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With a vaccine mandate looming, Missouri nursing homes face more staffing problems
This story was originally published by Kaiser Health News. ST. CHARLES, Mo. — Jamie Smith, a staffing agency nurse who loves end-of-life care, said she has been warmly welcomed by staffers and residents at Frontier Health & Rehabilitation in this conservative St. Louis suburb. That’s even though she has not been vaccinated against covid-19. But […]
Concert venues bank on proof of vaccines, negative COVID tests to woo back fans
This story was originally published by Kaiser Health News. MARYLAND HEIGHTS — Fans of the band Wilco could have reasonably interpreted frontman Jeff Tweedy singing “I Am Trying to Break Your Heart” at an Aug. 13 concert at St. Louis Music Park as the universe explaining the past year or so. For example, 30-year-old fan […]
As holdout Missouri joins nation in monitoring opioid prescriptions, experts worry
This story was originally published by Kaiser Health News. Kathi Arbini said she felt elated when Missouri finally caught up to the other 49 states and approved a statewide prescription drug monitoring program this June in an attempt to curb opioid addiction. The hairstylist turned activist estimated she made 75 two-hour trips in the past […]
Are public health ads worth the price? Not if they’re all about fear
The public service announcement showed a mother finding her teenage son lifeless, juxtaposed with the sound of a ukulele and a woman singing, “That’s how, how you OD’d on heroin.” It aired locally during the 2015 Super Bowl but attracted national attention and has been viewed more than 500,000 times on YouTube. “You want to […]