Sarah Fentem
Sarah 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 longitme NPR listener, she grew up hearing WQUB in Quincy, Illinois, which is now owned by STLPR. She lives in the Kingshighway Hills neighborhood, and in her spare time likes to watch old sitcoms, meticulously clean and organize her home and go on outdoor adventures with her fiancé Elliot. She has a cat, Lil Rock, and a dog, Ginger.
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Missouri health officials say the CDC has added the state to a nationwide cyclosporiasis outbreak linked to lettuce grown in central Mexico, though the agency has not publicly announced the change. -
Research suggests an mRNA flu vaccine could provide longer-lasting protection and respond more quickly to changing influenza strains. -
A Kansas City judge last week overturned a requirement that patients take the medication while a doctor is present. -
A Jackson County judge permanently struck down a slew of abortion restrictions, including a statute requiring what's known as a "complication plan" for medication abortions. -
Research from Washington University shows two-thirds of Missouri Medicaid recipients are employed. The study comes as many adults on Medicaid will soon need to prove they work. -
The Missouri senator claims the drug puts patients at risk, while advocates say decades of data back up mifepristone's safety. -
Circuit Judge Jerri Zhang will preside over the two-week bench trial to determine whether Missouri's abortion restrictions violate the state's constitution. -
An average benchmark plan on the ACA Marketplace will cost Missouri customers almost 24% more than the year before as costs for food and energy are increasing. -
Missouri health officials say West Nile virus is spreading more than usual this year. -
The statewide network will provide an on-call certified nurse examiner to support workers at other hospitals through videoconferencing during sexual assault forensic exams.
