The research will focus on recruiting and turning stem cells into bone cells for the spines of humans, cats and dogs.

The rollout of this year’s updated COVID-19 vaccine has been confusing, to say the least. KBIA’s Rebecca Smith has more on who’s eligible for this year’s booster and what steps may be needed to get it.

The University of Missouri-St. Louis released its 2024 Drug Overdose Death Report and 2025 Annual Naloxone Report, which found that drug overdoses were down 26%, and naloxone product distribution reached a record high.

PFLAG Sedalia is a community group focused on serving LGBTQ+ folks and their families throughout western Missouri and beyond.

Legal sports betting is scheduled to start in the state on Dec. 1. Many bettors are eager for it to begin, but addiction health advocates are concerned about easily accessible mobile gambling.

Jessi Frencken and Carmen Rathert are the co-owners of The Pediatric Place, an interdisciplinary therapy clinic in Clinton and Knob Noster that offer services, such as occupational therapy, speech therapy, physical therapy, ABA [applied behavior analysis] therapy and more.

New Growth Transit is based in El Dorado Springs, and it serves it’s community as a sort of neighbor-to-neighbor ride share – where community-member volunteers are reimbursed to drive folks to the doctor, work or to get groceries.

There’s been a lot of confusion since the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the updated COVID-19 vaccine formula late last month. Nathan Koffarnus with Missouri's Bureau of Communicable Disease spoke about the current level of COVID-19 in the state and what changes to vaccine guidelines could mean for Missourians.

Once a month, the senior center in Osceola offers a toenail clinic for their patrons.

Many patients don’t stick to their recovery plans after orthopedic surgery, but one new study from the University of Missouri has found that checking in on patients' social and mental needs may help.