AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoAlzheimer’s Research: A University of Missouri study found that a four-week course of low-dose rapamycin improved brain blood flow in adults with an Alzheimer’s risk gene but no symptoms. Researchers say more study is needed before it can be considered preventive treatment. Maternal Care: Missouri has lost 11 hospital maternity wards since 2009, and rules requiring nurse-midwives to partner with physicians are pushing some providers to practice in Kansas. More than half of Missouri counties are maternity care deserts. Dental Access: An Independence center opening next month will be Missouri’s first dental surgery center exclusively for Medicaid patients. Access has improved, but advocates warn looming Medicaid cuts could threaten progress. Children’s Health: Children’s Mercy researchers found that clinician support and electronic health-record changes helped nearly quintuple use of shorter antibiotic courses for children with uncomplicated pneumonia and sinus infections. Rural Health: Missouri is receiving more than $2 million in federal funding for rural health care, while a separate federal program has awarded $2.3 million to expand the state’s rural health workforce and maternal care. Infectious Disease: The Missouri Department of Conservation is urging residents to watch for bird flu during fall migration; officials report positive cases but no major outbreak.
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