Health Care and Medicine

DES MOINES – Representatives of emergency medical services providers urged state legislators Wednesday to make EMS an essential service that …

State health officials are warning Iowans that the latest flu season is under way. Officials with the Iowa Department of …

Madison Van Winkle celebrated her first birthday with something new-bilateral cochlear implants. It was the best option, say parents James …

Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller is warning Iowans that confusion over the new federal Affordable Care Act may be providing …

A data center critical for allowing uninsured Americans to buy health coverage under President Barack Obama’s healthcare law went down …

Johnson County officials think unpasteurized cider is behind cases of an illness that can cause diarrhea for weeks if untreated. …

Getting older can be a pain – literally. Many people develop arthritic pain in their knees, hips or other joints …

A University of Iowa study has found that the vast majority of potential users of the new health insurance exchanges …

It’s been 40 years since the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that abortions were constitutionally protected in the landmark Roe v. …

With such a simple, descriptive name, health savings accounts would seemingly leave little room for confusion – you use them …

Mary Ann Osborn believes a perfect storm is brewing on the state’s health care horizon. Iowa’s aging population, combined with …

Four days into the Affordable Care Act enrollment period, Iowa Insurance Commissioner Nick Gerhart can’t say whether anyone has successfully …