/tags/cervical-cancer Cervical Cancer en-US Copyright © 2024 ÍâÍøÌìÌà Thu, 02 Jan 2020 22:03:40 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2020-01-02/umsl-professor-questions-medical-sexism-in-linking-birth-control-to-pap-smears Why do so many physicians require women to have a Pap smear and a pelvic exam before writing a one-year prescription for birth control? Most of us never… Thu, 02 Jan 2020 22:03:40 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2020-01-02/umsl-professor-questions-medical-sexism-in-linking-birth-control-to-pap-smears Sarah Fenske /health-science-environment/2019-01-26/low-vaccination-rates-among-missouri-teens-according-to-report When it comes to vaccinating adolescents, Missouri ranks among the worst in the nation.The report from the nonprofit United Health Foundation ranks… Sat, 26 Jan 2019 23:27:11 GMT /health-science-environment/2019-01-26/low-vaccination-rates-among-missouri-teens-according-to-report Shahla Farzan /health-science-environment/2013-07-03/bittersweet-news-about-cervical-cancer-teen-vaccination-rates-are-low-but-infections-are-declining This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon: It isn’t often that a developing nation outstrips the United States in vaccination rates for a… Wed, 03 Jul 2013 18:26:49 GMT /health-science-environment/2013-07-03/bittersweet-news-about-cervical-cancer-teen-vaccination-rates-are-low-but-infections-are-declining Robert Joiner