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Mercy Health Network to expand rural telemedicine through federal grant

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Mercy College has record fall applications, enrollment

Applications for admission to Mercy College of Health Sciences this fall reached a new record, and new student enrollment reached its second-highest level for any term in its history, the college announced. Applications for the …

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UI receives ‘transformational’ biomedical engineering grant

The Roy J. Carver Charitable Trust has committed $12 million to fund research in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Iowa College of Engineering, reports the Corridor Business Journal. The grant brings the …

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Mercy to open occupational health clinic on East Side

Mercy Medical Center-Des Moines announced it will expand its occupational health services in Des Moines with the opening of a second location. The new clinic, at 2525 E. Euclid Ave., will open to patients Nov. …

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Report: Opioid overdose deaths declined in Iowa

The rate of opioid overdose deaths may be slowing in Iowa, according to an annual report released today by the Governor’s Office of Drug Control Policy. However, methamphetamine activity appears to be surging. The data …

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A Closer Look: Bill Vandivier

In March, Dr. Bill Vandivier was appointed chief physician executive and president of Mercy Clinics following a nationwide search. Vandivier joined Mercy in 2006 after a family practice residency at Broadlawns Medical Center. One of …

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UnitedHealthcare to donate coats at Samuelson Elementary

Employees of UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of Iowa on Friday will distribute hundreds of new winter coats to students at Samuelson Elementary School in Des Moines. Each student will have the opportunity to pick out a …

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Licensing deal positions KemPharm’s Apadaz for launch

Coralville Business Journal: Coralville-based KemPharm this week announced it has entered into a license agreement with KVK Tech Inc. for U.S. commercial rights to its FDA-approved prodrug, Apadaz. KemPharm and KVK will continue to collaborate on …

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Affordable Care Act open enrollment begins today

Open enrollment begins today for the roughly 11 million Americans who buy individual coverage through healthcare.gov or their state exchange, Money reported. Iowa, as most states, has an open enrollment deadline of Dec. 15 for coverage beginning …

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Aiming to save more than 100 jobs, former employee buys Larchwood vaccine company

Sioux Falls Argus Leader: A former employee at a Larchwood, Iowa, animal vaccine company has arranged to buy out his bosses, aiming to save more than 100 jobs on the chopping block. Eric Schuler was formerly …