Health Care

The wait time for phone calls to Planned Parenthood of Illinois also doubled in the days immediately after the election.

Students use artificial intelligence to learn to handle a variety of situations, including CPR, labor and delivery complications and how to care for patients with psychiatric disorders that helps them make real-time decisions, record vital signs and suggest care plans.

The trial comes after transgender minors, their families and health-care providers challenged the constitutionality of a 2023 law restricting physicians from prescribing gender-affirming medical care to minors.

The former caseworker shared hundreds of pages of documents containing details of patient care with Missouri Attorney General’s Office.

Employees can access health care with no out-of-pocket costs as long as they visit doctors or facilities that their company has a direct contract with.

Health experts say that MO HealthNet covering dental exams is a significant step in Missouri's effort to improve dental access — and to boost overall health beyond cavities, molars and gums.

The Health Care Protection Act bars the use of a restriction known as “step therapy" requiring a patient to try and fail on one or more treatments preferred by the insurance company before they can access a doctor-recommended treatment.

Illinois Democrats passed measure last month that sought to codify federal law if it was stricken down by the U.S. Supreme Court.

Missouri — which has some of the highest maternal mortality rates in the country — was the first state to ban almost all abortions 2 years ago, leaving thousands of residents seeking other ways to access the procedure.

Othel Moore died at the Jefferson City Correctional Center in December while restrained and in isolation. Four corrections officers were fired in March for their actions related to his death.