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Khosravi named chief medical officer for Clive Behavioral Health

MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center and Universal Health Services recently announced that Dr. Sasha Khosravi has been named chief medical officer of the Clive Behavioral Health facility, which is scheduled to open in November 2020. …

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American Heart Association recognizes companies for workplace health

Five Iowa companies were recently recognized by the American Heart Association for taking significant steps to build a culture of health in the workplace. The recognition is part of the 2019 results of the organization’s Workplace …

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UI Health Care names chief growth officer

University of Iowa Health Care announced it has named Timothy Kan as its first chief growth officer. In partnership with clinical department leaders, Kan will champion programs and services growth across UI Health Care with …

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Iowa Hospital Association official fired after criticizing Reynolds for Medicaid ‘mess’

Cedar Rapids Gazette: An Iowa Hospital Association official was fired earlier this year for a Facebook post blaming Gov. Kim Reynolds for Iowa’s Medicaid “mess,” according to documents obtained by the Gazette. Scott McIntyre, vice president …

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Hy-Vee to install drug take-back receptacles at pharmacies, limit opioid prescriptions

Hy-Vee Inc. announced it has purchased and will install drug take-back receptacles in all 276 of its pharmacy locations in its eight-state region by Nov. 7. “Installing drug take back receptacles in all of our …

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State commission calls for legislators to tighten e-cigarette regulation

In the wake of reports of hundreds of respiratory and lung injuries from e-cigarettes, the Iowa Tobacco Use Prevention and Control Commission is calling on state legislators to regulate e-cigarettes the same as cigarettes and …

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NOTEBOOK – One Good Read: Putting numbers on health care waste

Imagine getting a 34% surcharge on your next restaurant tab, with the explanation that it’s to help pay for a bloated and inefficient restaurant industry. When it comes to health care costs, it’s a similar …

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NOTEBOOK: Processing trauma even while helping others through it

Shortly after Hurricane Katrina, a group of trauma experts went to New Orleans to help residents process and cope with what they were going through. One emergency room doctor told the leaders that the hospital …

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NewLink’s Ebola vaccine receives positive recommendation by EU committee

NewLink Genetics Corp. announced that the European Medicines Agency Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use has adopted a positive opinion recommending a conditional marketing authorization for the company’s investigational V920 Ebola Zaire vaccine, which …

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New pediatric and family allergy clinic to open in West Des Moines

Two childhood friends who both became physicians have fulfilled their dream to open a clinic together. Dr. Amy Petersen and Dr. Tara Federly announced that Cornerstone Pediatrics and Family Allergy will celebrate its grand opening on Nov. …