While maintaining its top ranking as Iowa’s best children’s hospital, according to U.S. News & World Report, the University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital lost ground in new 2025-26 national rankings released Tuesday.
The ruling is a victory for three Planned Parenthood affiliates — in California, Iowa and New York — that sued to try to block enforcement of a U.S. Department of Human Services policy document issued in July that they contend contradict the requirements of the grants as established by Congress.
A Cedar Rapids dentist charged for the third time with professional incompetence has agreed to surrender his license.
This week, we take a break from our regularly scheduled programming to listen in on the "Medicaid and Hospitals" session from the 2025 Iowa Ideas conference hosted by The Gazette.
Doctor who performed bariatric surgeries in Waverly previously has been sued for alleged negligence and fraud.
Iowa’s Medicaid program is projected to face tens of millions in deficits in coming years. State Auditor Rob Sand accused Republican leaders of irresponsible budgeting, while GOP lawmakers argue the state’s reserves can cover rising costs.
West Liberty woman accused of stealing medicine from nursing home resident at Cedar County’s Crestview Specialty Care
In less than two weeks after University of Iowa Health Care on Aug. 29 notified 211,000-some people that their personal information might have been compromised in a data-breach incident, at least eight of those affected filed separate class-action lawsuits seeking both compensatory and punitive damages.
A Cedar Rapids resident wondered how area hospitals are using artificial intelligence. The Gazette’s series Curious Iowa found that AI tools help with time-consuming tasks like note taking, summarizing charts, analyzing images and preparing bills.
With bankrupt Mercy Iowa City and its former managing affiliate MercyOne snared in a growing web of legal disputes, the Des Moines-based affiliate is accusing Mercy Iowa City of being too verbose in its arguments, demanding case dismissal.
The University of Iowa Health Care surgeon spelled out two paths for Dubuque Wahlert’s Eve Skrocki. Wait and see whether it heels on its own in six to eight weeks – delaying surgery if it doesn’t. Or jump straight to surgery now and accept a six- to nine-month recovery.
Although the need for an expansive new University of Iowa inpatient tower that’s 50-percent bigger than its 14-story Children’s Hospital hasn’t changed, the federal funding landscape has, officials told the Board of Regents this week.
The number of Marshalltown residents diagnosed with Legionnaires’ disease continues to climb as local and state public health experts reported last week they are working to identify the source of the outbreak.
The symptoms were initially typical and inconsistent, but after her unusually defiant behavior landed her in Mercy’s Emergency Room, 12-year-old Payten Stout was fighting for her life.
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