Subacute mental health programs are for people who do not need emergency hospitalization but need more intensive support than is available through outpatient care — a type of care that Iowans and officials said is extremely limited and difficult to access in the state.
In 2021, the Iowa Board of Medicine charged Dr. Shafik N. Wassef, 42, an Iowa-licensed physician who formerly practiced in Iowa City, with violating patient privacy standards.
Communication with loved ones, neighbors and mental health professionals can be a key piece of addressing the stressors and mental health issues that affect farmers at higher rates than other professions.
A southeast Iowa hospital where a long-term care resident died after being put to bed while struggling to breathe is now facing a potential $10,000 fine.
Enhanced tax credits that have helped reduce the cost of health insurance for the vast majority of Affordable Care Act enrollees expired this week, cementing higher health costs for millions of Americans at the start of the new year.
Ten Iowa entities have been notified they will receive grants of up to $1 million each for opioid addiction prevention and treatment, according to state documentation provided to The Gazette on Tuesday.
Evelyn, Liam and Theodore are still at the top of the list
The funding — $50 billion spread across the country — comes from federal Republicans’ tax policy and federal budget legislation which also slashed hundreds of billions from Medicaid and other federal health programs
A report from Linn County Public Health found a majority of Black and African American participants said culturally informed care is a barrier to accessing mental health support.
An Iowa Medicaid billing change the state says is required by federal law is drawing sharp criticism from pediatric therapy providers and families, who say it effectively cuts reimbursement by up to two-thirds. Clinics warn the shift could force shorter therapy sessions, reduce access for Medicaid patients and hit rural families hardest. Parents fear children could lose crucial early intervention during the years when it matters most.
Katie Colling is using tiny tumor models to find uterine cancer interventions that don’t require surgery
According to the police report, the warden said nurses reported Bayati appeared to be intoxicated and had just completed a root canal on a patient.
Arnold Menezes had a 50-year career at the University of Iowa, where he innovated novel neurosurgical procedures, established spinal neurosurgery programs around the world, and put thousands of patients’ fears at rest with his charming bedside manner.
Inside UnityPoint Health-St. Luke’s Hospital, there’s a place where medical professionals and engineers come together to create tools that help patients and providers alike.
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