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DHSS: Updated COVID-19 vaccines to become available …

The Missouri Department of Health and Human Services said in a Wednesday press release that updated COVID-19 vaccines from will be available this week. The new vaccine -- which was recently

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TUESDAY UPDATES: Red Zone report shows all Missouri

WebThe health department's hospital status is yellow with 97 COVID-19 patients in Boone County hospitals and 23 of them being Boone County residents.

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This year's top health-related Google searches are in, and …

WebThis month, Google released its annual “Year in Search” list to show which terms saw the highest spikes over the past year. The roundup offers some insight into …

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WHAT'S GOING AROUND: Doctors seeing upper …

WebDoctors say they are seeing patients with body aches, fatigue, weakness, cough, congestion and headaches. Patients are also experiencing respiratory illnesses …

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Missouri one of three states experiencing moderate flu …

WebThis flu season Missouri has seen a total of 13,675 reported cases, with 63% attributed to Influenza A. Between December 24th and December 30th alone, the …

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Erythritol, an ingredient in stevia, linked to heart attack …

WebBy Sandee LaMotte, CNN. (CNN) — A sugar replacement called erythritol — used to add bulk or sweeten stevia, monkfruit and keto reduced-sugar products — has …

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Missouri is the #8 state with the most rural hospital

WebThe Washington Post // Getty Images. Missouri is the #8 state with the most rural hospital closures since 2005. Rural hospitals have long struggled financially and the …

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Boone Health becomes an independent health care provider

WebCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone Health will officially become an independent health care provider Thursday as the hospital aims to be more community-driven. In …

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Capital Region says patient information accessed in data …

WebJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Hackers might have accessed some Capital Region Medical Center patients' data in a breach last month, the health care provider …

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RSV vaccine offered at Columbia/Boone County Public Health

WebCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The RSV vaccine is being offered for adults 60 years old and older at the Columbia/Boone County Public Health and Human Services, …

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New study challenges scale of maternal health crisis in the US

WebThe latest report from the National Center for Health Statistics says that 1,205 women in the US died of maternal causes in 2021. The maternal mortality rate had …

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Boone Health acquires primary care facility in Mexico

WebThe facility -- located at 600 Medical Park Drive -- was previously owned by Noble Health.The practice -- which has been in Mexico since 1997 -- will be called …

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Crisis center in Columbia could be just months from opening

WebIt is estimated that Burrell's Behavioral Health Crisis Center in Greene County, Missouri, saved first responders and medical partners $4.4 million to $6.6 million …

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Healthcare workers call for increased protections after

WebWILLIMANTIC, Connecticut () — Nurses and lawmakers called for change after a visiting nurse was killed, police said, by a patient in Willimantic over the …

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Settlement proposed for former Noble Health employees in …

WebFormer employees who qualify include those who worked for the Noble Health Medical system in 2021 and 2022. The first $500,000 pay will be made to those …

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More Baby Boomers are living alone. One reason why: ‘gray divorce’

WebNearly 16 million people aged 65 and older in the US lived solo in 2022, three times as many who lived alone in that age group in the 1960s. And as Baby Boomers …

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Multiple nurses attacked at MU Health since December

WebSince December 2023, there were 3 reported attacks on nurses at the MU Psychiatric Center, according to online court records. According to the American Nurses …

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Boone Health signs NDA with Audrain County, bringing Mexico …

WebThe agreement allows Boone Health to review the needs of Audrain County to help develop a master plan to get a hospital back in the area that best suits the needs …

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Incarnate Word Academy head coach suffers medical emergency …

WebABC 17 News has reached out to MU Health Care. Check back for updates to this story. IWA Athletics Director and Head Basketball Coach Dan Rolfes suffered a …

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Biden administration restores protections for gay and

WebThe Biden administration in 2021 announced its intention to protect transgender Americans from health care discrimination through Section 1557 and Title IX regulations, …

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