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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Metro Transit has installed the locked gates at 11 light rail stations, but the agency hasn't yet put automatic ticket validators or vending machines in place. -
This week, HRSA granted the county’s three clinics status as federally qualified health center lookalikes, which means the county can be reimbursed for providing care to uninsured patients. -
The 41 troops from the Missouri National Guard’s mission will be focused on staffing debris-dumping sites in north St. Louis and transporting waste to landfills, Mayor Cara Spencer said Thursday. -
Two rulings from a Kansas City judge had allowed abortions in the state to resume while a challenge to its near-total ban proceeded to trial. -
The waiver allows pharmacists to use their judgment in filling prescriptions for morphine, oxycontin and other controlled substances. -
St. Louis Mayor Cara Spencer on Thursday expressed worries about when federal help could come to the parts of the city devastated by the destructive May 16 tornado. -
Debris kicked up during the storm and building materials from destroyed or damaged buildings can cause respiratory issues such as asthma flare-ups and infections. -
St. Louis Public Radio’s Sarah Fentems tells us what you need to know about measles and how to protect yourself and your loved ones. -
The mayor's acknowledgement on Monday confirms what St. Louisans had suspected and feared: Residents were not given a warning for the first deadly tornado in the city since 1959. -
A Friday afternoon storm left a wake of damage from Clayton to north St. Louis. -
The newly elected pope spent time at a parish in the Gate neighborhood before taking vows of the priesthood. -
Measles can take hold when vaccination rates fall below 95%. Health workers say pockets of the state are at risk as immunization rates drop.
