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Iowa among 12 state AGs suing Indiana medical data company over breach

Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller is among a dozen state attorneys general that filed a lawsuit this week against a medical records company in connection with a 2015 data breach that put millions of patient …

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UI students design 3D printed prosthetics for kids in need

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UnityPoint Health Perinatal Center receives national recognition

The UnityPoint Health-Des Moines Perinatal Center has been recognized as a Patient Centered Specialty Practice by the National Committee for Quality Assurance. Located at Iowa Methodist Medical Center, the center cares for women with high-risk pregnancies. It’s …

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Dec. 19: Launch of Lifting the Veil

Host: UnityPoint Health – Des Moines and dsm Magazine
About: Join a breakfast reception to celebrate progress made and to see what’s next in advocacy for mental health. Comments and the unveiling will begin at …

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LCS plans senior living center in N.J.

Des Moines-based LCS has started construction on a senior living complex, the Delaney of Bridgewater, in Bridgewater, N.J. The 262,000-square-foot, 224-unit facility will provide independent, assisted and memory care units and will open fall 2020. …

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Study: Des Moines nurse practitioners rate high for wage growth

Des Moines area nurse practitioners’ wage growth in 2018 was among the highest in the nation, according to a new report by Doximity, a professional online network for healthcare professionals. Pay growth for nurse practitioners averaged 14 …

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St. Ambrose launches accelerated nursing program

Quad-City Times: St. Ambrose University will soon begin offering an accelerated bachelor’s in nursing degree for prospective students looking for a career change. Registration is now open for fall 2019 courses. The program allows those with …

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First dose of medical marijuana sold in Iowa

WHO-TV: Saturday was the day medical marijuana advocates and patients had been waiting for, the first day it was legal to purchase medical cannabis in the state of Iowa. “It’s kind of surreal really, and I …

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Optimism and trepidation as Iowa’s expanded medical cannabis program set to open

Quad-City Times: For the first time, Iowans this weekend will be able to purchase medicinal marijuana products in their own state. The program debuts with hope it will help Iowans searching for pain and seizure relief, …

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McKeen, Quinlisk receive Public Health Heroes Award from UI

Two recently retired public health leaders were among three professionals honored this week with the Iowa Public Health Heroes Award from the University of Iowa College of Public Health. They are Arlinda McKeen, who retired in March …

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