COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) MU Health Care is set to follow COVID-19 vaccine recommendations from the American Academy of Family Physicians ahead of the cold and flu season. The recommendation is universal for anyone 6 months and older looking to get a COVID-19 vaccine. This is different from the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices’ recommendation
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Flu cases in Missouri remain relatively low, but medical experts said that could change as the season gets underway. Flu season officially begins Oct. 1, and health experts are encouraging people to take steps now to protect themselves. According to the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services’ latest weekly flu report,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) University of Missouri students report drug use is “prevalent” among the student body as conversations surrounding college drug use grow following a death investigation at the University of Mississippi. Two students at Ole Miss were found dead in their off-campus homes Monday. They were identified as 20-year-old Robert Strang from Atlanta and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) MU Health Care announced in a Tuesday press release that it is adding a new ambulance base to west Columbia. The release says the new base will be located near the Digestive Health Center at 101 South Fairview Road to bring “emergency medical services closer to a high-volume call area.” It will
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COLUMBIA Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services announced in a Monday press release that people may have been exposed to measles at Busch Stadium and other areas of St. Louis. The release did not state how many people with measles were in the reported areas. It also did not state if it
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Fitzgibbon Hospital in Marshall announced in a Friday social media post that it will stop having inpatient labor and delivery services on Sept. 30. The hospital wrote that its women’s care clinic will stay open. “The inpatient Labor and Delivery unit has experienced ongoing financial losses for several years,” the social media
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COLUMBIA, MO. (KMIZ) Editor’s Note: The spelling of the doctor’s name has been corrected. One doctor at MU Health Care said that she is seeing a declining vaccination rate and, because of this, we could see a more intense flu season. Dr. Amruta Padhye, a pediatric infectious disease doctor at the University of Missouri, said
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Peptide-based medicines are not new, but a new market is emerging and growing quickly. In the 1920s, insulin became one of the earliest and most important peptide therapies, helping people manage diabetes. Since the Food and Drug Administration started regulating it in the ’40s, the organization has approved numerous peptide-based drugs such
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Fitzgibbon Hospital announced in a press release on Wednesday morning that American Medical Administrators has acquired the hospital “following approval of the transaction by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court.” “Healthcare is vital to the well-being of every community, and our immediate priority is ensuring continuity of care while we work alongside the Fitzgibbon
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services announced in a Wednesday press release that a Missouri resident who contracted measles boarded a train in Sedalia on Aug. 27. The release says the resident is not from Pettis County “and was only traveling through the Sedalia train station enroute to their
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) More than 100 World Trade Center first responders and survivors in Missouri are enrolled in a program that offers health care for problems related to the 9/11 terror attack and its aftermath. Since the attacks, several programs and research initiatives have been established to monitor, treat and comprehend the long-term health effects
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) With hot weather expected through Labor Day weekend, the Columbia Fire Department is recommending that community members take steps to stay safe while celebrating. Columbia Fire Assistant Chief Lester Shewmake said the department typically sees an increase in calls for grilling incidents and heat exhaustion during holiday weekends. “A lot more people
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services is reporting a new low in measles vaccination rates as the common childhood illness resurges in other parts of the country. The department reports that Missouri kindergartners from the 2025-2026 school year had an 89.5% measles vaccination rate, ranking Missouri 15th lowest in the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Changes are coming to MU Health Care employees’ paid-time off. An MU Health Care spokesman confirmed the changes were approved by the Board of Curators during an Aug. 4 meeting. MU Health Care had announced pending changes earlier this summer when it announced a slew of layoffs and the closure of Hy-Vee
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) MU Health Care will stop accepting cash payments on Monday for “most outpatient clinic locations,” a spokesperson confirmed to ABC 17 News in an email. Spokesman Eric Maze wrote that the change is “part of an effort to streamline operations and create a more efficient check-in and payment experience for patients.” Patients
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Natural Resources awarded the Cole County Public Water Supply District No. 5 a $30,000 grant for a drinking water engineering report grant, according to a Tuesday press release from the DNR. The release says the district will use the money to evaluate its drinking-water system. The DNR offers
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Jefferson City is planning a major renovation of Memorial Park Pool, with the goal of extending the life of the longtime community pool for another 10-15 years. The project is expected to cost between $1.2 million-$1.5 million, according to Parks Director Aaron Grefrath. The city plans to begin construction in August
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) This week, the Missouri Department of Health and Human Services reports more than 1,500 cases of the diarrhea-inducing illness. However, the influx of cases appears to be slowing down. “We continue to add cases daily, but the rate at which they’re being added has noticeably slowed down this week,” DHSS epidemiologist Nathan
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The United States just can’t seem to get past food making people sick. It started weeks ago with an outbreak of cyclosporiasis that was traced to lettuce. That outbreak hasn’t died out yet, and now salmonella has taken the spotlight. Jalapenos sold in several stores and restaurants have been recalled because of salmonella risk. And
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Foodborne illnesses are on the rise, and the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services continues to report increasing cases of cyclosporiasis and, recently, salmonella. Last week, the CDC linked the salmonella outbreak to jalapeños from Coast Citrus Distributors, which come from Sinaloa, Mexico. Following that recall, Chipotle and QDOBA pulled the
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