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More than 90,000 people were potentially affected by a data breach of St. Louis University files. SLU and plaintiffs in a class-action lawsuit have reached an agreement that pays for some damages and credit monitoring.

The chief community health officer at SSM Health hopes that a joint effort by local hospital systems will result in improved health outcomes in St. Louis.

The St. Louis Community Credit Union is partnering with BJC, SSM Health and the James S. McDonnell Foundation to bring nearly $15 million in business loans to underserved communities in St. Louis.

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.

The St. Louis facility will offer a place for those in a mental health crisis to drop in and be seen by a professional the same day.

Investigators at St. Louis University and SSM Health hope to recruit people to add their health information to a huge national database that aims to diversify medical research.

The chief community health officer at SSM Health hopes that a joint effort of local hospital systems will result in improved health outcomes in St. Louis.

Dr. Alexander Garza said the best way to prepare for a future pandemic is to improve social resources, such as food access, education and transportation.

Union nurses at SSM Health St. Louis University Hospital walked off the job at 7 a.m. Wednesday. They plan to picket through Friday morning. The 48-hour strike marks the second action the union has called in four months.

Amazon employees, nurses and workers rights advocates gathered to call out working conditions they say don’t help employees stay healthy.