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Kemin Industries sets next 20-year goal to reach majority of the world’s population

Kemin Industries, a Des Moines-based ingredient manufacturer, says it has reached more than half of the world’s population through its products since 1998. Now the company has set sights on reaching 80% of the worldwide …

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CDC names Kaushik as Iowa’s Childhood Immunization Champion

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently named Dr. Ashlesha Kaushik as Iowa’s 2019 Childhood Immunization Champion for her contributions toward improving public health. Kaushik, a pediatric infectious disease physician with UnityPoint Clinic in …

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A seat at the table

Behind the scenes at Iowa hospitals, pharmacy staffs routinely spend considerable parts of their workdays ensuring they can obtain adequate amounts of critical drugs, dozens of which are in chronically short supply across the country. …

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Schools benefit from $2.1 million for children’s mental health

Teachers in Des Moines metro schools will start the summer off with additional $2.1 million appropriated toward addressing children’s mental health in schools, Gov. Kim Reynolds announced on Monday. The state funding will provide professional development services …

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DMOS reaches milestone in same-day total joint replacements

Just 11 months after introducing same-day total joint replacement surgery in Central Iowa, Des Moines Orthopedic Surgeons and its Outpatient Orthopaedic Surgery Center on Friday celebrated the completion of the 100th successful same-day total joint …

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UnityPoint Health launches $100 million venture fund

West Des Moines-based UnityPoint Health recently announced the launch of a $100 million venture fund as part of the health system’s mission to drive innovation in health care, Becker’s Healthcare reported. The UnityPoint Health Ventures Innovation …

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DMU moves forward with plans for West Des Moines campus

Des Moines University officials confirmed this morning that DMU plans to start construction next spring to begin transforming an 88-acre tract of rolling farmland into a state-of-the-art campus in West Des Moines. The new campus, …

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Tonka Bay Equity sells AppleWhite Dental Partners

Minnesota-based Tonka Bay Equity Partners announced it has sold AppleWhite Dental Partners to Cordental Group Management, a dental support organization based in Cincinnati. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Tonka Bay partnered with dentist Tom McCoy …

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Des Moines University moves forward with plans for West Des Moines campus

Des Moines University officials confirmed this morning that DMU plans to start construction next spring to begin transforming an 88-acre tract of rolling farmland into a state-of-the-art campus in West Des Moines. The new campus, …

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UI Hospitals using new cancer radiation therapy

A new type of radiation therapy is now being used to treat cancer patients at University Hospitals in Iowa City, one of only three sites in the nation with the technology, reports Radio Iowa. The MR …