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The Alzheimer’s Association’s Iowa Chapter is marking Black History Month by raising awareness for African-Americans about their increased risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias. “While African-Americans are more likely to develop Alzheimer‘s disease …
The Roy J. Carver Charitable Trust of Muscatine has committed more than $3.5 million to transform biomolecular research at Iowa State University, making it a leader in advanced electron microscopy technology, the ISU Foundation announced. The grant …
The Iowa House will likely consider changes to the state’s medical cannabidiol law, increasing the number of practitioners who can give Iowans access, reports the Cedar Rapids Gazette. The Medical Cannabidiol Board in the Legislature is …
The Iowa Board of Medicine has named Kent Nebel as its executive director. Nebel has been the board’s legal director for nearly 20 years and interim director since July 2018 following the departure of Mark …
Hy-Vee Inc. has acquired the business of all Weber & Judd pharmacies in Minnesota. Weber & Judd has served the Rochester, Minn., area since 1862, according to a release. Patient files will automatically transfer to …
Jennifer Havens began her new role as chief executive officer of UnityPoint Health-Grinnell Regional Medical Center on July 30, 2018, following a national search. She spent the early part of her career as a bedside …
George Washington University’s Geiger Gibson Program in Community Health Policy has named Shelby Ridley as an Emerging Leader in community health. Ridley is director of Primary Health Care Homeless Support Services in Des Moines. “Shelby is a …
Catholic Health Initiatives saw its revenue increase and operating loss grow in the second quarter of fiscal year 2019, Becker’s Hospital Review reported. CHI, which merged with San Francisco-based Dignity Health on Feb. 1 to become CommonSpirit …
Corridor Business Journal: Iowa ranks ninth in the nation when it comes to employing workers with disabilities, according to statistics released last week. The Disability Statistics Compendium, compiled by the Institute on Disability at the University of …
Cedar Rapids Gazette: Long-term patients in Iowa’s Medicaid system would be returned to public management under a package of proposals floated by Iowa Senate Democrats. The bill would move long-term patients out of private management and …
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