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Michaela Ramm
I am the health care reporter for The Gazette. I cover a broad range of health and other related topics, but since 2020, my work has largely focused on COVID-19 and the response to the pandemic. I am also on The Gazette’s Fact Checker team. Stay informed with a subscription to our Daily News newsletter.
Latest Articles by Michaela Ramm
Health Care and Medicine Dec. 11, 2021 8:56 am423d ago
Using federal dollars, the state has contracted 100 traveling nurses and respiratory therapists to assist 17 hospitals across Iowa as health care providers grapple with the highest number of COVID-19 patient admissions seen in a year.
Health Care and Medicine Dec. 9, 2021 1:24 pm424d ago
The latest variant of COVID-19, omicron, has been detected in an Iowa resident for the first time, state public health officials confirmed Thursday. The Black Hawk County resident is under 18 and is asymptomatic.
Health Care and Medicine Dec. 9, 2021 4:09 pm424d ago
As their hospitals experience a concerning increase in COVID-19 admissions, the top medical officers at Mercy Medical Center and UnityPoint Health-St. Luke’s Hospital say more people with boosted immunity could help slow the surge.
Health Care and Medicine Dec. 9, 2021 7:43 am425d ago
The number of dementia and Alzheimer’s cases has increased in recent years and the COVID-19 pandemic has indirectly caused further decline in those with cognitive conditions.
Health Care and Medicine Dec. 8, 2021 6:08 pm425d ago
In the past 24 hours alone, 133 COVID-19 patients were admitted to Iowa hospitals, the highest since Dec. 8, 2020. Seven-day COVID-19 admissions, as well as the number of patients in the ICU and on ventilators, have also reached numbers not seen since last year.
Health Care and Medicine Dec. 2, 2021 2:39 pm431d ago
A local blood center, ImpactLife, provided 15 units of O-type red blood cells to help replenish the blood supply at hospitals near Oxford, Mich., where a school shooting left four students dead and more injured.
Health Care and Medicine Dec. 1, 2021 5:33 pm432d ago
The number of individuals hospitalized with COVID-19 this week are at the highest level seen in nearly a year. leaping to 721 from 623 last week. Patient counts statewide leaped for the fourth week in a row, according to the state public health department.
Community Dec. 2, 2021 1:43 pm431d ago
The 2021 Iowa City Go Red for Women Luncheon is scheduled to take place on Friday -- the first time the event has been held in-person in nearly two years.
Health Care and Medicine Nov. 30, 2021 5:04 pm433d ago
Witwer Children’s Therapy is doubling the footprint of its Cedar Rapids clinic at 3245 Williams Parkway SW after providers say they’ve seen an increase in demand for services since COVID-19 started.
Crime and Courts Jan. 20, 2022 9:55 am383d ago
Ethan Alexander Orton, the 17-year-old Cedar Rapids resident accused of killing both his parents on Oct. 14, has entered not guilty pleas to two counts of first-degree murder.
Crime and Courts Jun. 21, 2022 2:45 pm230d ago
Police had responded to a call for a disturbance on the evening of Nov. 27, and found the victim had sustained bruises, broken ribs and a punctured lung. The individual had to receive emergency medical care and be hospitalized, according to a criminal complaint.
Health Care and Medicine Nov. 26, 2021 7:00 am438d ago
As of this month, Sue Mincks has officially flown 1,000 times as a flight paramedic at the LifeGuard Air Ambulance at UnityPoint Health-St. Luke’s Hospital. She joined the crew in 2005.
Employment Nov. 26, 2021 6:00 am439d ago
About a dozen long-term care facilities across Eastern Iowa have hired apprentices to fill open CNA positions. The program, facilitated through Kirkwood Community College, hopes to entice long-term employees locally by providing funding for their coursework and exam costs.
Health Care and Medicine Nov. 24, 2021 1:41 pm439d ago
New COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations have increased again this week as Iowans prepare to gathering with family and loved ones for Thanksgiving celebrations this week.
Health Care and Medicine Nov. 23, 2021 7:41 am441d ago
Iowa’s already strained health care system could be in for a rough winter after officials with the University of Iowa Health Care say flu cases have rapidly increased in the past two weeks, raising the possibility that the state could face “twindemic” spikes of flu and COVID-19.