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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 …

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GOP-led Legislature won’t override veto of Iowa’s expanded medical cannabis bill

Cedar Rapids Gazette: A key Republican leader of the Iowa Legislature has ruled out a special session to override Gov. Kim Reynolds’ veto of the proposed expansion of the state’s medical cannabis program, saying such a …

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Democrats call on Iowa Legislature to reconvene and overturn medical marijuana veto

Iowa Public Radio: Democratic lawmakers are calling on the Republican-controlled Iowa Legislature to return to the Statehouse to overturn the governor’s veto of a bill that would have expanded the state’s medical marijuana program. Two-thirds of …

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Grinnell receives $50,000 grant for communitywide health initiative

A $50,000 Iowa Healthcare Collaborative grant will allow a partnership of Grinnell-based organizations to launch a communitywide health initiative, which will begin with two projects aimed at making food more available. The focus of the …

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On With Life receives 3-year CARF accreditation

On With Life Inc. in Ankeny has been accredited by CARF International for a period of three years for its brain injury and stroke programs. This is the first accreditation for On With Life’s stroke programs, …