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New tools and technologies aim to strengthen rural healthcare
JOPLIN, Mo. — Strengthening rural healthcare is a key focus at Missouri Southern State University. “Patients are having to drive significant distances to be able to reach their own physician,” said Crystal Lemmons, Missouri Southern State University Dean. Lemmons said the issue highlights a growing challenge in rural...
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Webb City Senior Center to close its doors in two weeks
WEBB CITY, Mo. — The senior center in Webb City will shut down in just two weeks. What’s causing the brown haze in the air? Is it dangerous?. The Area Agency on Aging in Joplin notified city leaders that they would be closing the operation. They point to factors like increasing wage and food costs paired with flat federal funding and a decrease in state funding as prompting the decision.
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Freeman Health System Earns Highest STEMI Designation for Heart & Vascular Institute
(Joplin, MO) – Once again, Freeman Heart & Vascular Institute has earned the coveted Level 1 STEMI Center designation from the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services. This recognition is key when minutes matter most during a heart-related emergency. Freeman Health System received Level 1 honors in 2017,...
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Buying water from for-profit kiosks may come with lead, research finds
Supersized water and ice kiosks continue to pop up in the Midwest. The owners of these standalone kiosks advertise their products as safer and purer than tap water. But researchers from the University of Iowa found that water purchased from these kiosks in several states contained lead. In at least one Kansas location, the level of lead was twice the level deemed safe by the Environmental Protection Agency.
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Joplin Humane Society hosts Low-Cost Vaccine Clinic
JOPLIN (KOAM) -- KOAM's Samantha Walker stopped by the Joplin Humane Society this week to meet with Tianna Fisher about their upcoming Low-Cost Vaccine Clinic. The event takes place on March 6th from 9 AM to 12 PM. It features heartworm testing for $10 and many other vaccines ranging from $5 to $25.
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This City In Missouri Is So Affordable, Social Security Covers Your Entire Monthly Budget
Joplin, Missouri stands as a financial oasis in a desert of skyrocketing costs – a place where retirees can stretch their Social Security checks further than they ever imagined possible. In an era when inflation headlines dominate the news and retirement anxiety keeps Americans up at night, this southwestern...
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KCU medicine encourages youth to pursue dentistry careers
Neosho High School students got an immersive introduction to the world of dentistry through a visit to KCU's dentistry school campus in Joplin, where they used VR headsets and other cutting-edge technology to explore the possibilities of a career in dentistry.
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Nevada Regional Medical Center replies to Joplin lawsuit
The City of Joplin filed a lawsuit against Nevada Regional Medical Center in December, alleging that NRMC brought two mentally ill patients to the city without resources, and NRMC responded that the lawsuit is libelous, frivolous, and unconstitutional, and that it has sovereign immunity.
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High ambulance response time remedied in Ash Grove
City plans for further emergency medical improvement, considering ambulance district. Ash Grove ambulance response times—which once clocked over an hour—are now back down to the usual wait according to Chris Boyd, who operates under many titles for the city. In discussion at a board of aldermen meeting, Boyd...
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Freeman Health System’s Dialysis Units Receive ‘Golden Q’ Awards
Freeman Health System’s Nephrology and Dialysis Center at Freeman East and Freeman’s Outpatient Dialysis in Webb City have both won Golden Q Awards, celebrating dialysis facilities that go above and beyond to protect patient health and improve care outcomes. “These awards were a surprise to us,” said Teri...