Aumento r茅cord de casos de enfermedad del Legionario
Jacuzzis, hoteles y hospitales en todo el pa铆s siguen siendo focos de esta enfermedad potencialmente letal, que las personas contraen luego de inhalar vapor o gotas de agua contaminadas.
Record Number Of Legionnaires’ Cases In 2018 Risk Lives, Cause Cleanup Headaches
Legionnaires鈥 disease cases hit an all-time high in 2018, with eight times more cases than 20 years ago. Even though many facilities in Missouri and elsewhere have water management plans in place to deal with the potentially deadly disease, they are still finding the underlying bacteria that causes it in their water.
Obamacare鈥檚 Star Ratings Offer A Glimmer Of Insight 鈥 But Not For All
Federal officials unveil new ratings for the Affordable Care Act鈥檚 marketplace plans. Missouri is one of eight states that has no plans earning at least three stars on a five-star scale.
Calificaci贸n de estrellas del Obamacare ofrece algo de informaci贸n, pero no para todos
Las calificaciones se pueden ver en cuidadodesalud.gov, el sitio federal en donde los consumidores revisan los beneficios y precios de los planes.
鈥榃e Vape, We Vote鈥: How Vaping Crackdowns Are Politicizing Vapers
In response to the crackdowns on vaping, those who use or sell the e-cigarette products are mobilizing. Touting the 鈥淲e Vape, We Vote鈥 slogan, this burgeoning movement is positioning itself to be a factor in 2020 elections.
They Enrolled In Medical School To Practice Rural Medicine. What Happened?
Eight years ago, a new medical program opened in Salina, Kan., as an experimental way to promote rural medicine. Hailed as a solution to the rural doctor shortage, only three of its eight newly minted doctors are now working in the most rural communities.
Conoce a los oficiales de salud que alertaron sobre la enfermedad del 鈥渧apeo鈥
La epidemia ha provocado indignaci贸n por la falta de supervisi贸n federal sobre el 鈥渧apeo鈥, pero tambi茅n hay una historia de 茅xito de salud p煤blica local que contar.
Meet The Health Officials Who Alerted The World To The Alarming Vaping Illness
Without the teamwork, communication and quick action of several veteran health officials in Wisconsin, the world might not know about the vaping illness the U.S. is battling today. This is their story.
Groupons For Medical Treatment? Welcome To Today鈥檚 U.S. Health Care
Groupon and other deal sites are the latest marketing tactic in medicine, offering bargain prices but potentially unnecessary, duplicative services.
How Political Maneuvering Derailed A Red State鈥檚 Path To Medicaid Expansion
When Kansas elected Laura Kelly as governor, Medicaid expansion looked like a shoo-in, with seemingly broad support across state government. It didn鈥檛 happen. A look at conservatives鈥 new health care playbook and the politics of obstruction. Health care for 130,000 Kansans hangs in the balance.
The Collapse Of A Hospital Empire 鈥 And Towns Left In The Wreckage
Jorge A. Perez and his management company, EmpowerHMS, helped run an empire of rural hospitals. Now, in a staggering implosion, 12 of them have entered bankruptcy and eight have closed their doors, leaving hundreds of residents without jobs and their communities without lifesaving emergency medical care. So, what happened?
Missouri Firm With Silicon Valley Ties Faces Medicare Billing Scrutiny
Amid an overall crackdown on private insurers鈥 Medicare billing practices, a new government audit and a whistleblower suit allege St. Louis-based Essence Group Holdings Corp.’s Medicare Advantage plans overcharged taxpayers.
Insurers Running Medicare Advantage Plans Overbill Taxpayers By Billions As Feds Struggle To Stop It
An enhanced government effort to catch insurers that overcharge Medicare faces resistance from the insurance industry.
Partera recibe factura de $4,836 por usar gas de la risa en su propio parto
Por lo general, supervisado por enfermeras y administrado con cuidado, el 贸xido nitroso se factura con una tarifa fija, de $100 a $500 por el acceso a la m谩quina y al gas.
Not Funny: Midwife Slapped With $4,836 Bill For Laughing Gas During Her Labor
As nitrous oxide makes a comeback for pain relief during childbirth, one medical professional fights back over an overblown charge for using it.
What The Possible End Of Abortions In Missouri Means For Neighboring States
While Missouri鈥檚 final abortion clinic may stop providing the procedure this week, women in the state had already been seeking care in neighboring states as regulations increasingly limited abortion access.
Why Missouri’s The Last Holdout On A Statewide Rx Monitoring Program
For the seventh year in a row, Missouri will retain its lonely title as the only state without a statewide prescription drug monitoring program. Fears about privacy violations and gun control scuttled the bill yet again, leaving a pastiche of half-step measures in place to fill the void in the fight against prescription drug abuse.
La s铆filis avanza en zonas rurales, y una fr谩gil red de salud no puede detenerla
Mujeres embarazadas, hombres j贸venes y adolescentes forman parte del n煤mero cada vez mayor de pacientes con s铆filis que llegan a las cl铆nicas en las zonas rurales del pa铆s.
As Syphilis Invades Rural America, A Fraying Health Safety Net Is Failing To Stop It
Syphilis is spreading from big cities into rural counties across the Midwest and West. One Missouri clinic has seen more than six times as many cases in the first few months of 2019 compared with the same period last year. Communities grappling with budget cuts and crumbling public health infrastructure also lack experience in fighting the disease.
