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Daily NewslettersCancer screenings dropped in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, raising alarms for providers that the trend could result in an increase in more severe disease and preventable deaths.
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Cancer screenings dropped in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, raising alarms for providers that the trend could result in an increase in more severe disease and preventable deaths.
Kirkwood Community College’s Certified Nursing Assistant program, whether hybrid or traditional, runs between four and 10 weeks, and the school has programs that can help with tuition assistance, too.
This week marks the second year since the novel coronavirus first arrived in Iowa, bringing with it a deadly disease that went on to kill thousands and infect tens of thousands more. But in recent weeks, things have changed. Some have begun to relax, wondering if COVID-19 finally is reaching endemic stage. However, for some vulnerable groups, the risk they still face has not changed.
A University of Iowa internal medicine professor and clinician known for her stunning personal account of reversing multiple sclerosis symptoms has landed $2.5 million to further investigate ways diet might improve the quality of life for those with the autoimmune disease.
QHC Facilities, which owns eight skilled-nursing facilities — including Crestview Acres in Marion — and two assisted-living centers in Iowa, filed for bankruptcy protection in late December.
The CDC now lists Johnson County as having “medium” community transmission, but the Board of Supervisors also discussed the need to be flexible if there is another surge in cases.
The latest COVID-19 surge in Iowa continues to wind down as hospitalization rates have dropped this week. New cases did see a slight uptick, and vaccination rates continue its slow upward movement.
Given that care facilities and colleges alike are desperate for certified nursing assistants, they’re offering a variety of training options for traditional and non-traditional students — for teens in high school, moms heading back to work, men eyeing change, or even older workers reversing retirement plans.
Hospitals, clinics, senior-living communities, long-term care facilities, and in-home services are struggling to retain certified nursing assistants, recruiting them, or even get them to show up for interviews.
Eric Dalton, the new chief executive officer at PCI in Cedar Rapids, says the medical specialty group has managed the financial headwinds caused by the ongoing pandemic and is “ahead of schedule” on future growth.
Iowacoviddata.com will serve as a central source of Iowa COVID-19 data, intended to pull together in one place as much of the same information as the state health department previously gathered on its website.
New COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations continue to decline this week, reaching the lowest numbers reported since August, according to the Iowa Department of Public Health.
The Iowa Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday over a 2020 law that introduced a 24-hour waiting period before a person could obtain an abortion in Iowa. In appealing the case, the state is asking the court to overturn a 2018 state Supreme Court ruling that upheld the fundamental right to abortion under the Iowa Constitution.
The Pentagon has approved the deployment of 700 unarmed National Guard troops to the nation’s capital as it prepares for trucker convoys that are planning protests against pandemic restrictions beginning next week.
