AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoJoplin “house of horrors” case: Four family members face upgraded charges, including first-degree kidnapping, after a 12-year-old girl with special needs was found living in unsafe conditions with about 80 animals. Mental health in hospitals: A Saint Luke’s Kansas City pilot study found weighted blankets can significantly reduce anxiety for hospitalized patients. Tick-borne allergy alert: Alpha-gal syndrome coverage highlights how lone star ticks are spreading the severe meat allergy across the region, with Arkansas offering clues. Local food security: Ozarks Food Harvest is urging donations during Hunger Action Month to keep its weekend backpack program fully funded for more than 60,000 kids. School policy fight: The U.S. DOJ sued Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools over alleged secret “transgender” transition policies that withhold information from parents. Public health & safety at work: A heat-safety roundup notes Missouri employers’ legal duties as extreme heat hit parts of the state. Sports medicine note: U-M Health Care warns that doomscrolling on the toilet can raise hemorrhoid risk by encouraging prolonged sitting.
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