Missouri community health centers find themselves in the middle of a tug-of-war between Big Pharma and large hospitals when it comes to drug prices.

It's almost open enrollment season for most health plans in Missouri – which means it's time to do some research in advance of making big decisions about health insurance for the coming year.

Civic-engagement groups around the country have geared up for National Voter Registration Day today (Tuesday, Sept. 19). They've got some work to do in Missouri, where almost 2 million of the state's 6.2 million residents aren't registered to vote.

Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska are part of an emerging “extreme heat belt” that could deliver more scorching days within 30 years. So far, there’s no unified plan to make our dwellings safe in the dangerously high temperatures to come.

Schools are back in session, activities abound – and many parents feel like they're expected to do it all. But what are the effects on people's health as stress levels climb?

Kelly Broniec’s appointment to the state’s highest court creates a women-led majority. Gov. Mike Parson also appointed Broniec to the Eastern District Court of Appeals in 2020.

Missouri's sweltering summer has led people working in the agriculture sector and at other outdoor jobs to voice concerns about heat exposure and their own health and safety. The state has no heat-related safety standards for these industries.

About 1.6 million health-care visits each year in Missouri involve a Community Health Worker. CHW professionals from around the country got together for a conference during National Community Health Workers Awareness Week, which just ended Sept. 1. Many Missouri groups attended the event to reflect on the impact they have on those they serve.

One in four Missourians does not know that the use of birth control pills is legal in the state, according to a survey by 'The Right Time' initiative. The group surveyed 1,000 Missouri residents this spring.

Lester, an 84-year-old white man who lives in Kansas City’s Northland, was charged with two felonies for shooting Ralph Yarl on the night of April 13, after the Black teen mistakenly arrived at the wrong address.