State and federal guidelines call for mask use in early care and education facilities for those 2 and up. The Marion parents have a 19-month old they want to wear a mask at day care.
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Grace King Health Care and Medicine Apr. 13, 2022 4:03 pm
State and federal guidelines call for mask use in early care and education facilities for those 2 and up. The Marion parents have a 19-month old they want to wear a mask at day care.
Michaela Ramm Health Care and Medicine Apr. 14, 2022 10:44 am
Anne Harris Carter has been hired as the first-ever health equity manager at Linn County Public Health. The daughter of Dr. Percy and Lileah Harris, Carter will focus on addressing systematic barriers to health equity, such as racism and poverty, that community members face.
Health Care and Medicine Apr. 7, 2022 1:33 pm
U.S. Sens. Chuck Grassley and Bob Casey introduced legislation that proposes a permanent expansion of a Medicare program for rural hospitals in Iowa and across the nation.
Health Care and Medicine Apr. 6, 2022 6:22 pm
930 new COVID-19 cases were reported in Iowa in the past week, almost double the number reported last week. It’s the first overall increase in virus activity statewide since the peak of the omicron variant’s surge in mid-January.
Health Care and Medicine Apr. 5, 2022 2:43 pm
The Linn County Mental Health Access Center will be open for walk-ins on weekends, beginning this Saturday.
Campaigns & Elections Apr. 1, 2022 10:16 pm
Public opinion polls have consistently shown support across party lines for capping the monthly cost of insulin. However, experts say the House bill would not help uninsured people, who face the highest out-of-pocket costs for insulin.
By Lyle Muller - IowaWatch
Health Care and Medicine Apr. 1, 2022 6:00 am
Darcy Havel-Sturdevant of Iowa City thought she’d be working by now, two years after being diagnosed with COVID-19.
Health Care and Medicine Mar. 31, 2022 7:43 am
A new study from the University of Iowa’s Post-COVID Clinic has found damage to the small airways in the lungs of long-haul COVID patients experiencing persistent breathing problems. This damage, which cause air to be trapped in the small airways, could be a potentially long-lasting impact from COVID-19 infection, researchers say.
Health Care and Medicine Mar. 31, 2022 7:15 am
COVID-19 hospitalizations statewide increased slightly this week, but the virus has slowed enough in the past month for area hospitals to reach a milestone in the pandemic. In some cases, that watershed only lasted for a day.
Health Care and Medicine Mar. 29, 2022 9:57 am
U.S. regulators on Tuesday authorized another COVID-19 booster for people age 50 and older, a step to offer extra protection for the most vulnerable in case the coronavirus rebounds.
Washington Post
Health Care and Medicine Mar. 28, 2022 6:00 am
Based on a recent study, Medicare's hospice regulations are not working as intended for many people with dementia.
Health Care and Medicine Mar. 28, 2022 6:00 am
Effective March 28, 2022, both Cedar Rapids hospitals will begin allowing some hospitalized patients more visitors, a break from stricter policies set at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Clark Kauffman - Iowa Capital Dispatch
Health Care and Medicine Mar. 25, 2022 7:26 am
QHC Facilities, which owns eight skilled-nursing facilities and two assisted-living centers in Iowa, including Crestview Acres in Marion, filed for bankruptcy protection in late December.
Health Care and Medicine Mar. 24, 2022 3:54 pm
An in-depth analysis of pandemic response commissioned by Linn County Public Health identified the communication gap between state officials and local public health departments as a hindrance to agencies’ COVID-19 response.