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According to the Missouri Department of Health & Senior Services, stroke is the sixth leading cause of death in Missouri. Dr. Adnan Qureshi with University of Missouri Health Care is an expert on strokes and spoke about how treatment options for strokes have expanded during his time in the field.
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The GOP secretary of state told St. Louis Public Radio that there was not any reason to fast-track sports betting rules. -
For the first time, the True/False Film Fest and the state wrestling championships will be in Columbia simultaneously. -
Director Sasha Wortzel explores the Everglades in her film "River of Grass." This film will be shown at the upcoming True/False Film Festival. -
Missouri Supreme Court Chief Justice Mary Russell has spent her second term traveling to judicial circuits throughout the state. -
At 2.8%, Missouri had the second-highest job growth percentage of any state in 2024. Idaho had the first. -
Filmmaker Enrique Pedraza Botero will present his new film "No Se Ve Desde Aca" at this years True False Film Fest.
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NPR talks with Jason Furman, an economist and Harvard professor, about Trump's management of the economy. -
Lydia Millet's characters in Atavists interact and have little dramas of their own — the author's talent is on full display here. Not every story is strong, but they work well together. -
Frustrated with their party's response to President Trump, a wave of young Democrats are challenging incumbents in safe blue districts, hoping to mirror Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's upset win in 2018.
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Patient advocates said they could discriminate against those in vulnerable health. -
A Missouri House committee advanced an amended Senate bill Monday that would end the University of Missouri’s exclusive permission to grant doctoral degrees. -
MU Health Care announced Tuesday new chemotherapy treatments for patients with advanced colorectal and abdominal cancers. -
Sherry Wyatt's reason for wanting to revive Columbia's Memorial Day Parade comes from a place of personal significance. In 2012, Sherry lost her son, US Army Spc. Sterling Wyatt, in Afghanistan at age 21. Because of the community's support during that time, Sherry says, "how could we not...bring back such a great event" after a six-year absence? April 15, 2025 -
The board also introduced a larger budget. -
Missouri is one of 25 states considering a legalization of physician-assisted death.
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