Pregnant women on Medicaid could see a doula more often and anyone using birth control could obtain a year’s supply of contraceptives under a bill that expands women’s and maternal health coverage signed into law Monday by Gov. Mike Kehoe. The wide-ranging bill, which touches dozens of healthcare statutes and includes protections for nonprofit hospitals […]
When it comes to stroke care, time is everything. Every minute that passes during a stroke increases the potential for brain damage, which mak…
The Rock Township Ambulance District is the first emergency medical service provider to offer a program to expand its services into homes befo…
A Jefferson County student will spend this school year educating people about the importance of heart health while sharing her story of being …
Brady Nolen knows only one way to play baseball.
Volunteers with the new Canine Companion Therapy Program work to bring the unconditional love dogs provide to the Jefferson Countians who need…
Flu cases and flu-related hospitalizations are up significantly this month in Jefferson County, as well as nationwide.
Festus Police recently responded to a call from Mercy Hospital Jefferson concerning an accidental gunshot wound.
For the first time, Mercy Hospital Jefferson in Crystal City has a neurosurgeon and a pain management specialist on staff.
Physician Curtis Walton Long was excited about Festus High School’s latest football season, culminating in a state championship game with Luth…