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Friday, May 10, 2013  Why does one hospital charge 40 times more than another? New data underscore cost mysteries

Monday, April 29, 2013  Hospitals see wave of products to fight superbugs; penalties loom if patients catch infections

Friday, April 26, 2013  Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was transferred to a federal medical detention center in central Massachusetts.

Wednesday, April 17, 2013  Governor Jay Nixon is imploring Missouri residents to lobby their lawmakers in a final push to expand Medicaid coverage for lower-income adults.

Saturday, March 16, 2013 

Tuesday, December 18, 2012  St. Mary's hospital reaches out to mid-Missouri residents

Thursday, December 13, 2012  Missouri hospitals report providing a record $1.1 billion of uncompensated care to patients in 2011.

Monday, October 08, 2012  Columbia hospitals don't use the type of drug that federal officials have linked to recent cases of fungal meningitis.

Thursday, September 06, 2012  Eleven hospitals in rural Missouri will share $262,000 in federal grants to help speed up their Internet connections.

Monday, January 23, 2012  AP IMPACT: Crude new meth recipe fills hospitals with burn patients, contributes to closures

Saturday, December 17, 2011  A Maryland-based company using University of Missouri Research plans to launch a new soy-based product that looks and tastes just like chicken.

Wednesday, April 06, 2011  AP IMPACT: Synthetic drugs that mimic pot, cocaine, other drugs send thousands to hospitals

Thursday, May 20, 2010  Thousands of nurses at 14 Minnesota hospitals have voted overwhelmingly to reject contract proposals and authorize a strike as early as next month.

Friday, April 16, 2010  President Barack Obama is ordering that nearly all hospitals allow patients to say who has visitation rights and who can help make medical decisions, including gay and lesbian partners.

Monday, July 06, 2009  White House, hospitals reach deal to help pay for Obama's overhaul of health care