MO: HIV/AIDS Prevention
Newly legal fentanyl testing strips help fight overdose deaths in MO
The rise in deaths involving synthetic opioids or fentanyl have overdose-prevention advocates looking for solutions across the nation. Gov. Mike …
Missouri community healthcare centers face 340B uncertainty
While large hospitals and pharmaceutical manufacturers battle over drug costs, Missouri community health centers see themselves as collateral damage…
Is Birth Control Legal? Many Missourians Unsure
One in four Missourians either doesn't believe or doesn't know that using birth control pills is legal in the state. The Right Time, an initiative …
MO Makes First Update to HIV Criminalization Laws in 30 Years
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - A bill that went into effect over the weekend makes the first reforms to Missouri's HIV criminalization laws since they were …
MO Groups Call Testing Key, Strive to End HIV Stigma
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- This Sunday is National HIV Testing Day, when people are urged to find out their HIV status to protect themselves and their …
Spotlight on Preventing HIV/AIDS This Month
ST. LOUIS - Missouri continues to be in the top half of state rankings for new cases of HIV and sexually transmitted diseases. Around 500 new cases …
St. Louis to Observe World AIDS Day This Week
ST. LOUIS - Dozens of the state's top experts on HIV and AIDS will meet on Friday to share their insights, discuss the latest treatments and …
Groups: "Yes" to Medicaid = Surplus for MO Budget
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Health care providers, patients, and some chambers of commerce in Missouri are hoping to convince Republican lawmakers that …
A Widening Hole in the Safety Net for MO Women and Children
ST. LOUIS, Mo. - As the $85 billion in automatic budget cuts begin to take effect, family advocate groups warn that those cuts will tear a wider hole …
Abortion Rights Law Turns 40: Most Americans Want to Keep it Legal
ST. LOUIS - The Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion in the United States, Roe versus Wade, turns 40 this week (Tueday) and a new poll by …
Take The Test For Free On National HIV Testing Day
ST. LOUIS - National HIV Testing Day today serves as an annual reminder to get tested and encourage others to do the same. As part of the observance…
Budget Battle about Planned Parenthood Over – For Now?
ST. LOUIS - Tense discussion over federal funding to Planned Parenthood went down to the wire, but ultimately Congress struck a budget deal to avert …