KBIA's Rebecca Smith recently sat down with Dr. Megan Krohn, the new chief dental consultant for the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services’ Office of Dental Health to speak about the status of the dental workforce in Missouri and about some of the priorities of the office.

Because Proposition A, which included a minimum wage hike and mandated paid sick leave, was a statute change, lawmakers were able to repeal it. If it returns as a constitutional amendment, it would be harder to change again.

The goal is for the new facility to offer more specialty medical services and reduce travel times for veterans who would have to go to St. Louis or Columbia.

Sedalia now has a milk depot, which is a drop off site for donated human breast milk.

In a wide-ranging interview with St. Louis Public Radio, MoHealthNet director Todd Richardson discussed some of the program's big challenges — including implementing work requirements.

New research from the University of Missouri is laying the groundwork for possible drugs to treat the tickborne disease ehrlichiosis, which is caused by bacteria transmitted through the bite of the lone star tick.

Lawmakers warn the arrangement Eli Lilly and Pfizer have with telehealth platforms may lead to conflicts of interest, subpar patient care, and increase in federal health care spending.

The Lake Regional Health System hospital in Osage Beach has joined the Mayo Clinic Care Network.

Even as cosplay events are increasing in popularity — and in cost — mid-Missouri creatives are working to keep the hobby accessible and affordable in the region.

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.