/tags/cdc CDC en-US Copyright © 2024 �������� Tue, 14 Nov 2023 11:00:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2023-11-14/illinois-health-officials-fail-to-help-cahokia-heights-residents-as-sewage-floods-their-homes As Cahokia Heights residents found themselves continuously sick with respiratory conditions, heart problems, and bacterial infections they had one question — where were the health officials? Tue, 14 Nov 2023 11:00:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2023-11-14/illinois-health-officials-fail-to-help-cahokia-heights-residents-as-sewage-floods-their-homes Lexi Cortes /health-science-environment/2023-08-14/the-way-missourians-interact-with-ticks-is-changing-climate-change-is-one-of-many-factors You may have heard the ticks are bad this year due to the mild winter or ticks are getting worse in Missouri, but what’s the reality of these claims? Mon, 14 Aug 2023 10:00:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2023-08-14/the-way-missourians-interact-with-ticks-is-changing-climate-change-is-one-of-many-factors Rebecca Smith /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2021-09-30/missouri-has-entered-demographic-winter-with-more-people-dying-than-being-born More people are dying than being born in Missouri — what experts refer to as a “demographic winter.” St. Louis University professor Ness Sandoval explains where we are and what it will take to reverse course. Thu, 30 Sep 2021 21:03:01 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2021-09-30/missouri-has-entered-demographic-winter-with-more-people-dying-than-being-born Lara Hamdan /education/2021-03-19/masks-and-distancing-prevent-covid-spread-in-missouri-schools-study-finds The study's findings build on prior evidence that in-person learning is safe and does not contribute to COVID-19 outbreaks when schools implement safety measures. Fri, 19 Mar 2021 17:14:44 GMT /education/2021-03-19/masks-and-distancing-prevent-covid-spread-in-missouri-schools-study-finds Ryan Delaney /2020-03-28/why-it-takes-so-long-to-get-most-covid-19-test-results Even many symptomatic patients and exposed health workers who are able to get a COVID-19 test must wait nearly a week to get results. Others get results in hours. Here's why it varies so much. Sat, 28 Mar 2020 16:54:00 GMT /2020-03-28/why-it-takes-so-long-to-get-most-covid-19-test-results Julie Appleby /other/2019-11-20/cdc-to-investigate-whether-sauget-incinerator-is-poisoning-air-with-heavy-metal-emissions The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will investigate whether a waste incinerator is poisoning people in Sauget.A federal agency within the CDC… Wed, 20 Nov 2019 19:14:31 GMT /other/2019-11-20/cdc-to-investigate-whether-sauget-incinerator-is-poisoning-air-with-heavy-metal-emissions Kavahn Mansouri | Belleville News-Democrat /health-science-environment/2019-03-11/slu-seeks-volunteers-to-test-bird-flu-vaccination Researchers at St. Louis University are recruiting volunteers to test a new vaccination for avian influenza.The vaccination targets the H7N9 strain, which… Mon, 11 Mar 2019 23:34:20 GMT /health-science-environment/2019-03-11/slu-seeks-volunteers-to-test-bird-flu-vaccination Shahla Farzan /education/2019-02-13/st-louis-area-organizations-work-to-help-lgbtq-students-apply-to-colleges-and-succeed St. Louis-area organizations are working to remove some of the barriers that prevent LGBTQ students from applying to and staying in college.LGBTQ high… Wed, 13 Feb 2019 11:00:01 GMT /education/2019-02-13/st-louis-area-organizations-work-to-help-lgbtq-students-apply-to-colleges-and-succeed Kae M. Petrin /health-science-environment/2012-05-29/cdcs-new-threshold-for-lead-poisoning-means-more-children-in-missouri-are-at-risk This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, May 29, 2012 - The number of Missouri children facing risks from lead poisoning has risen sharply… Wed, 30 May 2012 03:04:10 GMT /health-science-environment/2012-05-29/cdcs-new-threshold-for-lead-poisoning-means-more-children-in-missouri-are-at-risk Robert Joiner