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Blue Cross study: Adverse maternal outcomes higher for women of color

Thursday, July 29, 2021 10:37 AM

A new Blue Cross Blue Shield Association report shows that severe maternal morbidity (SMM) rates are increasing among women of color in the United States.
Reynolds: New CDC mask guidance is 'not grounded in reality or common sense'

Wednesday, July 28, 2021 11:18 AM

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds on Tuesday disputed new federal guidance that vaccinated people should resume wearing masks indoors in public when in areas with high coronavirus spread.
Births in Iowa drop to lowest level in at least a century during COVID pandemic

Tuesday, July 27, 2021 3:17 PM

Iowa couples delivered the fewest babies last year since the state began keeping track in 1915 — a disturbing decline brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic that also pushed deaths to a yearly high.
Reynolds names new Iowa Veterans Home commandant after removing previous leader

Tuesday, July 27, 2021 3:16 PM

Gov. Kim Reynolds has named a new commandant for the Iowa Veterans Home, after removing the facility's previous leader without explanation earlier this year.
Metro wastewater part of national COVID-19 study

Tuesday, July 27, 2021 3:15 PM

Whatever you flush down the drains in your home or business may be tested for COVID-19 and its variants as part of a national study.
‘Long COVID’ now protected as disability under federal laws

Tuesday, July 27, 2021 10:17 AM

Long-term symptoms that can linger for months following a COVID-19 infection, or long COVID, can be considered a disability under federal law, the federal Department of Health and Human Services and the Justice Department announced Monday.
‘Time to Screen’ campaign urges scheduling of delayed cancer testing

Monday, July 26, 2021 3:13 PM

Millions of Americans delayed medical care during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Amid pandemic, State Board of Health can't meet because 7 of 11 seats are vacant

Monday, July 26, 2021 11:20 AM

As Iowa continues to grapple with the coronavirus pandemic, a state board helping oversee the response is too short-handed to meet.
UnityPoint Health-Des Moines recognized for physiological oncology rehabilitation

Thursday, July 22, 2021 11:04 AM

UnityPoint Health-Des Moines announced that Penn Avenue Outpatient Therapy was awarded the Physiological Oncology Rehabilitation Institute (PORi) Center of Excellence designation.
UI researcher: COVID-19 treatment remdesivir prolonged hospital stays

Wednesday, July 21, 2021 3:06 PM

A new University of Iowa study finds that remdesivir, the first new medicine approved for treatment of COVID-19, did not improve survival rates and was actually associated with longer hospital stays for patients.
UI Health Care receives $1.8M grant to expand mental health training, rural outreach

Thursday, July 15, 2021 2:37 PM

University of Iowa Health Care is teaming up with the UI College of Education to address the shortage of mental health experts in rural Iowa, the university reported.=
University of Iowa researchers pursuing nose-spray vaccine against COVID-19

Thursday, July 15, 2021 10:42 AM

With new COVID-19 cases rising again in the United States, University of Iowa researchers are aiding national efforts to curb the disease with tools like an experimental nasal vaccine and gathering information to increase youth inoculations.
NAMI Iowa, Amerigroup Foundation to offer free ‘Ending the Silence’ presentations

Thursday, July 15, 2021 10:41 AM

NAMI Iowa — the Iowa affiliate of the National Alliance on Mental Illness — and the Amerigroup Foundation are joining forces to provide the “Ending the Silence” education program free to organizations across Iowa.
HealthPartners UnityPoint Health to launch new small-group health plan options

Monday, July 12, 2021 2:40 PM

HealthPartners UnityPoint Health announced it will start offering fully insured health insurance plans to businesses and organizations with fewer than 50 employees.
Hy-Vee adds medical director to leadership team

Monday, July 12, 2021 2:39 PM

Dr. Daniel Fick has joined Hy-Vee Inc.’s leadership team as chief medical officer.

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