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Quad Cities’ UnityPoint Health-Trinity names new CEO

Quad-City Times: Robert J. Erickson, former president of Presence Saint Joseph Medical Center in Joliet, Ill., has been named the new CEO of UnityPoint-Trinity hospitals in the Quad Cities and Muscatine. He begins Sept. 23. Erickson …

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Owner of Charles City drug company sold

Radio Iowa: One of the nation’s leading drug molecule companies with a facility in northeast Iowa is being bought by an international investment firm. Cambrex Corp. announced Wednesday it has signed an agreement worth $2.4 billion …

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Volunteers sought for Children’s Advisory Committee

Central Iowa Community Services (CICS) is seeking volunteers to join its Children’s Advisory Committee. With the passage of House File 690 creating a Children’s Behavioral Health System, the Mental Health and Disability Service regions in Iowa …

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Guest Opinion: Iowa employers have crucial role in improving workers’ health

Iowa has the fourth-highest adult obesity rate in the nation. Think about your workplace environment and whether you are combating or contributing to this epidemic:
• Does your employer provide healthy food for celebrations or …

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‘Building Your Baby From the Ground Up’

Some parents’ good intentions in helping their child to sit up or walk are instead leading to delays or abnormal development patterns that could adversely affect them into adulthood, warns a Des Moines chiropractor. 

Chris …

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Marshalltown hospital to close its birthing unit, citing declining patient numbers

Des Moines Register: Marshalltown will soon join the growing list of Iowa towns without birthing centers. The Marshalltown hospital announced Monday that it would close its obstetrics unit and women’s health clinic in September. The hospital, …

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MercyOne, Iowa Methodist rank among best hospitals

MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center has been recognized as a Best Hospital for 2019-20 by U.S. News & World Report. MercyOne Des Moines ranked No. 1 in the Des Moines metro area and second in …

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Board recommends adding chronic pain for CBD use, denies 3 other conditions

KCCI-TV: The state Medical Cannabidiol Board met today to consider adding more qualifying conditions for cannabidiol treatment. The board heard testimony from Iowans before voting to approve chronic pain as a condition for use of the …

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Here are eight innovative programs making a difference in Iowa’s addiction crisis

Eight Iowa-based programs that are making a difference in addressing the drug addiction and overdose crisis in the state will be recognized during a ceremony in Des Moines on Aug. 6. 

The Governor’s Office of…
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MercyOne launches therapy and support program for MS patients

MercyOne Ruan Neurology Care and MercyOne Des Moines Riverside Rehabilitation have launched MS Wellness Program: Empowering a Healthy Life, a day program for those living with multiple sclerosis. The program seeks to improve patients’ quality …