Civilization seems to be turning against cattle, but maybe civilization shouldn’t get too carried away. The standard argument in recent years has been that producing corn to feed cattle is too destructive to the environment, …
A transformation has occurred at Broadlawns Medical Center, our public hospital. It has become a community hospital model.
Broadlawns serves the medical needs of patients who can’t pay for their care. It also serves paying …
Indianola took another step today toward its goal of building a community fitness center.
A planning committee for the city announced this morning that it has received a joint proposal from the YMCA of Greater …
Kohl’s Department Stores Inc. donated $84,665 to Blank Children’s Hospital as part of its Kohl’s Cares program. The donation will be used at the hospital to help more than 2,900 kids learn the importance of …
Des Moines University (DMU) officials on Monday announced three finalists to fill the medical school’s president position. The three candidates selected are Stephen Dengle, DMU’s current interim president and chief operating officer; Angela Franklin, executive …
Iowa Health – Des Moines has been awarded a $1.9 million grant by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Primary Care Residency Expansion program to expand the primary care internal medicine residency program …
Representatives from Holmes Hyundai and Hyundai Motor America on Monday presented a $100,000 Hope on Wheels grant to Blank Children’s Hospital in Des Moines.
The donation will be used to start a pediatric cancer survivorship program …
Mary Mincer Hansen has been appointed to a new 15-member National Health Care Workforce Commission. The commission was created under the Affordable Care Act to evaluate the country’s health-care workforce needs and provide unbiased recommendations …
A 10th anniversary celebration of Mercy Hospice – Johnston on Oct. 10 will feature an open house from 3 to 6 p.m. followed by a benefit concert at Hoyt Sherman Place headlined by renowned opera …
If you don’t know someone who has been bugged by a bedbug infestation, chances are good that you will within the next year or two.
The blood-sucking nocturnal pests, which have been making a comeback …
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