Health Care and Medicine

Denice Mcquiston really did not want a scar. Eating healthy and exercising has been a priority for her. She bikes …

A federal appeals court Wednesday blocked an Ohio law that would cut federal taxpayer funding to 28 Planned Parenthood clinics, …

A national study says Iowa is mostly prepared to handle an emergency that endangers public health. However, it also found …

Some opioid users are more likely than others to know about and use naloxone, a medication designed to rapidly reverse …

CEDAR RAPIDS – A Cedar Rapids physician will receive a statewide honor this week for his work providing health care …

This is the first installment of a three part series of what parents, doctors and others in Iowa are doing to overcome opioids' fatal effects.

WASHINGTON – The Trump administration is abandoning a Justice Department threat to crack down on recreational marijuana in states where …

CORALVILLE – When it comes to admitting how much they smoke or drink, people aren’t always the most truthful. ‘People …

Amerigroup Iowa once again is actively accepting Medicaid members as part of the state’s managed-care system. It is taking enrollees …

State health care authorities have approved a change in how health care providers are reimbursed for long-term Medicaid support and …

The state of Iowa is seeking another maker of medical cannabidiol slightly more than four months after licensing its first …

Although salaries for U.S. physicians edged higher in 2018, gaps in compensation remained unchanged for females and African Americans, according …