healthcare

Springfield, Missouri residents now have a new way to get life-saving naloxone without having to ask for it. The fire department has installed self-service, weatherproof boxes stocked with free opioid rescue kits, giving people around-the-clock access to medication that can reverse an overdose.

The annual child wellness report Kids Count found child poverty has improved in Kansas and Missouri compared to the years before the pandemic. But both states still have tens of thousands of children without health insurance.

The U.S. House of Representatives could vote on the federal budget as soon as today, which contains large reductions to Medicaid services.

Missouri may soon have more comprehensive policies protecting children with severe food allergies.