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NEWS & ISSUES

Missouri Supreme Court Rules Voter-Approved Medicaid Expansion is Constitutional

Unanimous decision will make 275,000 Missourians eligible for health care coverage

by Rudi Keller

July 22, 2021

NEWS & ISSUES

Parson Announces Missouri Vaccine Incentive Lottery With $10,000 Prizes

Donald Kauerauf, a former assistant director in the Illinois Department of Public Health, will serve as Missouri’s new state health director

by Tessa Weinberg

July 21, 2021

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curiousKC | Answers to COVID Questions You Need to Know

Your Questions Are Welcome

by Multiple Reporters

July 19, 2021

NEWS & ISSUES

Report: Residents in Kansas, Missouri Get Drinking Water From Lead Pipes at High Rates

'There is no safe level of lead'

by Allison Kite

July 16, 2021

NEWS & ISSUES

Racism at the Root of Kansas City Health Disparities, New Plan Concludes

Life Expectancy Varies Widely by Zip Code

by Marissa Plescia

June 22, 2021

NEWS & ISSUES

Surveys Say: People Ponder Life in a (Nearly) Post-Pandemic World

'We’re not out of the woods yet’

by Inas Younis

May 19, 2021

Health

‘Extra Life’ Traces Our Astonishing Gains in Life Expectancy

PBS series examines scientific and medical innovations that have conquered some of the deadliest diseases

by Dawn Fallik

May 7, 2021

Health

Getting Shingles or Hives After the Shot? Experts Connect the Dots

Explaining Occurrences of Shingles and Hives During Vaccine Rollout

by Vicky Diaz-Camacho

April 28, 2021

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NEWS & ISSUES

Unhoused and Unheard: Temporary Fixes Fall Short of Demands for Unhoused Community

Pandemic Highlights Barriers to Shelters and Programs

by Multiple Reporters

March 9, 2021

NEWS & ISSUES

COVID on Campus: Unprecedented Challenges, Mixed Results

Experts Say Untold Thousands of COVID-19 Cases Went Undetected

by Danielle DuClos

January 29, 2021

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