Sometimes, a health-care specialist is just in the right place at the right time.
That’s how Dr. Robert Goebel, radiation oncology director for John Stoddard Cancer Center, feels about the newest cancer-fighting radiation technology that’s …
The American Heart Association has designated a 1.06-mile loop in Des Moines’ downtown skywalk system as a Start! Walking Path to encourage downtown workers and residents to improve their heart health. The national initiative, which …
Mercy Foundation was recently named a Livestrong Foundation Community Impact Project award recipient, and has received a $16,000 grant that will be used to launch an artists-in-residence program at Mercy Cancer Center. The program will …
Merchants Bonding Company Foundation announced yesterday that it raised $70,240 for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (LLS).
The fund-raising effort was the result of the Sept. 27 Bill Warner Sr. Memorial Charity Golf Classic at …
How can businesses help to improve their employees’ health and control health-care costs? A full-day conference on Nov. 30 at the Des Moines Marriott Downtown, “Building a Healthier Workforce and a Healthy Iowa,” will provide …
Iowa isn’t spending enough on programs to curb tobacco use, according to a recent report from the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids.
The state is only budgeted to spend $7.3 million in fiscal year 2011 on …
Growth in the average U.S. health benefit cost per employee, which had slowed last year to 5.5 percent, increased by 6.9 percent to more than $9,500 this year, according to the National Survey of Employer-Sponsored …
Iowa Student Loan is teaming with the Iowa Nurses Association to introduce the Iowa Student Loan Nurse Educator Grant Program.
The program, unveiled this morning, is designed to help nursing educators fund their pursuit of …
The Greater Des Moines Leadership Institute will hold the fifth installment of its Daybreak Leadership series from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. Thursday at the Junior Achievement of Central Iowa building, 6100 Grand Ave.
Featured speakers …
When Tom Halterman tells prospective clients he has a business model for reducing medication-related expenses that will also improve the quality of care, he’s often rewarded with a healthy dose of skepticism.
“Really, one of …
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