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Michele Munz @michelemunz.bsky.social · 2d

It could cost the state an additional $67 million next year to ensure Missouri complies with new federal work requirements for Medicaid recipients under rules brought forth this summer by President Donald Trump’s “Big, Beautiful Bill.”

St. Louis Post-Dispatch @stltoday.com · 2d

The woman filed a sexual harassment and discrimination lawsuit against Performance Food Group, Inc. in St. Louis County Circuit Court on Wednesday.

Female manager made to wait on male colleagues at company now in Berkeley, suit says

The woman filed a sexual harassment and discrimination lawsuit against Performance Food Group, Inc. in St. Louis County Circuit Court on Wednesday.

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Michele Munz @michelemunz.bsky.social · 2d

Drive-thru, free flu vaccine clinics begin in St. Louis area amid vaccine confusion
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Drive-thru, free flu vaccine clinics begin in St. Louis area amid vaccine confusion

Free vaccination clinics are beginning across the St. Louis area as health officials prepare for respiratory virus season and work to overcome questions about vaccines and how to get them.

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Michele Munz @michelemunz.bsky.social · 11d

The internal pressures are in tandem with external pressures caused by the Trump administration, including a crackdown on immigration, which has contributed to major decline in international student enrollment — falling 22% this fall compared to last.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch @stltoday.com · 11d

Nearly 40 positions were cut from the private university's office of University Advancement on Monday, one of many reductions at WashU over the past few months.

Layoffs, spending cuts hit Washington University in St. Louis

Nearly 40 positions were cut from the private university's office of University Advancement on Monday, one of many reductions at WashU over the past few months.

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Michele Munz @michelemunz.bsky.social · 14d

Confusion over federal COVID-19 vaccine guidelines affects St. Louis-area pharmacies
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Confusion over federal COVID-19 vaccine guidelines affects St. Louis-area pharmacies

Unsure how to proceed, pharmacies differ in how they are doling out the vaccine

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Michele Munz @michelemunz.bsky.social · 25d

Missouri’s local health departments have emerged as among the most trusted public services, according to a statewide poll recently conducted for the Missouri Public Health Institute, a nonprofit working to improve the state’s public health system.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch @stltoday.com · 25d

Jefferson County, the third-most populous county in the St. Louis metro area and majority politically conservative, was one of the most contentious spots in the region during the pandemic.

After pandemic strife, expanded health department opens in Jefferson County

Jefferson County, the third-most populous county in the St. Louis metro area and majority politically conservative, was one of the most contentious spots in the region during the pandemic.

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Michele Munz @michelemunz.bsky.social · 29d

Dang, I miss you Roland. Leave it to you to find this, lol, frightening picture and all!

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Michele Munz @michelemunz.bsky.social · Sep 11

The disease has mostly been considered one Americans get while traveling to another country, but scientists argue that enough evidence — including a case in MO — shows people can get infected here too.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch @stltoday.com · Sep 11

The blood-sucking insects are known as kissing bugs because they tend to make their way into homes and bite humans on their faces while they are sleeping.

'Kissing bug' disease is here to stay in Missouri and across the country, scientists say

The blood-sucking insects are known as kissing bugs because they tend to make their way into homes and bite humans on their faces while they are sleeping.

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Michele Munz @michelemunz.bsky.social · Sep 7

Dangerous signs are being missed in Missouri pregnant women, leading to deaths
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Dangerous signs are being missed in Missouri pregnant women, leading to deaths

This year’s maternal mortality report found a lack of knowledge of warning signs that require immediate follow-up.

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Michele Munz @michelemunz.bsky.social · Aug 29

In blue states, nearly 80% of the CDC grant cuts have been restored, compared with fewer than 5% in red states, according to the KFF Health News analysis.

KFF Health News @kffhealthnews.org · Aug 26

The Trump administration's cuts of public health funds to state and local health departments had vastly uneven effects depending on the political leanings of where someone lives, a new KFF Health News analysis shows. kffhealthnews.org/news/article...

Blue States That Sued Kept Most CDC Grants, While Red States Feel Brunt of Trump Clawbacks - KFF Health News

The Trump administration's cuts of public health funds to state and local health departments had vastly uneven effects depending on the political leanings of where someone lives, a new KFF Health News...

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Barton Lorimor @bartonlorimor.bsky.social · Aug 29

= Federal PREP funds support state programs on adolescent health and sex education, targeting groups with high teen birth rates, such those in foster care or in rural areas. =

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St. Louis Post-Dispatch @stltoday.com · Aug 29

Fourty states have been told to remove references to gender identity in sexual health education programs or risk losing millions of dollars.

Feds order Missouri to cut references to gender identity in sex ed programs

Fourty states have been told to remove references to gender identity in sexual health education programs or risk losing millions of dollars.

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Michele Munz @michelemunz.bsky.social · Aug 29

Feds order Missouri to cut references to gender identity in sex ed programs
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Feds order Missouri to cut references to gender identity in sex ed programs

Forty states have been told to remove references to gender identity in sexual health education programs or risk losing millions of dollars.

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Michele Munz @michelemunz.bsky.social · Aug 20

Was hoping he might have been one of those rare cases that survives. 😢
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Man infected by brain-eating amoeba in Lake of the Ozarks has died

The man was infected after water skiing at the lake during the first week of August.

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Beacon Reproductive Health Network @beaconrepro.bsky.social · Jul 31

Let's get to know each other! Check out yesterday's Beacon launch coverage from the Post-Dispatch. 👇

Special thanks to ‪@michelemunz.bsky.social‬ for helping us share the good news! 🙌

#WeAreBeacon #ReproFreedom #CareWithoutBarriers

Reproductive health mission is key to Missouri health agency's rebranding

Beacon supports a regional network of 63 health centers in Missouri and three in Oklahoma, providing contraception, cancer screenings, and testing and treatment for sexually transmitted infections.

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · Jul 31

One was beaten unconscious. Others were covered in bruises, struggling to walk or vomiting blood. Another said he’d been sexually assaulted.

These are the stories of 16 former detainees who were deported to El Salvador’s mega prison.

‘Welcome to hell’: Inside the megaprison where the U.S. deported migrants

Interviews with 16 former detainees of El Salvador’s Terrorism Confinement Center offer the most complete view yet of conditions inside the notorious prison.

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Michele Munz @michelemunz.bsky.social · Jul 24

Trump is calling for an end to a program that helps residents pay their utility bills. At the same time, Ameren Mo just won approval to raise gas rates, adding around $13 to the average customer’s monthly bills. And Gov. Kehoe has signed legislation projected to add $1,100 per year to utility bills.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch @stltoday.com · Jul 23

The combination of rising energy costs, rising utility usage and the president’s attempt to eliminate a federal assistance program, LIHEAP, could spell trouble for more than 130,000 Missouri households.

As Missouri bakes, federal help for utility bills could evaporate

The combination of rising energy costs, rising utility usage and the president’s attempt to eliminate a federal assistance program, LIHEAP, could spell trouble for more than 130,000 Missouri households.

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St. Louis Post-Dispatch @stltoday.com · Jul 23

Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey, in a lawsuit, says Planned Parenthood is violating Missouri’s consumer protection law by falsely advertising medication abortions as safe.

Missouri AG accuses Planned Parenthood of misleading women about safety of medication abortions

Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey, in a lawsuit, says Planned Parenthood is violating Missouri’s consumer protection law by falsely advertising medication abortions as safe.

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Michele Munz @michelemunz.bsky.social · Jul 22

According to a January analysis by the Missouri Department of Social Services, it will take the embattled agency at least two years to install a system designed to administer the provisions of a work program.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch @stltoday.com · Jul 22

Republicans’ “big, beautiful bill” requires states to implement a work requirement for most adults on Medicaid.

Missouri faces time crunch with Medicaid work requirements on horizon

Republicans’ “big, beautiful bill” requires states to implement a work requirement for most adults on Medicaid.

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St. Louis Post-Dispatch @stltoday.com · Jul 22

Republicans’ “big, beautiful bill” requires states to implement a work requirement for most adults on Medicaid.

Missouri faces time crunch with Medicaid work requirements on horizon

Republicans’ “big, beautiful bill” requires states to implement a work requirement for most adults on Medicaid.

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St. Louis Post-Dispatch @stltoday.com · Jul 17

St. Louis’ leading research university has quietly removed references to the university’s commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion from many of its websites amid rising federal scrutiny of higher education.

Washington University scrubs webpages of DEI content. ‘If you fight, you will be punished.’

St. Louis’ leading research university has quietly removed references to the university’s commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion from many of its websites amid rising federal scrutiny of higher education.

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Michele Munz @michelemunz.bsky.social · Jul 13

Thanks! Would appreciate it if folks supported stories like this and not use the free link! 🙏

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Billy Hanlon @bhanlon15.bsky.social · Jul 13

St. Louis Post Dispatch: 'WashU closing its Long COVID clinic, leaving struggling patients worried about their care'

'“I am terrified to lose access to the only doctors who not only believed but understood me,” said Jess, 36, of St. Louis.'

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