Articles Tagged: Health Treatment

Two hundred ninety-six percent. That’s how much the gonorrhea rate in Des Moines County in southeast Iowa increased between 2016 …

The Iowa Medical Cannabidiol Board will consider changes to the state’s medical marijuana program this week, which include the addition …

Julie Fitzpatrick has always been focused on healthy living. She owns Optimal Wellness and is a physical therapist and wellness …

IOWA CITY – A growing percentage of younger women are getting breast cancer – with rates among 20-somethings increasing the …

IOWA CITY – University of Iowa Health Care – after spending years pursuing a private partnership for its dialysis services …

CEDAR RAPIDS – It began when her toes felt numb. Then it got worse. For the last eight months, Cedar …

Faced with a sharp rise in maternal mortality rates, Iowa health experts will share in a $10 million federal grant …

CEDAR RAPIDS – Jon Hufford has suffered from chronic pain for most of his adult life. He used muscle relaxants …

IOWA CITY – In the grip of an opioid crisis that’s killed tens of thousands and affected tens of millions, …

CEDAR RAPIDS – Kathy Schussler believes her son Dane wanted to live because he was searching for a solution to …

CEDAR RAPIDS — Kathryn and Jeffrey Schussler wanted to find purpose amid calamity — the suicide of their 21-year-old son, …

Muscatine Assistant Fire Chief Mike Hartman remembers the shock on his crew’s faces the day more than 16 years ago …

CEDAR RAPIDS – Cases of heartworm are up in Cedar Rapids, a warning to pet owners to be diligent in …

State public health department data shows Iowa is on track this year to continue a decadelong trend of increasing rates …

Iowa does not have enough psychiatrists, psychologists, therapists or other mental health care providers to handle an increasing need to …