Ńîšóĺú´ŤĂ˝Ň•îl Health News covers health care in the Midwest, with a bureau headquartered in St. Louis and staff reporters based in Iowa, Minnesota, and South Dakota.

7 of 10 States Backed Abortion Rights, but Don’t Expect Change Overnight

Voters backed abortion rights in seven of the 10 states where the issue appeared on ballots Tuesday, including in Missouri, among the first states to ban abortion after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned federal abortion protections with its 2022 decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. At first glance, the nation’s patchwork of abortion […]

Paid Sick Leave Is Up for a Vote in Three States

The coronavirus pandemic underscored the importance of paid sick leave, a benefit to help workers and their families when they fall ill. Now voters in Missouri, Nebraska, and Alaska are deciding whether employers must provide it.

Watch: ‘Silence in Sikeston & The Effects of Racial Violence’

Ńîšóĺú´ŤĂ˝Ň•îl Health News Midwest correspondent Cara Anthony talks about how racism affects health on Nine PBS’ “Listen, St. Louis with Carol Daniel,” stemming from her reporting for the “Silence in Sikeston” multimedia project, on the impact of a 1942 lynching and a 2020 police killing on a rural Missouri community.