There are certain events where it’s necessary to be prepared in advance. The annual Medicare Open Enrollment Period is one of these instances. It runs from October 15 through December 7 each ...
Read More »Another Missouri church follows trend of MO & KS churches raising funds to pay off medical debt
Earlier this fall, Metro Voice News reported on The Crossing church in Columbia, which raised money to pay off millions of dollars of medical debt. A congregation in Southeast Missouri recently became ...
Read More »Judge blocks Obama rule that forced doctors to perform abortions
Those who value pre-born life are celebrating after a federal judge permanently blocked an Obama administration rule Tuesday that forced medical facilities and doctors to abort unborn babies. The rule from President ...
Read More »INMED offers new courses for medical missions opportunities
The Institute for International Medicine (INMED) has announced an updated course catalog. INMED, based in Kansas City, is a global health education and training organization that has been equipping and preparing healthcare ...
Read More »Israeli start-ups work to sow joy, hope in hearts of disabled
Millions of disabled people around the world endure struggles and hardships that others can’t imagine. But organizations in Israel are determined to provide real-life solutions to their daily challenges by partnering with ...
Read More »Israeli breakthrough: Tracking molecular changes in the brain
In another ground-breaking advancement in medicine, Israeli scientists have successfully transformed a MRI camera into a device can detect brain disease by recording molecular changes in brain tissue. Professor Aviv Mezer, and ...
Read More »‘Miracle’ 13-ounce premature baby born in Iowa
Premature babies are not expected to thrive like this. Weighing less than one pound, an Iowa baby born at just 23 weeks is being hailed as “miracle baby.” Fewer than one in ...
Read More »Sharing faith may lose doctor his medical license
A Christian doctor in England could lose his medical license for sharing faith comments in his meetings with patients. Dr. Richard Scott, a general practitioner at the Bethesda Medical Center in Margate, ...
Read More »Trump signs executive order: ‘The Opposite of Obamacare’
Patients will find a lot more transparency in health care pricing after President Donald Trump signed an executive order he called “the opposite of Obamacare.” As of Monday, it directs the Department ...
Read More »Mercy Ships celebrates 100,000 free surgeries
A baby named Aissata was right at the center of a major milestone in the ministry of Mercy Ships. In fact, she is the milestone but she doesn’t even realize it. You see, Aissata ...
Read More »New ‘church’ using loophole, passing out pot as sacrament
Proponents of marijuana in one state where its use is still illegal, have apparently found a loophole – starting what they call a church. A new church in Wisconsin, whose seemingly sole ...
Read More »The medical reality of how Jesus suffered for our sins
Christians all know Christ died for them on the cross. But a doctor in Indianapolis who studied crucifixion for a decade says until you understand what Jesus went through medically, it’s hard ...
Read More »Israeli scientists create first 3D print of a heart
The first 3D print of a complete heart was disclosed by Israeli scientists on Monday. The Tel Aviv University researchers called it a “major medical breakthrough,” advancing options for transplants even though ...
Read More »Jewish couple gives $5 million to Christian missionary doctors
A Jewish businessman and philanthropist is giving millions of dollars of his wealth to help Christian missionary doctors in Africa. Mark Gerson and his wife Rabbi Erica Gerson are giving $5 million ...
Read More »Hospital cost transparency big win for patients
A new rule created by President Trump took effect Jan. 1 and medical facilities are not happy. U.S. hospitals and other medical facilities are now required to provide transparency and list prices ...
Read More »Missouri medical marijuana law goes into effect
Missouri will now join over 30 other states that have legalized medical marijuana. Physicians will be able to prescribe medical marijuana for approved diseases and conditions. Authorized patients will be able to ...
Read More »Missourians can’t have medical pot and a gun
It wasn’t advertised in the push to legalize medical marijuana in Missouri but a review of federal law means Missourians who want to get their medical marijuana card would need to choose ...
Read More »Missouri’s medical marijuana: what it means
With the passage of Amendment 2, and the confusion around all three ballot measures, what exactly will happen with the legalization of medical marijuana in Missouri? That’s the question that those that ...
Read More »Medical Marijuana: Amendments 2 & Proposition C
Missourians will go to the polls Tuesday and for the first time, face three ballot questions about medical marijuana. To be clear, none of these questions on the ballot involve recreational use ...
Read More »Marijuana Amendment 3: Why you should vote ‘NO’
There is considerable debate over the medical benefits of medical marijuana. Metro Voice understands that debate even extends to the Christian and conservative communities. Reasonable people can disagree. This article is about Amendment 3 ...
Read More »Anne Graham Lotz says cancer has spread
Anne Graham Lotz had opened up about complications with her breast cancer that she admits are not what she “prayed for,” and talked about the hardest thing she faces in the fight. ...
Read More »Israel urges Russia to protect Muslims from Syrian army
JERUSALEM, Israel – For the first time in seven years, Syrian forces loyal to President Bashar Assad have completely ousted ISIS fighters from the Syrian border along Israel’s Golan Heights, according to ...
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