Red Cross offers summer safety tips
The American Red Cross has provided tips on how to have a safe and fun Fourth of July.
The American Red Cross has provided tips on how to have a safe and fun Fourth of July.
A citizen group wants a safe place to surrender newborn babies in Jefferson City.
Worldwide, ticks are second only to mosquitos as vectors of disease. In North America, ticks are associated with more disease transmission than mosquitos, maki…
Your tonsils are oval-shaped pads of tissue in the back of your throat, one on each side.
It's a long-standing discussion for all who want to get into shape: When is the best time to exercise?
The U.S. surgeon general has called on Congress to require warning labels on social media platforms and their effects on young people's lives, similar to those…
Sleep problems can increase someone's risk of stroke. Sleep problems can include too little sleep (less than five hours), too much sleep (more than nine hours)…
Though rare, medulloblastoma is the most common cancerous brain tumor in children. These tumors begin in the lower back part of the brain called the cerebellum…
Missouri is violating federal disability law by unnecessarily institutionalizing thousands of adults with mental illness in nursing homes, the U.S. Department …
It's hot in Jefferson City. High temperatures can cause heat exhaustion and heat stroke, which can be fatal.
When a woman experiencing a second trimester miscarriage came into the hospital bleeding through her clothes, Dr. Jennifer Smith couldn't immediately help her.
Vacancy and turnover rates in hospital employees remain high across Missouri despite improvements in 2023, according to a new Missouri Hospital Association Wor…
HEALDSBURG, Calif. (AP) -- The 2017 Tubbs Fire, which killed 22 people and destroyed 5,600 buildings, was already a stressful time at Alliance Medical Center's…
DALLAS (AP) -- Space tourists experience some of the same body changes as astronauts who spend months in orbit, according to new studies published recently.
In a battle that pits some of the biggest players in health care against each other, the Missouri General Assembly has come down on the side of hospitals who w…