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A decades-old Missouri law states life begins at conception, which some IVF patients worry puts the procedure at risk. Fertility lawyer Tim Schlesinger said court cases protect the in vitro fertilization, for now.
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Anthem officials claim Mercy is asking the insurer to pay too much money to cover procedures. Mercy officials said Anthem is putting too many administrative barriers in its contract. If the two sides cannot reach an agreement by the end of the year, Anthem patients won't be able to receive in-network rates at Mercy locations.
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100 startup teams were narrowed down to one during the contest's inaugural year in St. Louis. Now, Immunophotonics moves on to the San Francisco final and a chance to win $1 million.
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The number of monarchs migrating through St. Louis seems low this year, which has entomologists worrying about the population.
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The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services detected the first human case of H5 bird flu in Missouri. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed the case. Infection transmission among the public remains low.
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Members of the union representing veterans nursing assistants at the Quincy home want facilities to have the power to hire people themselves.
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Corn sweat is a summertime phenomenon that happens when the crop releases water into the air. It can add to humidity, but local scientists say it likely wasn’t the main force behind the late August heat wave.
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A Missouri Botanical Gardens Victoria lily held up under 142 pounds, besting water lilies from gardens and zoos around the world.
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For every 100,000 births in Missouri between 2017 and 2021, more than 32 people died because of pregnancy-related complications — an average of 70 deaths annually.
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Water scarcity could threaten the Midwest as climate change puts pressure on water systems. With that scarcity, legal fights over water could become more common.
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More than 20 people have caught coronavirus at the state-run facility. They're among three dozen residents and workers at three of the state’s five veterans homes who have caught the virus.
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A law aimed at helping people experiencing crisis was originally set to go live in 2022.