Transgender minors and some adults in Missouri will soon be banned from accessing puberty blockers, hormones, and gender-affirming surgeries under a bill signed Wednesday by the state’s Republican governor.
High schoolers from around the area got the chance to get hands-on experience at the New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine at Arkansas State University.
By Joce Sterman, Daniela Molina, Jill Riepenhoff, Payton Romans, Olivia Bianco, Ruth Cronin, Caroline Geib, Haley Miller, Mia Stewart and Jasmine Wright
The state where a baby is born determines what serious and rare disorders he or she will be screened for shortly after birth. It’s a patchwork of policies across the country that could have dire consequences. Some parents call it death by ZIP code.
Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders has signed legislation making it easier to sue providers of gender-affirming care for children, a move that could effectively reinstate a blocked ban on such care.
Millions suffer from seasonal allergies in the U.S. and a new report finds climate change is likely leading to a longer pollen season and worsening allergies.
According to a study published in Monday’s Pediatrics journal, the rate of these deaths for Black infants in 2020 was nearly three times higher than the rate for white babies and rose above Native American infant deaths.
County Judge Rusty McMillon announced this week that Dr. Vincent Lee, M.D., has replaced Dr. Tasha Starks as Greene County Health Officer (CHO), effective Feb. 27.
The statement comes after attorneys general in 20 states last month warned Walgreens and CVS that they could face legal consequences if they sell abortion pills by mail in those states.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says that climate change could add to allergy woes potentially leading to higher pollen concentrations and longer pollen seasons.
Frustration on the front lines, a national shortage of EMT’s is being felt in northeast Arkansas as many hospitals have had to find ways to get creative with staffing.
Kirsten Ditto is talking with several members of the ACCH team to learn about who qualifies for long-term care and what that care looks like in the hospital.
The Arkansas Supreme Court on Thursday lifted a judge’s decision to strike down a ban on mask mandates by public schools and government entities. But attorneys disagreed over whether the ruling will allow the state to begin enforcing the law.
Cancer care in Mississippi County is no mor, after the Great River Cancer Center in Blytheville announced they will be shutting down in March leaving some people with nowhere to go.
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