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Media Contact:Lisa Cox, Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (JEFFERSON CITY, MO) – The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) has adopted the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) recommendation for children down to 6 months of age to receive the Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna COVID-19 vaccines. The CDC’s recommendation was made […]
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Media Contacts:Lisa Cox, Missouri Department of Health and Senior ServicesLisa.Cox@health.mo.gov Michelle Pekarsky, Kansas City Health DepartmentMichelle.Pekarsky@kcmo.org (KANSAS CITY, MO) – The Kansas City Health Department (KCHD) and Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) announced today a single probable monkeypox case in a Kansas City, Missouri, resident with recent out-of-state travel history. “This week, […]
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For Immediate Release:June 14, 2022 Media Contact:Lisa Cox, Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (JEFFERSON CITY, MO) – The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) urges Missourians of all ages to take precautions as heat and humidity rise to dangerous levels. Heat-related illnesses often affect the very young, the elderly and the […]
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Free meals are being served to children at hundreds of locations in Missouri Media Contact:Lisa Cox, Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (JEFFERSON CITY, MO) – The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services Summer Food Service Program is designed to provide breakfast, lunch and/or snacks to children living in eligible areas during the […]
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Media Contact:Lisa Cox, Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (JEFFERSON CITY, MO) – HIV Planner for the Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS), Stephanie Washington, was selected to attend the 2022-23 Minority Leadership Program (MLP) presented through the National Alliance of State & Territorial AIDS Directors (NASTAD). Individuals apply from around the country […]
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Media Contact:Lisa Cox, Missouri Department of Health and Senior ServicesLisa.Cox@health.mo.gov (JEFFERSON CITY, MO) – The State’s first-ever hepatitis C elimination plan, Show Me the Cure, will improve access to equitable testing and patient-centered treatment services to combat the hepatitis C virus (HCV). The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS), Bureau of HIV, STD […]
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Media Contact:Lisa Cox, Missouri Department of Health and Senior ServicesLisa.Cox@health.mo.gov (JEFFERSON CITY, MO) – The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) transferred $5 million in funds from Missouri’s medical marijuana program to the Missouri Veterans Commission (MVC). This marks the third transfer to date for a total of $13,978,820. Missourians voted in November […]
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Media Contact:Lisa Cox, Missouri Department of Health and Senior ServicesLisa.Cox@health.mo.gov JEFFERSON CITY, MO – With 1,878 deaths, 2020 had the highest number of fatal drug overdoses to date in the state of Missouri – a 19% increase from 2019. 1,375 of these deaths involved opioids. Today, the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) […]
Modifying the body’s immune system to help treat Type 1 diabetes
In a new study, a team of researchers from the University of Missouri, Georgia Tech and Harvard University has demonstrated the successful use of a novel Type 1 diabetes treatment in a large animal model. Their approach involves transplanting insulin-producing pancreas cells — called pancreatic islets — from a donor to a recipient, without the […]
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Media Contact:Lisa Cox, Missouri Department of Health and Senior ServicesLisa.Cox@health.mo.gov JEFFERSON CITY, MO – As the nationwide infant formula shortage continues to affect parents and caregivers, state health officials and pediatricians urge Missourians to know the dos and don’ts of infant formula use and refrain from hoarding supply. The formula shortage, which began as a […]