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Rebecca Smith/KBIANew 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.
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Mercy Services United is a newer initiative in Sedalia that provides a walk-in hub for social services and connection for those in need. It’s a partnership between many organizations, including the United Way of Pettis County and the ToRCH program at Bothwell Regional Health Center. -
In July, University of Missouri Extension launched a new survey — asking Missourians what they know and don’t know about alpha-gal syndrome, an allergy to red meat and other mammalian products that’s contracted through the bite of the lone star tick. -
The Heckert Community Center in Sedalia opened in 2022 and offers many services to members, such as a full gym, an indoor walking track, an indoor pool, a myriad of fitness classes and more. -
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. -
The Pettis County Health Center has just officially become a milk depot – which means they are now a drop off site for those wishing to donate human breast milk to help medically fragile and premature infants. -
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.
