SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — State health officials are reporting more than 6,900 new cases of the COVID-19 virus in Illinois and 36 more deaths. The 6,943 new infections reported Friday top the new cases Thursday by about 580. The Public Health department says more than 402,000 coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Illinois and more…
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri is seeing a dramatic uptick in HIV diagnoses, a trend that is mostly concentrated in the central part of the state, according to health experts. New HIV diagnoses in Missouri increased by more than 10 percent between 2013 and 2016, which is the most recent state data available. But the…
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri residents should be on the lookout for diseases caused by mosquito, flea and tick bites, according to a recent report. The 12-year study by the Centers for Disease Control found that bug-borne diseases have more than tripled across the U.S. from 2004 to 2016, the Columbia Daily Tribune reported .…
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump will be the patient, not the commander in chief offering comfort, when he visits the Walter Reed military hospital on Friday. Trump is headed to the medical facility in Bethesda, Maryland, outside Washington, for his first medical checkup as president. But what has been a…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Barnes-Jewish Hospital is once again offering free flu shots. This marks the 14th consecutive year for this initiative. Last year, more than 20,000 people were vaccinated at the Barnes-Jewish flu shot clinics. The program is funded from the Foundation for Barnes-Jewish Hospital. The vaccines are available to those six-months of age and older.…
St. Louis County, MO (KTRS) Flu season is just around the corner. This has the St. Louis County Department of Public Health offer flu vaccination clinics throughout the month of September. Health officials say getting a flu shot is critical in protecting yourself from the flu. “It is recommended by the CDC that anyone six…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Flu season is just around the corner. SSM Health is responding by offering six free flu vaccine clinics in the St. Louis area on October 8th. This is an annual effort to reduce influenza risk for children, adults, and their families. For each of the public flu clinics, vaccines will be available by…
