Health Care and Medicine

DES MOINES — A proposal to add oversight of Iowa’s new privately managed Medicaid program, set to launch in three …

DES MOINES — Iowa Department of Human Services officials on Wednesday gave updates to the Council on Human Services on …

CEDAR RAPIDS – Hospital food has a bad reputation. ‘They think instant mashed potatoes or lime Jello,” said Andy Deutmeyer, …

A bill making its way through the Iowa Legislature would change how law enforcement and mental health professionals handle an …

RIO DE JANEIR0 – Research by scientists in Brazil indicates that a mosquito more common than the one primarily known …

DES MOINES – Private companies managing Iowa’s $5 billion Medicaid system would be closely watched by government overseers to ensure …

Six Iowa health care organizations, including Linn County Public Health, received federal funding this week to aid them in the …

By Rod Boshart, Gazette Des Moines Bureau DES MOINES — Iowa senators launched an effort Tuesday to require more government …

Come April 1, Iowa will transition to private companies for Medicaid coverage. The Gazette will follow the Edbergs' and their special-needs son, Colin, as they navigate the first year of managed care in Iowa.

There are now three confirmed Zika cases in Iowa, state public health officials said Friday. All three individuals infected with …

JOHNSTON — Gov. Terry Branstad expressed confidence Friday Iowa is moving ahead April 1 with a federally approved plan to …

When 87-year-old Millie Scheel’s husband died two and a half years ago, she was lucky to have her son move …