For the first time in 15 years, the Health Department will not be offering free on-campus flu shots to students in Columbia Public Schools.

One University of Missouri researcher is beginning to examine the health of service dogs.

According to the Missouri Climate Center, there have been more than 100 reported tornados in Missouri this year, leaving many Missourians in need of help. But the state doesn’t appear to be taking full advantage of a program that could provide food assistance after such natural disasters.

On July 10, Governor Mike Kehoe signed into law a bill that eliminates the so-called “tampon tax" on menstrual products and diapers.

Missouri has had a ban of medical gender-affirming care for youth, as well as adults on Medicaid or who are incarcerated, since 2023. But other forms of gender-affirming care is happening in the state, and advocates say it’s saving lives.

Mental health was the leading cause of death for pregnant and postpartum Missourians in the state’s latest maternal mortality review.

Boone Health officials have begun a national search for another health company which wants to invest in their operation.

Abide in Love is a group of 50 activists who help detainees contact their families and provide small acts of comfort and kindness, as the Phelps County Jail has become part ICE holding facility.

According to the Alzheimer’s Association, more than 120,000 Missourians are living with the disease. But a newly approved blood test could lead to earlier and cheaper diagnosis of the disease.

One of President Trump’s first executive order declared the federal government will recognize only two sexes - male and female. Experts say it ignores the existence of intersex people.