Health Archives

Pandemic worsens staffing issues at children’s advocacy center

March 30, 2022 9:01 PM Leila Mitchell

The Rainbow House, a local 24-hour children’s shelter and advocacy center, has struggled for months with not enough staff to serve the children it helps.

Residents speak out after Noble Health suspends operations at Audrain, Callaway Community Hospitals

March 25, 2022 7:49 AM Zachary Farwell

FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) Members in the Audrain and Callaway Community will now have to make the journey to Columbia or Jefferson City to seek emergency services, whether that be by ambulance or driving themselves after Noble Health suspended operations at two Mid-Missouri hospitals. Noble Health Corporation announced on Facebook all services at the Audrain Community

Missouri officials concerned about halted COVID-19 aid to test, treat uninsured

March 24, 2022 5:45 AM Ben Fein

Missouri officials are voicing their concern, as the government has now halted aid to the Uninsured Program.

Missouri tree pollen causing spring allergies

March 7, 2022 4:55 PM Hannah Falcon

Spring blooms begin to pop up as the weather warms, but the downside of the flowering plants in Mid-Missouri is a myriad of allergy-causing pollen.

New hours for MU Health Care COVID-19 testing site start Monday

February 14, 2022 5:24 AM Meghan Drakas

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Starting Monday, MU Health Care will change the hours for its COVID-19 testing site at the Women’s Hospital on 404 N. Keene St. MU Health Care said the change is due to a decreased demand for COVID-19 testing. The site will now open every day from 8 a.m. – 12 p.m. and

MU Health Care providing outpatient treatments for COVID-19

January 27, 2022 11:20 AM Erika McGuire

Two oral medications and two infusion therapies to treat COVID-19 in an outpatient setting are now being offered by MU Health Care.

Missouri DHSS investigating Legionnaires’ disease cases possibly linked to Rolla hospital

January 24, 2022 7:03 PM Karl Wehmhoener

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) is investigating four cases of Legionnaires’ disease among previously hospitalized patients at Phelps Health in Rolla. DHSS is actively working to help prevent additional people from becoming sick by conducting an investigation and working with Phelps Health to implement any needed public

Missouri warns against overusing emergency departments as locals say they are struggling to keep up

January 24, 2022 6:39 PM Chanel Porter

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Health care leaders are asking Missourians to only use emergency departments when it is an emergency in the few weeks as emergency rooms are overcrowded at most hospitals. The Missouri Hospital Association and Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services encourage patients experiencing severe illness or a life-threatening condition to continue to

State COVID-19 testing event in Jefferson City on Sunday

January 23, 2022 3:48 AM Ben Fein

The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services is set to host a free COVID-19 drive-thru testing event from 10:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. on Sunday.

State of Missouri reports no flu cases in Boone County

January 21, 2022 7:49 PM ABC 17 News Team

The Missouri State Health Department shows the start of a decline of influenza cases across the state for the second week.

FRIDAY UPDATES: CDC updates latest guidelines on what type of masks or respirators Americans should wear

January 14, 2022 8:29 AM ABC 17 News Team

Check back here for updates on the COVID-19 pandemic in Missouri.

American Red Cross to pair with local law enforcement to host annual Molly Bowden Blood Drive

January 14, 2022 5:43 AM Ben Fein

The American Red Cross is set to partner with both the Columbia Police Department and the Boone County Sheriff’s Office to host the annual Molly Bowden Blood Drive, set to take place Saturday from 11 a.m. until 6 p.m.

State to host community COVID-19 testing event in Jefferson City on Sunday

January 9, 2022 3:06 AM Ben Fein

The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services is set to host a community COVID-19 testing event in Jefferson City Saturday, according to its website.

Omicron variant found in Mid-Missouri

December 24, 2021 5:54 PM Hannah Falcon

Omicron, the highly-contagious COVID-19 variant, has been found in Columbia, Jefferson City, Fulton and other Missouri cities through wastewater surveillance, according to the Department of Health and Senior Services.

Mid-Missouri health departments respond to attorney general’s warning letter

December 10, 2021 6:32 PM Hannah Falcon

While several health departments across the state are changing orders due to the attorney general’s threat, Mid-Missouri health departments are either avoiding the question or experiencing no effect.

Local football coaches say the game has been made safer over time as MU Health care aims to continue the protocol process

December 5, 2021 7:36 PM Chanel Porter

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Local football coaches recognize that rules and protocols have progressed over the years to make the game safer, and MU Health Care aims to continue addressing the issue with the opening of a sports concussion clinic. The center, which is now opened in Columbia, is designed to accommodate a patient as early

Omicron variant confirmed in Missouri one day after Biden announces reimbursement for at-home COVID tests

December 3, 2021 8:15 PM Hannah Falcon

The first confirmed case of the omicron variant was confirmed in Missouri one day after President Joe Biden announced his plan to make at-home COVID-19 tests free through insurance.