Sarah Fentem
Health ReporterSarah Fentem reports on sickness and health as part of St. Louis Public Radio’s news team. She previously spent five years reporting for different NPR stations in Indiana, immersing herself deep, deep into an insurance policy beat from which she may never fully recover.
A longtime NPR listener, she grew up hearing WQUB in Quincy, Illinois, which is now owned by STLPR. She lives in South St. Louis, and in her spare time likes to watch old sitcoms, meticulously clean and organize her home and go on outdoor adventures with her husband Elliot. They have a dog named Ginger.
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Andrew Taylor and his wife, Barbara, gave the gift in appreciation for care he received from Washington University neurologists during a recent Illness. -
The rise in cases at Seton Regional Catholic School comes during what has been an otherwise mild flu season. -
St. Charles County officials are investigating 10 cases of E. coli infection but have said they don’t yet know the source of the illnesses. -
The two companies announced early Wednesday that they had resolved contract disputes that began earlier this year. -
Lab workers in Jefferson City sequenced the genome of E. coli samples from the St. Louis County-based outbreak and found they matched those in Indiana, Kansas, South Dakota and other states.
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Baer Pediatrics, which has a policy of ordering tests for all patients who have persistent coughing, has reported nine out of 10 of the county’s logged whooping cough cases in the past two months. -
In a decision released Monday, a Missouri judge ruled the law did not violate the state constitution, saying there is lack of consensus on whether gender-affirming care for minors is appropriate and safe. -
The suit claims SSM and the company that owned buildings on the campus of DePaul Hospital in Bridgeton didn’t protect visitors from sexual abuse by an area pediatrician. -
Religious leaders had challenged the state’s near-total ban on the grounds it contained explicitly religious language. -
St. Louis County health officials said those affected by the bacterial infection attended four events hosted or catered by Andre’s Banquets and Catering. -
St. Louis County Health Department officials say they’re still determining the cause of the infections and couldn’t give further details about where the event took place. -
Palliative care is treatment that helps manage side effects, symptoms and mental health issues for people with cancer and other severe illnesses.
