Sarah Fentem
Reporter, St. Louis Public RadioSarah Fentem reports on sickness and health as part of St. Louis Public Radio’s news team. She previously spent five years reporting for different NPR stations in Indiana.
A longtime NPR listener, she grew up hearing WQUB in Quincy, Illinois, which is now owned by STLPR. She lives in South St. Louis, and in her spare time likes to watch old sitcoms, meticulously clean and organize her home and go on outdoor adventures with her husband Elliot.
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The flooding hit during the high season for summer tourism in southeast Missouri. Residents flock to this part of the state to hike, camp and float on the area's pristine gravel-bottomed rivers and streams. -
Missouri health officials said they are confident the number of reported cases reflects exposure to contaminated food inside the state. But investigators are still working to identify the source of the outbreak. -
Missouri still has far fewer reported cases of cyclospora, the parasitic infection than other Midwest states. Cylosporiasis symptoms include nausea and watery diarrhea. -
Missouri's 25% drop in Obamacare marketplace enrollment is at least partly due to expiration of pandemic-era subsidies, experts say. -
A Jackson County judge permanently struck down a slew of abortion restrictions, including a statute requiring what's known as a "complication plan" for medication abortions. -
This year is on track to be one of the worst for tick-related emergency room visits. Here's what to do if one of the pests bites you. -
"We're men of the people," said amateur TV hoister Cole Klein of himself and his buddy Connor McDonald. "We saw that everyone was in trouble, and, you know, we wanted to come save the day." -
Extreme heat combined with high humidity is becoming more common as the climate warms, making it harder for people to cool their bodies. -
The survey of Missourians ages 18 to 35 found widespread support for birth control, with 85% of those polled in favor of "access to all methods." -
Research from Washington University shows two-thirds of Missouri Medicaid recipients are employed. Others who didn’t work cited disability, illness, caregiving or retirement as reasons. The study comes as many adults on Medicaid will soon need to prove they work.
