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Posts Tagged ‘COVID-19’

Kansas City Doctor Leads Nationwide Study on Long COVID

By | February 11, 2022 | 0
Medical staff walk through or aid patients in a hospital hallway. Image from Canva

A new clinical trial study aims to learn why some adults infected with SARS-CoV-2 virus develop long COVID and why others don’t.

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Deadline Looms for Missouri Schools to get $1.95 Billion in COVID Money

By | February 8, 2022 | 0
An interventionist works on reading skills with a small group of students Feb. 1 at Faxon Elementary School in Kansas City. Kansas City Public Schools has used federal COVID relief dollars to hire more staff in an effort to give students focused attention and help them catch up from pandemic-related learning loss.

Missouri legislators face a March 24 deadline to release most of the funding before it returns to the federal government.

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Uncounted: Inaccurate Death Certificates Across the Country Hide the True Toll of COVID-19

By | December 28, 2021 | 0
Downtown Cape Girardeau on May 6, 2020.

Some counties, like Cape Girardeau, have seen a spike in deaths that aren’t attributed to COVID-19. Many of them, blamed on natural causes, are likely from the coronavirus.

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Science Backs Mask Mandates. But in Missouri and Elsewhere, They’re Politically Toxic

By | December 21, 2021 | 0
A general view of Busch Stadium as fans watch during the third inning of the Cardinals home opener against the Milwaukee Brewers on April 8, 2021 in St Louis.

Studies have repeatedly found mandates encourage mask use and slow COVID spread. Politics and lawsuits make them unattractive to policymakers.

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10 Things KC Doctors Want You to Know About the Recent COVID Surge

By | December 21, 2021 | 0
A photo of a doctor, a parent and a child getting a vaccine against a backdrop of light yellow and pink. This illustrates local doctors' urgency to get folks vaccinated during the recent COVID surge.

On Dec. 17, physicians and hospital leaders united to share their message of urgency in light of the recent COVID surge. Here are 10 takeaways.

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