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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
Campaigns & Elections Jun. 5, 2022 3:22 pm360d ago
Gov. Kim Reynolds has endorsed Heather Hora, of Washington, for the Iowa House District 92 seat. Her opponent in the June 7 primary — Jaron Rosien, mayor of Washington — said the endorsement represents “a pair of golden handcuffs” that won’t benefit the district’s constituents.
Health Care and Medicine Jun. 1, 2022 2:40 pm364d ago
Statewide, the number of patients in Iowa hospitals with COVID-19 reached 180 as of Wednesday, up from 139 patients last week. It’s the highest total seen since early March, but still far below the omicron variant surge in January.
Health Care and Medicine May. 31, 2022 6:00 am365d ago
As families grapple with the ongoing shortage of baby formula nationwide, more parents are turning to social media groups that facilitate peer-to-peer breast milk donations.
Health Care and Medicine May. 24, 2022 6:00 am372d ago
The innovation lab at St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids helped build an adaptive keyboard for Lotus Friedman, a 13-year-old from Dubuque who was paralyzed from the waist down after a skiing accident earlier this year. The ability to play her favorite game is a reprieve from day-to-day hospital life, she said.
Health Care and Medicine May. 20, 2022 6:00 am376d ago
Work is underway to “fine tune” the COVID-19 vaccines to make them more effective against emerging variants, but a strategy scientists hope to employ includes offering flu and coronavirus boosters in a single vaccine.
Health Care and Medicine May. 19, 2022 5:21 pm377d ago
Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids has named Dr. Timothy Quinn as the hospital’s new president and CEO effective Jan. 1, 2023. The family medicine physician currently is executive vice president and chief of clinical operations.
Health Care and Medicine May. 19, 2022 5:19 pm377d ago
HACAP Food Reservoir has partnered with area health care providers to launch Food is Medicine, a program that screens for food insecurity and provides immediate assistance to patients in need.
Health Care and Medicine May. 18, 2022 1:38 pm378d ago
The state public health department has reported new COVID-19 case counts have increased again, reaching 3,847 new infections in the past seven days. Hospitalizations also continued to increase this week.
Health Care and Medicine May. 18, 2022 3:46 pm378d ago
Julie Beckett fought to care for her daughter at home in the 1980s, bringing about a fundamental change to the federal Medicaid program that ultimately improved the lives of hundreds of thousands of children with complex disabilities nationwide. She died in Cedar Rapids on Friday at the age of 72.
Health Care and Medicine May. 17, 2022 3:47 pm379d ago
Linn County Public Health is now offering treatment for those with hepatitis C, a liver disease that is growing in prevalence across the state. Officials are seeing a higher prevalence among those who use injection drugs, who often face barriers to care.
Health Care and Medicine May. 12, 2022 10:52 am384d ago
The state reported 3,172 new coronavirus cases in the past seven days, which is roughly triple the number of new cases reported on April 20. Six weeks ago, Iowa reported 478 new cases.
Kids Articles May. 9, 2022 7:00 am387d ago
Forming good self-care habits, such as daily positive affirmations and getting plenty of rest, are important in becoming an overall happier and healthier individual. Here are some tip kids can try when practicing self-care.
People & Places May. 9, 2022 8:39 am387d ago
After a monthslong battle with the insurance company, Jodi and John Philipp were finally able to begin clean up at their 13-acre farm in Benton County that was destroyed in the August 2020 derecho.
Health Care and Medicine May. 6, 2022 4:23 pm390d ago
Community Health Free Clinic will celebrate its 20th anniversary this month, while His Hands Free Clinic will mark its 30th year in operation.
Health Care and Medicine May. 8, 2022 8:08 pm388d ago
Providers at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics have seen a “significant” reduction in the number of patients experiencing mental health crises a year after officials increased the number of behavioral health consultants on its inpatient psychiatric floor.