Category: Health
Health Care is a Human Right: Making a Case for Medicaid Expansion in Kansas
Earlier this year, Missouri became the 39th state to expand Medicaid coverage, providing access to...
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Missouri Medicaid Expansion is Changing Lives for Those Aware of the New Eligibility Guidelines
Last year, Missouri expanded Medicaid coverage guidelines to include an estimated more than...
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Caregiving is an Emotional Burden Black and Hispanic Families Expect to Bear
National Family Caregivers Month was recently observed to raise awareness about the unfortunate...
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PrEP and ART Medications May Be Key to Eradicating HIV
HIV is no longer a death sentence. With medications such as pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and...
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Equity for LGBTQ+ Individuals Starts with Understanding Gender
Though heated debate about gender is ubiquitous in politics and social media, the real human...
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Preventing College Suicides Requires All Hands On Deck
The final installation in a series on suicide prevention highlighted the specific risk factors for...
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Link Between Substance Use and Suicide Cannot be Ignored
Throughout September, the Missouri Behavioral Health Council and Missouri Department of Mental...
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The Rural vs. Urban Safety Net: Two Sides of the Same Coin?
What is the state of rural health care in Missouri? Some might say fragmented, while others see...
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Calling Suicide by its Name May Save New Mothers
“You know you’re not okay, right? You’re going to have to talk to somebody.” These words, uttered...
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National Recovery Month Reminds Us Recovery is Possible for Everyone
September is National Recovery Month, an annual observance celebrating the gains made by those...
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Alcohol Worsens Impact of HIV, Substance Use Screening is First Line of Defense
“The Intersection of Substance Use, HIV, and HCV: What Providers Need to Know” is the first...
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Link Between IPV And Women’s Health Highlights Need For Trauma-Informed Providers
The second webinar in a series on maternal health discussed the need to address and contextualize...
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