With a sharp increase in sexually transmitted infections, the Linn County Board of Health approved a position to combat the most concerning increase: congenital syphilis.
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Elijah Decious Health Care and Medicine Apr. 27, 2023 6:19 pm37d ago
With a sharp increase in sexually transmitted infections, the Linn County Board of Health approved a position to combat the most concerning increase: congenital syphilis.
Clark Kauffman, Iowa Capital Dispatch Health Care and Medicine Apr. 27, 2023 1:36 pm37d ago
After two unexpected resident deaths, a Mount Pleasant nursing home has been added to a federal list of the nation’s worst care facilities.
Higher Ed Apr. 25, 2023 10:44 am40d ago
Eight months after unveiling four finalists to become vice president for medical affairs and dean of its Carver College of Medicine --
K-12 Education Apr. 24, 2023 1:43 pm40d ago
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
Higher Ed Apr. 21, 2023 8:57 pm43d ago
A day after getting Board of Regents OK to proceed with $185 million worth of health care and medicine-related projects in the coming months, the University of Iowa on Friday issued a request for qualifications from firms interested in designing and developing a massive new North Inpatient Tower next to Kinnick Stadium.
Clark Kauffman, Iowa Capital Dispatch
Crime and Courts Apr. 20, 2023 6:00 am45d ago
An Iowa physician claims in a lawsuit that she was fired from a public hospital by administrators who encouraged employees to vote for Donald Trump and discriminated against those who didn’t share their religious beliefs.
Higher Ed Apr. 19, 2023 6:12 pm45d ago
Crowding and capacity needs continue to stress the main University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, compelling administrators to expand the emergency department, reorganize existing services, and open a new “short-stay unit.”
Community Apr. 18, 2023 6:00 am47d ago
As the federal public health emergency ends, the Eastern Iowa Health Center is shifting gears by launching a multilingual ad campaign to reach underserved populations in need of COVID-19 vaccinations and updated booster shots.
Community Apr. 17, 2023 6:00 am48d ago
As the rates of some sexually-transmitted infections continue to rise, Linn County Public Health is offering $10 gift cards to anyone who gets tested from April 17 to 21.
Fact Checker Podcast Apr. 17, 2023 7:26 am48d ago
An online ad by the Iowa Academy of Ophthalmology asks Iowans to opposed House File 347, which would allow optometrists to do more eye injections and surgeries.
Clark Kauffman, Iowa Capital Dispatch
Health Care and Medicine Apr. 16, 2023 2:34 pm48d ago
Since Jan. 1, at least eight Iowa nursing homes have been cited for violations related to resident abuse.
By Malena Carollo and Ben Tanen - Washington Post and the Markup
Health Care and Medicine Apr. 16, 2023 5:00 am49d ago
Iowa is among seven states that have seen sharp declines in the lifesaving surgeries after news rules were implemented in 2020. The new system has nearly doubled the median distance livers are transported, increased transport costs and coincided with the highest number of wasted livers in nearly a decade.
Community Apr. 12, 2023 6:00 am53d ago
For the third straight year, the North Liberty-based Iowa Donor Network has been designated a “tier 1 organ procurement organization” -- placing it among just 15 of 56 such organizations nationally to achieve the top designation.
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Sponsored Content Apr. 10, 2023 10:04 am55d ago
Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids recommends that men and women undergo a colonoscopy beginning at the age of 45, a new screening guideline.
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