Health Care and Medicine

Despite a national push, fewer teens than expected are getting vaccinations that prevent a type of cancer transmitted through sexual …

Doctors recommend getting a colonoscopy to check for colon cancer every 10 years, starting at the age of 50. Kim …

Cancer screenings, like mammograms, are becoming more commonplace. But health authorities are still trying to get the message out about …

As one of the leading causes of cancer-related deaths in the United States, colorectal cancer touches thousands of families each …

Over the past 10 years, Cathy Faulkner, of Cedar Rapids, has been diagnosed with cancer three times. But she hasn’t …

You’ve just turned 50 and you know you need to make That Appointment … to schedule your first colonoscopy. But …

The Iowa Department of Public Health is using a humorous approach to get people talking about a less-than-funny topic, colorectal …

Iowa’s plan for a state-federal partnership health insurance exchange has received conditional approval from the U.S. Department of Health and …

If a pending arbitration award for state workers includes Gov. Terry Branstad’s proposal that workers pay part of their health …

Time slipped away Wednesday for a host of legislative ideas slated to meet their demise when the 2013 session’s first …

UPDATE: Gov. Terry Branstad’s Medicaid expansion alternative received a cool reception from Senate Democrats, who would have to agree to …

CEDAR RAPIDS – More than 10,000 children in Linn County have potential mental health issues. Sound bad? Now imagine this: …