Michele Munz
@michelemunz.bsky.social
Health reporter for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
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More than a year after Missouri voters approved enshrining abortion rights into the state constitution, the vast majority of Missourians seeking the procedure are still traveling out of state. @michelemunz.bsky.social explains why. www.stltoday.com/news/local/m...
Missouri legalized abortion, but most residents can't get appointments and go elsewhere
State figures show 80 abortions took place in Missouri clinics through October. Most Missourians seeking abortions are still traveling to other states.
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December 5, 2025 at 4:17 PM
More than a year after Missouri voters approved enshrining abortion rights into the state constitution, the vast majority of Missourians seeking the procedure are still traveling out of state. @michelemunz.bsky.social explains why. www.stltoday.com/news/local/m...
It’s hard, because I love journalism so much. This job has opened my eyes and heart in ways I never imagined, and for that I am most grateful. But I’m excited for a change and new adventures! Thank you to everyone who has shared their stories with me over the years. ❤️
Learned from @stlmag.bsky.social St. Louis Daily newsletter that health reporter @michelemunz.bsky.social is leaving Post-Dispatch. Her writing will be sorely missed but wishing her a fabulous new adventure full of dance, travel, and the outdoors.
November 17, 2025 at 5:25 PM
It’s hard, because I love journalism so much. This job has opened my eyes and heart in ways I never imagined, and for that I am most grateful. But I’m excited for a change and new adventures! Thank you to everyone who has shared their stories with me over the years. ❤️
Founder leaves pioneering St. Louis 'bullet' clinic to focus on tornado recovery
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Founder leaves pioneering St. Louis 'bullet' clinic to focus on tornado recovery
Dr. LJ Punch has resigned as medical director of the Bullet Related Injury Clinic and formed an organization focused on post-tornado care.
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November 13, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Founder leaves pioneering St. Louis 'bullet' clinic to focus on tornado recovery
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FEMA to pay for crisis counseling for Missouri tornado victims
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FEMA to pay for crisis counseling for Missouri tornado victims
One St. Louis agency will hire four full-time crisis counselors to canvas neighborhoods and attend community events.
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November 11, 2025 at 3:16 PM
FEMA to pay for crisis counseling for Missouri tornado victims
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Love my city ❤️
My latest story is about how people are pitching in to help their neighbors, and how you can too:
My latest story is about how people are pitching in to help their neighbors, and how you can too:
Food drives launch across St. Louis area as region braces for halt in SNAP
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Food drives launch across St. Louis area as region braces for halt in SNAP
Free article: Organizations are organizing food drives, donating proceeds from sales and offering volunteers to prepare for the loss of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program beginning Saturday...
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October 31, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Love my city ❤️
My latest story is about how people are pitching in to help their neighbors, and how you can too:
My latest story is about how people are pitching in to help their neighbors, and how you can too:
Food drives launch across St. Louis area as region braces for halt in SNAP
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Food drives launch across St. Louis area as region braces for halt in SNAP
Free article: Organizations are organizing food drives, donating proceeds from sales and offering volunteers to prepare for the loss of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program beginning Saturday...
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October 31, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Food drives launch across St. Louis area as region braces for halt in SNAP
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St. Louis residents turn to food banks amid aid cuts. 'Everything you need is going up'
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St. Louis residents turn to food banks amid aid cuts. 'Everything you need is going up'
A grandmother who has seven family members living with her. A woman who's four months behind on her mortgage. A family displaced by May's tornado in St. Louis.
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October 28, 2025 at 3:34 PM
St. Louis residents turn to food banks amid aid cuts. 'Everything you need is going up'
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Jamaa Birth Village in Ferguson adds school, library and a museum of Black midwifery
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Jamaa Birth Village in Ferguson adds school, library and a museum of Black midwifery
Black midwives throughout history were not only experts in the birth process but also served as healers, herbalists, spiritual advisors and therapists for mothers and their families.
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October 24, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Jamaa Birth Village in Ferguson adds school, library and a museum of Black midwifery
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More than 650,000 Missourians to lose food stamp benefits next month under shutdown
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More than 650,000 Missourians to lose food stamp benefits next month under shutdown
More than 320,000 Missouri households rely on federal food stamp benefits to supplement their groceries
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October 17, 2025 at 10:16 PM
More than 650,000 Missourians to lose food stamp benefits next month under shutdown
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More evidence that the COVID vaccine is SAFE AND EFFECTIVE “A study of hundreds of thousands of infants in France did not find any increased risk of birth defects among those whose mothers received a Covid vaccine in the first trimester, building on previous evidence for the vaccines’ safety”
Covid Vaccines in First Trimester Not Tied to Birth Defects, Study Finds
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October 16, 2025 at 1:19 PM
More evidence that the COVID vaccine is SAFE AND EFFECTIVE “A study of hundreds of thousands of infants in France did not find any increased risk of birth defects among those whose mothers received a Covid vaccine in the first trimester, building on previous evidence for the vaccines’ safety”
The shutdown means Medicare won’t pay hospitals for some telehealth services and it has halted a promising program used by the Mercy that allowed acutely ill patients to receive hospital-level care at home, just as wait times for hospital beds are increasing.
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Federal shutdown threatens telehealth for Missouri seniors, some in-home care
The shutdown means Medicare won't pay hospitals for some telehealth services
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October 16, 2025 at 1:21 PM
The shutdown means Medicare won’t pay hospitals for some telehealth services and it has halted a promising program used by the Mercy that allowed acutely ill patients to receive hospital-level care at home, just as wait times for hospital beds are increasing.
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“Our trade policy right now makes no sense to me as a farmer,” said Blake Hurst, a farmer in northwest Missouri. “No, I don’t want the tariff money sent to me as a payment. I want to be able to sell my damn soybeans.”
Missouri farmers say they're worried that President Donald Trump’s tariffs, particularly on China, will cost them reliable markets for their crops.
Bailout? Missouri farmers say protecting China market is more important
Missouri farmers say they're worried that President Donald Trump’s tariffs, particularly on China, will cost them reliable markets for their crops.
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October 13, 2025 at 2:01 AM
“Our trade policy right now makes no sense to me as a farmer,” said Blake Hurst, a farmer in northwest Missouri. “No, I don’t want the tariff money sent to me as a payment. I want to be able to sell my damn soybeans.”
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They have fired the staff of the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report and 70 Epidemic Intelligence Service officers, who are disease detectives that respond to outbreaks around the world.
I cannot emphasize enough how dangerous it is to dismantle our disease surveillance infrastructure.
I cannot emphasize enough how dangerous it is to dismantle our disease surveillance infrastructure.
October 11, 2025 at 5:21 PM
They have fired the staff of the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report and 70 Epidemic Intelligence Service officers, who are disease detectives that respond to outbreaks around the world.
I cannot emphasize enough how dangerous it is to dismantle our disease surveillance infrastructure.
I cannot emphasize enough how dangerous it is to dismantle our disease surveillance infrastructure.
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.”
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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October 9, 2025 at 1:28 PM
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.”
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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October 9, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Drive-thru, free flu vaccine clinics begin in St. Louis area amid vaccine confusion
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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.
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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September 30, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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.
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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September 26, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Confusion over federal COVID-19 vaccine guidelines affects St. Louis-area pharmacies
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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.
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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September 16, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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.
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.
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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September 11, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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.
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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September 7, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Dangerous signs are being missed in Missouri pregnant women, leading to deaths
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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.
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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August 29, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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.
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= 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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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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August 29, 2025 at 11:12 AM
= 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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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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August 29, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Feds order Missouri to cut references to gender identity in sex ed programs
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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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August 20, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Was hoping he might have been one of those rare cases that survives. 😢
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Let's get to know each other! Check out yesterday's Beacon launch coverage from the Post-Dispatch. 👇
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#WeAreBeacon #ReproFreedom #CareWithoutBarriers
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#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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July 31, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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
Special thanks to @michelemunz.bsky.social for helping us share the good news! 🙌
#WeAreBeacon #ReproFreedom #CareWithoutBarriers