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Number of new virus cases drops statewide
Cedar Rapids panelists discuss impact of Inflation Reduction Act
The head of the nation's top public health agency announced Wednesday a shake-up of the organization, saying it fell short responding to COVID-19 and needs to become more nimble.
Number of new virus cases decreases 13% in past seven days
Well before University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics erects a new inpatient tower as part of a 10-year master plan, it is looking to spend $95 million adding two floors onto its existing inpatient tower.
Millions of Americans will be able to buy hearing aids without a prescription later this fall under a long-awaited rule finalized Tuesday.
An Eastern Iowa hospital has been cited by the state for hiring, without a full background check, a nurse who was later fired for the suspected theft of opioid narcotics.
Insulin has become the poster-child drug when it comes to the debate over controlling skyrocketing drug prices and life-or-death stakes.
The first vaccination clinics for monkeypox will be held at LGBTQ bars in Linn and Johnson counties.
The Iowa Cannabis Company expects to spend $10 million to adapt a 120,000-square-foot warehouse at 2727 S. Scott Blvd. to grow marijuana plants and produce products for Iowa’s medical marijuana program.
The number of COVID-19 hospitalizations in Iowa increased for the second week in a row, while the number of new virus cases continued to decrease.
Lyme is a growing problem, with cases rising and warming weather helping ticks expand their habitat. In Iowa, the number of confirmed and suspected cases has been ticking upward.
Eight area nonprofits received a total of $150,000 from Mercy’s new Health Equity Fund
The 125-bed Touchstone Healthcare Community in Sioux City was added July 27 to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ list of care facilities eligible for designation as a Special-Focus Facility List.
