Shawn Nupolu, 15, a student at Roosevelt Creative Corridor Business Academy, died this month after battling malaria at the University of Iowa Children’s Hospital
Articles Tagged: Diseases
Crime and Courts Nov. 22, 2022 11:05 am188d ago
A jury has returned a $27 million verdict against UnityPoint Clinic Family Medicine in Des Moines after a man with bacterial meningitis was misdiagnosed with the flu, suffered strokes and said he has been permanently injured.
Health Care and Medicine Jul. 20, 2022 5:37 pm313d ago
Johnson County Public Health has confirmed the first case of monkeypox in the county, marking the fifth confirmed case in Iowa, according to state public health officials. Officials say they are working with state public health officials to determine the circumstances of this individual’s infection.
Health Care and Medicine Jul. 5, 2022 8:58 am328d ago
The patient, who was not identified, was likely infected during international travel and is now in isolation and receiving outpatient care, the health department said Friday.
Agriculture Apr. 5, 2022 5:45 pm419d ago
Bird flu has been detected in a backyard flock in western Iowa, federal officials said Wednesday, a troubling development for a state that is home to the nation’s largest number of egg-laying hens.
The Gazette
Health Care and Medicine Feb. 9, 2023 10:41 am109d ago
These maps and charts reflect data from the Iowa Department of Public Health and the U.S. Department of Health and …
By John McGlothlen, The Gazette
News Apr. 4, 2021 7:30 pm785d ago
A day before COVID-19 vaccine eligibility opens broadly throughout Iowa, the state reported Sunday that 636,513 Iowans have been fully …
Robert Langreth, Bloomberg
Health Care and Medicine Mar. 31, 2021 11:24 am789d ago
Pfizer said its COVID-19 vaccine was 100% effective in a final-stage trial in kids ages 12 to 15, a finding …
News Mar. 29, 2021 9:00 am791d ago
The state’s community health centers, including a clinic based in Cedar Rapids, have received $48 million in federal funding to …
By John McGlothlen, The Gazette
News Mar. 28, 2021 6:28 pm792d ago
Iowa reported that 458 new cases of COVID-19 were confirmed in the 24-hour period ending at 11 a.m. Sunday as …
The Washington Post
Nation and World Mar. 23, 2021 10:30 am797d ago
LONDON – Oxford University and the pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca may have only used partial data when the team announced the …
News Mar. 22, 2021 7:15 am798d ago
What’s the secret to getting a COVID-19 vaccine appointment? Persistence, and an unwillingness to take no for an answer. Renee …
By John McGlothlen, The Gazette
News Mar. 21, 2021 10:47 pm798d ago
With one COVID-19 death in Iowa reported Sunday, the state saw the weekly average of deaths caused by the coronavirus …
Government & Politics Mar. 19, 2021 9:56 am801d ago
IOWA CITY – For the first time since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, browsing is returning to the Iowa …
Health Care and Medicine Mar. 18, 2021 10:00 pm801d ago
State officials are looking into issues Iowans with 319 area codes are having connecting with 211 Iowa, the service line …