysis found that more than half of the 14,000 deaths attributed to COVID in the state since January 2021 may have been prevented if all adults had their vaccines.