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Scotland County Hospital in Memphis, Mo. has seen income drop from patient cancellations, while spending more to prepare for coronavirus.

At least 27 long-term care facilities in Missouri have at least one resident or employee who has tested positive for the coronavirus.

Incarnate Word Academy puts STEM lab to work making face shields for medical professionals in St. Louis.

A new study of ransomware attacks by Comparitech.com suggests hospitals and clinics are losing millions of dollars thanks to cybercriminals.

ST. LOUIS (KMOX) — The demand for instant access to medical treatment has prompted a surge in urgent care centers in the St. Louis region. Don't assume they're all the same. Your experience as a patient can vary widely, depending on which one you go to. KMOX's Megan Lynch examines the Condition of...

A small group of protesters and supporters were on hand when KMOX's Carol Daniel stopped by.

ST. LOUIS (KMOX) — A new program now being offered through the nation's V-A Healthcare system attempts to change the way healthcare has been traditionally offered. "We have really seen a shift in how we want to deliver healthcare," said Dr. Kavitha Reddy, the clinical director of the St. Louis V-A'...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The chairman of a committee that oversees Missouri’s Medicaid program was replaced amid a steep drop in people receiving health care through the program. Timothy McBride, who was appointed chairman of the MoHealthNet Oversight Committee in 2013 by Democratic then-Gov. Jay...

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) - Data shows nearly 90,000 children and close to 23,000 adults were dropped from Missouri's Medicaid health care program in the past year, prompting a state Democratic leader to call for an investigation. House Minority Leader Crystal Quade on Sunday publicly released a letter...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — More than 49,000 employees of the Illinois Department of Human Services who provide home health care will get long-overdue backpay this week. Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza said Monday that her office will release the $30.7 million in back wages to the Department of...