Public Health

St. Louis County is easing restrictions on businesses and gatherings that officials implemented earlier to help keep the coronavirus from spreading. County Executive Sam Page said the changes are made possible by a decline in coronavirus cases.

St. Louis County Public Health Co-Director Spring Schmidt joined "St. Louis on the Air" to talk about kids and COVID-19, youth sports restrictions and, yes, the importance of flu shots.

For months, doctors and public health experts have warned that the coronavirus pandemic could get worse as temperatures drop in the fall and more people head indoors to socialize. St. Louis University public health professor Enbal Shacham discussed the best ways to socialize while staying safe with St. Louis Public Radio.

There is no obvious benchmark for school leaders to use to decide whether it’s safe for teachers and students to be in classrooms together.

Updated at 8 p.m. March 10 with confirmation from Centers for Disease Control and PreventionThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed…

The director of the St. Louis Zoo Institute for Conservation Medicine, Dr. Sharon Deem, wants people to understand just how much human health is dependent…

Franklin County is considering zoning changes that would allow large livestock operations to be built in areas where they haven’t been permitted before.…

After a tweet by the National Rifle Association last week suggested that medical professionals should “stay in their lane” when it comes to guns, many…

Health problems at a north St. Louis school have gotten the attention of federal officials.That’s after many parents and teachers blamed respiratory…

Original story from June 14; updated with audio from St. Louis on the Air June 15.A school nurse told St. Louis health officials in February about…