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2014 Health Stories

• 12/15/2014: Radio Story - High school concussions are on the rise among Missouri teens.
• 11/20/2014: Radio Story - Missouri Health Department not disclosing any information on potential Ebola patient in Jefferson County
• 10/29/2014: Radio Story - Local veterinarians could know more about Ebola containment than physicians.
• 10/22/2014: Radio Story - Senators question state health officials on whether Missouri is prepared for an Ebola case
• 10/22/2014: Newspaper Story - In a public forum, senators questioned state agency officials about Ebola preparedness, asked who was in charge.
• 10/16/2014: Newspaper Story - The Missouri legislature heard testimony Thursday on how to better help victims of child abuse
• 10/16/2014: Radio Story - Missouri Hospital Association: Ebola preparation is
• 10/16/2014: Newspaper Story - Missouri Hospital Association says preparation for Ebola is
• 10/15/2014: Radio Story - Missouri Nurses Association provides training and education for its nurses to prepare for Ebola
• 10/10/2014: Newspaper Story - Missouri continues to have more healthcare layoffs: here's why.
• 10/ 9/2014: Radio Story - Missouri to recognize same-sex marriages from other states
• 10/ 1/2014: Newspaper Story - House committee investigates Highway Patrol after drowning death of Patrol arestee
• 10/ 1/2014: Radio Story - Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services will work with the CDC if Ebola is spread to the state.
• 9/11/2014: Radio Story - Abortion bill passes in state legislature
• 9/ 8/2014: Radio Story - E-cigarettes are the subject of one bill up for debate in the veto session
• 9/ 8/2014: Radio Story - E-cigarette bill is up for debate during the Missouri veto session
• 9/ 5/2014: Newspaper Story - Regulation changes for e-cigarettes among the vetoed measures coming before the state legislature.
• 5/13/2014: Radio Story - With 3 days left in session, Gov. Nixon and Republicans are still going at it over Medicaid expansion
• 5/12/2014: Radio Story - House passes bill banning sale of electronic cigarettes to minors under 18, sends it to @GovJayNixon
• 5/12/2014: Radio Story - House passes bill requiring parents of kids younger than 17 to give consent for use of tanning beds
• 5/ 7/2014: Radio Story - The Show Me State's legislature considers putting restrictions on tanning beds for the first time ever
• 5/ 6/2014: Newspaper Story - Medicaid expansion protest in Senate public gallery led to 23 arrests.
• 5/ 6/2014: Radio Story - The Missouri Senate debated a measure that would extend the waiting period for an abortion to 72 hours
• 5/ 4/2014: Newspaper Story - Legislation requiring federal health care navigators be tested clears a House committee
• 5/ 1/2014: Newspaper Story - Lawmakers passed a bill that would make hemp oil legal for epileptics uncured by other treatments.
• 4/22/2014: Newspaper Story - House Committee approves borrowing to maintain state buildings.
• 4/16/2014: Radio Story - Lawmakers are urged to require health insurance make getting prescriptions easier.
• 4/16/2014: Radio Story - Debate on taxing e-cig's stalls the Mo. Sen. from a vote on keeping the vapor products away from minors.
• 4/14/2014: Radio Story - Does a measure that would triple the waiting period for an abortion shame women?
• 4/ 9/2014: Radio Story - Rep. Rory Ellinger dies after battling liver cancer.
• 4/ 9/2014: Radio Story - Republican and Democratic Senators disagree about the amount caps should be for non-economic pain damages
• 4/ 8/2014: Newspaper Story - Lawmakers urged to legalize hemp
• 4/ 8/2014: Newspaper Story - Missourians rally at the Capitol in protest of legislation that would restrict abortion rights.
• 4/ 8/2014: Radio Story - Medical uses of hemp oil extracts to treat epilepsy considered during house committee hearing
• 4/ 7/2014: Radio Story - First-time pot offenders escape jail time under Senate bill
• 4/ 2/2014: Newspaper Story - Families advocate for medical marijuana, stating it could help many Missourians with debilitating conditions
• 3/31/2014: Radio Story - Mo. sen, addresses the concerns Gov. Nixon had last year with a workers' compensation database and tries again.
• 3/31/2014: Radio Story - One Missouri representative battles liver cancer, but his bill passes the Mo. Senate.
• 3/31/2014: Newspaper Story - Republican supports welfare expansion while Democrat disapproves
• 3/31/2014: Radio Story - Consumer electric prices may increase if a new Ameren landfill is not built.
• 3/19/2014: Radio Story - Gov. Nixon signed a bill making oral chemotherapy cheaper for Missourians.
• 3/10/2014: Radio Story - Cost Sharing and Work Requirement were two key factors in the first of three House Committee hearings for Medicaid.
• 3/10/2014: Newspaper Story - A House committee hears a Medicaid expansion plan based on tougher restrictions.
• 3/10/2014: Radio Story - In a packed hearing room Monday, a House committee heard testimony on marijuana legalization
• 3/10/2014: Newspaper Story - Missouri legislators heard a bill that would legalize marijuana and regulate the cannabis market.
• 3/ 6/2014: Radio Story - Mo. lawmakers push for coverage of oral cancer medicine
• 3/ 5/2014: Radio Story - Mo. House passes bill medical malpractice bill capping pain and suffering damages
• 3/ 5/2014: Newspaper Story - Women would have to wait three more days before having an abortion if one House bill passes
• 3/ 5/2014: Newspaper Story - Mo. House members pass medical malpractice caps for pain and suffering, fall short of veto-proof majority
• 3/ 5/2014: Radio Story - Abortion issue sparks four-hour filibuster in Missouri Senate
• 2/26/2014: Radio Story - Some parents try to reduce the time it takes for investigational drugs to reach doctor's offices
• 2/21/2014: Newspaper Story - Missouri Senate to debate bill for statewide database.
• 2/12/2014: Radio Story - Is a college degree needed to succeed? Proposed bill gets Mo. reps talking
• 2/12/2014: Newspaper Story - Should the state push all high schoolers toward college? Mo. reps debate
• 2/12/2014: Radio Story - Bill giving medical providers' conscience rights clears first hurdle in the House
• 1/29/2014: Radio Story - House budget committee reviews repairs funding for Fulton State Hospital
• 1/29/2014: Newspaper Story - State representatives question governor's budget for Fulton State Hospital construction
• 1/28/2014: Newspaper Story - Health care professionals expressed concern over security of vaccine registry and patient privacy
• 1/28/2014: Radio Story - Senate passes bill that would nullify federal gun laws
• 1/28/2014: Newspaper Story - Senate committee discusses health care nullification bill
• 1/22/2014: Radio Story - Mo. legislators propose abortion restrictions on 41st Roe v. Wade anniversary
• 1/21/2014: Newspaper Story - Missouri's Republican legislators highlight problems within Gov. Nixon's budget proposal