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C. VanHook (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/)Do you flush or throw away unused medication? Or, if you looked through your medicine cabinet right now, would it be like a museum of your and your family’s past illnesses? Any of those options are not ideal. The three main dangers of these types of disposal include: negative environmental impact, poisoning, and opening the door to abuse. -
/b201735 - stock.adobe.com/462850027The Missouri Foundation for Health is teaming up with The Marshall Project to start a nonprofit news outlet in St. Louis. The goal is to provide in-depth coverage of Missouri’s legal system and how it affects people's health, especially in marginalized communities
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A diverse Midwest coalition of consumer, farmer, and rural groups, including those in Missouri, is advocating for mandatory food origin labels, or M-COOL. They want clearer country-of-origin labeling for meat, poultry, seafood, fruits, vegetable,s and some nuts. -
Temporary motions have put a hold on the state’s near-total abortion ban, but a trial will need to take place to overturn the ban permanently. -
Many Missourians feel sluggish or down this time of year, due to colder weather and shorter days. Experts say simple strategies can help boost mood and beat what may be Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), which some call "winter blues. -
Despite all the jokes about miserable marriages, research suggests that people who are married are happier and healthier. But, are these people happier and healthier because they are married? -
The bill's sponsors say they want to protect children, but those in opposition say the bills hurt more than help. -
A surge in flu, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), and norovirus cases has prompted multiple school closures in Southeast Missouri. -
A surge in flu, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), and norovirus cases has prompted multiple school closures in Southeast Missouri.
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The month of January can tend to drag on. The holiday fun is over. It’s cold, there’s less daylight and the landscape is bleak. But, how can you tell the difference between “the winter blues” and something more serious? -
The Georgetown University Center for Children and Families has released an eye-opening analysis showing in rural Missouri, Medicaid, and CHIP are lifelines for residents, especially children, and local economies. It says proposed federal Medicaid cuts being debated in Congress could be devastating. -
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. condemned poverty disparities in his 1963 "I Have a Dream" speech. However, a new report from the Economic Policy Institute reveals that today, children of color in Missouri and around the nation still bear the weight of poverty.
