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A Closer Look: Douglas Fiore

Doug Fiore’s enthusiasm for Mercy College of Health Sciences and higher education is somewhat contagious, as I found after sitting down with the college’s new president. A seasoned college administrator, Fiore was taking what was …

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May 18: Great Strides Des Moines

Host: Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
About: Great Strides is the CF Foundation’s largest fundraising event. It provides opportunities for all people within a local community to get involved forming teams with friends, family and colleagues. Walk …

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Primary Health Care to open wellness center at East Side Clinic

Primary Health Care Inc. is launching a wellness center at its East Side Clinic in Des Moines. The Primary Health Care Wellness Center will begin seeing patients on Feb. 15, with a focus on providing preventive …

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Mercy-Des Moines named Blue Distinction Center+ for cardiac care

Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield announced it has designated five Iowa hospitals, among them Mercy Medical Center-Des Moines, as Blue Distinction Centers+, under the Blue Distinction Centers for Cardiac Care program. Blue Distinction Centers …

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Cannabidiol treatment may expand in Iowa

Quad-City Times: Medical cannabidiol (known as CBD) may soon become available as a treatment for a certain type of autism in Iowa. The Iowa Board of Medicine will discuss adding “severe, intractable pediatric autism with …

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Iowa among states to reach settlement over hip implants

Quad-City Times: Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller was one of 46 attorneys general across the United States to reach a $120 million settlement with Johnson & Johnson and subsidiary DePuy over allegations they unlawfully promoted two …

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Applicants sought for Iowa Walking College

The Healthiest State Initiative invites Iowans to apply to join the Iowa Walking College. The six-month program explores ways to improve walkability around the state through online and face-to-face meetings. Participating fellows will learn how …

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Jan. 26: Rally Against Cancer

Host: UnityPoint Health
About: This is an annual event benefiting the Oncology Navigator Program at John Stoddard Cancer. Vince Papale is the keynote speaker this year. His journey to the NFL was profiled in the …

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Health nonprofit EveryStep seeks reform on MCOs, worker shortages

EveryStep, one of Iowa’s largest nonprofit health organizations, will hold a Day on the Hill on Wednesday from 12:30 to 3 p.m. at the Capitol rotunda to advocate for legislative reform related to Medicaid Managed …

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WesleyLife, Genesis to collaborate on new senior living community

Quad-City Times: Johnston-based senior care provider WesleyLife will partner with Genesis Health Systems to form a new organization to focus on providing care to older adults in eastern Iowa. The collaboration will include building a new …