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Healthy Kids

A third of US kids lack good and consistent health insurance — ScienceDaily

In a concerning trend for the health of U.S. children, the rate of underinsured youngsters rose from 30.6{b574a629d83ad7698d9c0ca2d3a10ad895e8e51aa97c347fc42e9508f0e4325d} to 34{b574a629d83ad7698d9c0ca2d3a10ad895e8e51aa97c347fc42e9508f0e4325d} — an additional 2.4 million kids — from 2016 to 2019, according to an analysis led by University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine researchers. In the study, published today in…

Health News

More MO health departments stop COVID effort after AG threat

A Kansas City Health Department worker tests a resident for COVID-19 during an event last year. Following a letter from Attorney General Eric Schmitt, several health departments in rural Missouri counties have halted their COVID-19 response work. Tammy Ljungblad tljungblad@kcstar.com A growing number of local health departments across Missouri are…

Healthy Lifestyle

Lifestyle Interventions May Be Needed to Improve MS Management, Quality of Life

In patients with multiple sclerosis (MS), lifestyle behaviors concerning diet, wellness, and physical activity had positive associations with quality of life (QOL), suggesting that implementing potential interventions and lifestyle modifications can improve MS management, according to a recent study. The results of the observational study, published in Journal of Personalized…