David Cazares
Health, Science and Arts & Culture EditorDavid Cazares supervises coverage of the arts, health and science for St. Louis Public Radio. Before coming to Missouri, he worked as an editor, arts reporter and podcast host for Minnesota Public Radio. He has also worked for newspapers in Florida, Kentucky and Indiana.
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The St. Louis City Board of Education announced Friday it has tapped Deputy Superintendent Millicent Borishade to lead the school district in the interim. -
The case was detected in a St. Louis resident who had recently traveled within the United States, according to the St. Louis Department of Health. -
After the Associated Press determined that former Vice President Joe Biden was certain to claim at least the 270 electoral votes necessary to defeat President Donald Trump, St. Louisans were quick to herald the victory as a signal that a divided nation can begin to heal. But many activists say that as much as they are celebrating Biden's projected victory, there is still plenty of work to do, especially when it comes to ending racism. -
Protesters against police brutality again took to the streets near the Florissant Police Department on Saturday, as tensions again flared between… -
Missouri voters will get a chance to expand Medicaid.Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft announced Friday that he approved the petition to put Medicaid… -
St. Louis will begin easing some of the restrictions city officials put in place to limit the spread of the coronavirus, but it will also implement new… -
Updated at 8 p.m. March 10 with confirmation from Centers for Disease Control and PreventionThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed… -
Updated at 9:45 p.m. June 10 with additional comments from Planned Parenthood — Missouri will continue to have legal access to abortion.A St. Louis… -
Updated at 9:58 p.m. June 7 with information from the College of American Pathologists —Missouri health officials say they are investigating “failed…
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Updated at 5:45 p.m. with statement from Republic Services — The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services has determined that past exposure to… -
For more than 20 years, novelist Junot Diaz has explored the immigrant experience.From his debut 1996 novel, “Drown,” a semi-autobiographical work on the… -
Chesterfield-based St. Luke's Hospital is buying Des Peres Hospital from Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare Corp. for an undisclosed price.The deal includes…
