Sarah Fentem
Health ReporterSarah Fentem reports on sickness and health as part of St. Louis Public Radio’s news team. She previously spent five years reporting for different NPR stations in Indiana, immersing herself deep, deep into an insurance policy beat from which she may never fully recover.
A longtime NPR listener, she grew up hearing WQUB in Quincy, Illinois, which is now owned by STLPR. She lives in South St. Louis, and in her spare time likes to watch old sitcoms, meticulously clean and organize her home and go on outdoor adventures with her husband Elliot. They have a dog named Ginger.
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The proposed cap on grants is part of a raft of sweeping federal cost-cutting measures put in place by the Trump administration. -
For 10 days this winter, students at Washington University worked around the clock to create adaptive devices for people with disabilities. -
Homer G. Phillips Memorial Hospital opened last year in the Carr Square neighborhood. It furloughed employees and closed after just 11 months. Some employees said they still are owed wages. -
The proposal would have let county voters decide whether to tax online purchases from out-of-state retailers. -
The rise in popularity of vapes, e-cigarettes and smokeless products risks wiping out progress anti-smoking advocates have made among young people, anti-smoking advocates say. -
St. Louis Children’s Hospital and the behavioral health provider KVC needed the council’s approval before building the complex. -
BOCA pharmacy opened on North Jefferson Avenue late last year. The location's owners think its smaller business can succeed as hundreds of other retail pharmacies close nationwide. -
“The decision to leave these health centers might be one of the hardest I have yet to encounter in my career,” McNicholas wrote on social media Monday evening. -
Margot Riphagen has been Planned Parenthood Great Rivers’ vice president of external affairs since April of last year. She was a leader in the coalition of abortion rights supporters that led to Amendment 3 passing in Missouri. -
Missouri officials say the overdose reversal drug naloxone helped contribute to the first decrease in drug-related deaths in nearly a decade. -
The Webster Groves City Council still needs to vote on a measure that would allow construction of a 77-bed pediatric mental health hospital. -
The need for inpatient mental health care for pediatric patients has grown in recent years. Health officials say a proposed facility in Webster Groves could provide much-needed treatment. But some nearby neighbors don’t like the plan.
