Case counts and hospitalizations continue to drop, but the COVID-19 death toll in Iowa rose this week as state public health officials confirm more fatalities as a result of the virus in recent weeks.
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Case counts and hospitalizations continue to drop, but the COVID-19 death toll in Iowa rose this week as state public health officials confirm more fatalities as a result of the virus in recent weeks.
Given the state’s recent about-face allowing construction on a new $395 million University of Iowa hospital in North Liberty to proceed, it should grant the same permission for construction of a nearby, unaffiliated $17.9 million ambulatory surgery center, the application states.
An antiviral pill that people could take at home to reduce their symptoms and speed recovery could prove groundbreaking, easing the crushing caseload on U.S. hospitals and helping to curb outbreaks in poorer countries with weak health care systems.
Federal and state officials and health providers say that vaccinating children is likely to be an even more challenging process than it has been for adults and teens.
Lawyers for Gov. Kim Reynolds filed notice of an appeal with the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which could reverse the order or keep it in place.
Linn County Public Health has been awarded a $1.25 million five-year grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to address violence impacting adolescents and teens in the community.
Pfizer asked the U.S. government Thursday to allow use of its COVID-19 vaccine in children ages 5 to 11 — and if regulators agree, shots could begin within a matter of weeks.
Those with vivid mental illness experience and experts in the field are still trying to answer the question: How do we keep those with mental illness in treatment and out of the criminal justice system?
It’s the highest total since Feb. 15, new state data shows.
Booster shots as well as additional doses of the COVID-19 vaccine are available to eligible Iowans to help boost their immunity against the coronavirus. But how do you know if you qualify? Here’s what you need to know.
The Biden administration on Monday reversed a ban on abortion referrals by family planning clinics, lifting a Trump-era restriction as political and legal battles over abortion grow sharper from Texas to the U.S. Supreme Court.
More college and university students nationally and locally are in need of mental health resources in the wake of pandemic-related changes and challenges, according to recent surveys and campus experts.
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a potential leap forward in the global fight against the pandemic, drugmaker Merck said Friday that …
Dr. Monika Jindal works to make mental health care accessible and find innovative ways to deliver that care, such as Johnson County’s GuideLink Center. The center had a total of 455 encounters from February to August.
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