Health and Wellness

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.

Mercy Southeast and Southeast Missouri State University have announced the continuation of their partnership, extending orthopedic and sports medicine services for the university's student-athletes through 2029.

Community Health Centers are the medical home for roughly 600,000 Missourians. National Health Center Week is celebrating the impact of Community Health Centers throughout the state, particularly in rural areas.

Community Health Centers are the medical home for roughly 600,000 Missourians. National Health Center Week is celebrating the impact of Community Health Centers throughout the state, particularly in rural areas.

Scientists at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are tracking multiple cases of monkeypox that have been reported in several countries that don’t normally report monkeypox, including the United States. As of Tuesday, May 25th at 5pm, the CDC had only reported nine cases of Monkeypox in the U.S. Data suggests that prolonged close contact with an infected individual is a significant risk factor for the disease, which is still rare.

Due to the shortages, many nurses have had to leave their permanent hospital staff jobs and work as traveling nurses, creating new challenges with costly traveling and fragmentation in hospital networks. Regional hospitals, including SoutheastHEALTH, haven't been immune to these workforce woes.

COVID-19 cases have been rapidly increasing in some parts of the country, and in recent weeks Missouri has seen particularly significant rising COVID-19…