4+ hour, 27+ min ago  (673+ words) When Sarah Bynum was pregnant with her first child in 2017, her primary care doctor suggested she stop taking her antidepressant. He told her there wasn't enough research to justify staying on the medication. By the time she delivered her daughter,…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago  (581+ words) When Mark Ludwig lost shared custody of his son more than a decade ago, his life fell apart. Now Ludwig advocates for fathers to be treated equally in the court system. He also drives for Uber in St. Louis where…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (1050+ words) Just hours after Rhonda Swaney left a prenatal appointment for her first pregnancy, she felt severe pain in her stomach and started vomiting. Then 25 years old and six months pregnant, she drove herself to the emergency room in Ronan, Montana,…...

2+ mon, 3+ day ago  (364+ words) President Donald Trump's executive order directing states to deploy artificial intelligence in foster care isn't just welcome -- it's overdue. The provision calling for "predictive analytics and tools powered by artificial intelligence, to increase caregiver recruitment and retention rates, improve caregiver…...

3+ mon, 4+ week ago  (1218+ words) Until recently, it was not uncommon for Dr. Jeannie Kelly, a high risk obstetrician at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, to diagnose a pregnant patient with Hepatitis C, then refer her to a specialist for what is…...

5+ mon, 6+ day ago  (366+ words) Secretary of State Denny Hoskins' latest version of ballot language for a proposed abortion ban states the amendment would repeal a 2024 amendment after a Cole County judge said he had to be more specific. The portion revised under court order…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago  (648+ words) Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins must try again to write ballot language for a proposed constitutional amendment that would ban most abortions, a Cole County judge ruled Tuesday. Circuit Judge Daniel Green, in his second ruling on the ballot…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago  (525+ words) With new Centers for Disease Control guidelines limiting access to COVID-19 vaccines, health experts are now speaking to the importance of taking preventative measures as cold and flu season approaches. Effective immediately, new vaccine guidelines require "shared decision making" between…...

7+ mon, 2+ week ago  (343+ words) Aug. 1-7 is recognized every year as World Breastfeeding Week to bring public awareness to breastfeeding. Here are several benefits and reasons why breastfeeding is a public health issue: Nutritional advantages: Breast milk is the ideal source of nutrition for infants,…...

9+ mon, 4+ week ago  (32+ words) Cancer before age 50 is rare, but increasing, in the United States -- and researchers want to know why. A new government study provides the most complete picture yet of early-onset cancers ......