Breast Cancer Trivia
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Cancer survivors: Care for your body after treatment
These simple steps can improve your quality of life, smoothing your transition into survivorship.
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I have breast cancer: Now what?
After coping with the initial diagnosis and gathering support from your loved ones, there are questions you should ask your cancer-care team.
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Why pink? History of the breast cancer ribbon
How did the pink ribbon come to be the symbol of breast cancer?
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Chemotherapy and sex: Is sexual activity OK during treatment?
Many factors can influence decisions about chemotherapy and sex.
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How to help your partner through her breast cancer diagnosis
When someone is diagnosed with breast cancer, his or her family and friends become co-survivors.
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MU Health Care holds drive-thru flu shot clinic on weekends
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) MU Health Care is offering drive-thru flu shot events at South Providence Medical Park in September and October. The events will offer car-side flu shots to adults and kids 6 months and older on Saturday and Sunday the weekends of Sept. 25 and Oct. 2. from 7 a.m. until 6 p.m. Patients
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THURSDAY UPDATES: Boone county reports third day in a row of new coronavirus cases under 50
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WEDNESDAY UPDATES: Third round winners announced in Missouri Vaccine Incentive Program
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Missouri leaders say more than 45,000 adults have gotten the vaccine since the launch of the incentive program
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri’s Vaccine Incentive Program or MO VIP will have its fourth drawing of winners Wednesday and state leaders are considering the program to have been a success. Lisa Cox, spokeswoman for the Missouri Department of Health and Human Services, said the state has had about 630,000 people enter the program and
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TUESDAY UPDATES: Missouri remains in the red zone; state profile report shows new cases up 9%
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Do you plan to get a flu shot?
Experts are urging Americans to get flu shots as the country enters another fall with high levels of coronavirus transmission. The combination of a flu outbreak and the COVID-19 pandemic could have deadly consequences, they warn.
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MU Health Care offering weekend drive-thru flu shots
MU Health Care is offering drive-thru flu shots for adults and children six months and older on the last weekend in September and first weekend in October at the South Providence Medical Park from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.
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WEDNESDAY UPDATES: Boone County to update information hub Thursday morning
The Columbia/Boone County Department of Public Health and Human Services is reporting that today’s update will be posted Thursday morning. Boone County ranks seventh in the state with the most coronavirus cases in total volume in the past week. Cases are down 14.5% on the week. The county has a 8.4% positive test rate, according to the Missouri
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TUESDAY UPDATES: Missouri remains in the red zone; state profile report shows new cases down 10%
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Continue Reading MONDAY UPDATES: Missouri DHSS adds 137 coronavirus related deaths after analyzing death certificates
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MU Health Care breaks ground on new facility in Boonville
BOONVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) MU Health Care broke ground Friday on a multi-specialty clinic in Boonville. The clinic will improve access to medical care in Cooper County. The clinic will feature an urgent care with extended hours, primary care providers and physical therapy services, among other things. The Pinnacle Regional Hospital closed in February 2020. Shortly
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THURSDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports over 600 active coronavirus cases
The Columbia/Boone County Department of Public Health and Human Services is reporting 107 new COVID-19 cases. There are currently 627 active cases in the county, an increase of 65 from Wednesday. The county now has a reported total number of 23,581 COVID-19 cases. The county reported 22,808 cases removed from isolation, an increase of 42. Boone County
Continue Reading WEDNESDAY UPDATES: State of Missouri announces second round of MoVIP winners
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Continue Reading TUESDAY UPDATES: Missouri DHSS adds 132 coronavirus related deaths after analyzing death certificates
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