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Healthiest State kicks off Make It OK awareness campaign

The Healthiest State Initiative formally launched the Make It OK awareness campaign for Iowa this week during its annual conference, which was held Tuesday at the Scheman Center on the Iowa State University campus. The …
By BPC Staff | May 16, 2019
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Iowa AG sues Purdue Pharma over alleged deceptive Oxycontin marketing

Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller joined four other states today in suing Purdue Pharma and its former president and board chairman, Richard Sackler, alleging that the drug company engaged in unfair, deceptive and unlawful practices …
By BPC Staff | May 16, 2019
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Osceola-based health center to build mental health crisis access center

Community Health Centers of Southern Iowa will break ground this week on a new access center, a 7,400-square-foot facility that will offer a unique opportunity to provide behavioral health services to south-central Iowans experiencing mental …
By BPC Staff | May 15, 2019
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MercyOne Des Moines in ‘100 great hospitals in America’

MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center has been recognized by industry journal Becker’s Healthcare in its 2019 list of 100 great hospitals in America. The 100 hospitals on Becker’s list include high-performing hospitals, recognized for excellence …
By BPC Staff | May 13, 2019
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Nosing through links between sinus shape and climate

University: Des Moines University

Researcher: Lauren Butaric, Ph.D., assistant professor of anatomy in the Master of Science in Anatomy and
Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine programs, lauren.butaric@dmu.edu

Status: In progress

Research overview: 
Lauren Butaric’s research examines the connection between …
By KATE HAYDEN | May 9, 2019
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A creative approach to genetics and mental health

University: University of Iowa

Researcher: Jacob Michaelson, Ph.D., division director, computational and molecular psychiatry associate professor, jacob-michaelson@uiowa.edu
Status:  In progress

Research overview: 
Popular culture aside, is there actually a genetic link between mental illness and creativity? Researchers at …
By KATE HAYDEN | May 9, 2019
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Medicaid director meets with Iowans worried about UnitedHealthcare’s exit

Des Moines Register: Iowa’s Medicaid director sought to reassure Iowans Wednesday that UnitedHealthcare’s exit from the giant health care program would not cause major disruptions. “The first thing I want to emphasize is no one is …
By BPC Staff | May 9, 2019
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Set the Pace challenge attracts record number of communities

The Healthiest State Initiative has named the western Iowa town of Odebolt winner of the 2019 Set the Pace challenge. By having the highest percentage of its residents participating in the Grand Blue Mile in …
By BPC Staff | May 6, 2019
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Principal Charity Classic gift provides cardiac-imaging machine for Mercy Children’s

MercyOne Des Moines announced that a state-of-the-art echocardiography machine has arrived in the Pediatric Cardiac Care Suite at MercyOne Children’s Hospital. The device, which cost $217,000, was made possible by a $95,000 gift from the …
By BPC Staff | May 2, 2019
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MercyOne, UHS break ground for Clive 100-bed behavioral health hospital

MercyOne Central Iowa and Universal Health Services held a ceremonial groundbreaking today for their new 100-bed behavioral health hospital that will serve Central Iowa and the surrounding region. The new facility, named Clive Behavioral Health, …
By JOE GARDYASZ | May 2, 2019