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Erin MurphyHealth Care and MedicineAug. 19, 2024 6:14 pm1d ago
State and federal data show increases in hospital visits, positive test rates, viral activity in wastewater, and transmission rate
By Katie Mills Giogio, - correspondentBusiness NewsAug. 19, 2024 8:22 am1d ago
North Liberty clinic opened in 2020
The discounts, agreed to after months of negotiations with drug manufacturers, range between 38% and 79% on the medication's list price, which is the cost of medication before discounts or rebates are applied — not the price people actually pay for prescriptions.
By Brooklyn Draisey, - Iowa Capital Dispatch
Higher EdAug. 12, 2024 9:55 am8d ago
A new partnership between Kirkwood Community College and the University of Iowa will allow students to use programs at both institutions to earn their degree in medical laboratory science.
By Clark Kauffman - Iowa Capital Dispatch
Health Care and MedicineAug. 12, 2024 10:45 am8d ago
Thirty-two percent of Iowa’s nursing homes already meet all three of the new requirements set to phase in over five years under a Biden administration rule – a significantly higher percentage than the national average of 19 percent.
By Steve Gravelle, - correspondent
Business NewsAug. 12, 2024 11:10 am8d ago
Medical products company moving from Kalona to new HQ in Coralville in 2025
By Clark Kauffman - Iowa Capital Dispatch
NewsAug. 5, 2024 7:48 am16d ago
The state fees allow nursing homes to tap into more Medicaid funds.
People & PlacesAug. 5, 2024 7:33 am16d ago
For the first time in five years, former patients from St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids have the chance to thank the neonatal intensive care unit staff who gave them a chance to get to grow up at a NICU reunion.
State GovernmentAug. 2, 2024 7:55 am19d ago
An early proposal separated the counties; local advocates expressed hope they could remain together to capitalize on access centers and existing partnerships
Higher EdAug. 1, 2024 7:20 am20d ago
Nearly two months after a bankruptcy judge confirmed a liquidation plan for the former Mercy Iowa City’s tens of millions in assets, and more than a month after that plan went into effect, secured bondholders “have yet to receive a single ‘effective date’ distribution.”
NewsAug. 1, 2024 7:22 am20d ago
Reegan Lueken, 16, was recently recognized as one of six people in the country to earn a Stroke Hero Award, given by the American Stroke Association.
The Gazette
NewsJul. 29, 2024 3:53 pm22d ago
Cedar Rapids donors choose to remain anonymous, hospital says.
Higher EdJul. 29, 2024 6:13 pm22d ago
The University of Iowa has agreed to pay a federally-funded researcher and cardiologist with tenure $350,000 to resign -- relinquishing his tenure rights and suspending “any internal proceedings” involving him.
By Tony Leys - KFF Health News
Health Care and MedicineJul. 28, 2024 6:00 am24d ago
In some rural Iowa counties, birth rates have fallen by three-quarters since the height of the baby boom in the 1950s and ‘60s, when many rural hospitals were built or expanded.
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