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Hospital notified 182 more patients over pain medication switch

KCCI: Iowa Methodist Medical Center has notified even more patients that their pain medication may have been stolen by a pharmacy tech. Victor Van Cleave was sentenced in July to 30 months in federal prison. He …

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Child safety store and learning center to open at Blank Children’s Hospital

Parents will have a new resource for child safety equipment and information at Blank Children’s Hospital in Des Moines. On Oct. 29, the Hannah Geneser Learning Center and Safety Store will open at Blank Children’s Hospital. The …

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Iowa Mentoring Partnership receives $1.25 million federal grant for rural expansion

The Iowa Mentoring Partnership, a collaborative partner of Volunteer Iowa, announced today that it has been awarded a $1.25 million grant from the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention to build mentoring program capacity …

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Polk County in pilot for Infant-Toddler Court Program

Polk County will be among 10 demonstration sites for a national initiative to improve the health and well-being of infants, toddlers and families through an expansion of the Infant-Toddler Court Program. Zero to Three, a …

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Mary Greeley collaborates on mental health center in Ames

A new Crisis Stabilization-Transitional Living Center that provides support for people coping with mental illness will open in Ames in late November. The center is a cooperative program of Mary Greeley Medical Center, Story County …

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MedPharm Iowa provides update on medical cannabis production


Iowa’s harvest season isn’t confined to corn and soybean fields this year. MedPharm Iowa has completed its first harvest of Iowa-grown cannabis and has begun producing medical cannabis products.

During a press briefing today, MedPharm …

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UI researcher receives $2 million for gene-editing work on airway diseases

A University of Iowa researcher has received a $2 million grant from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health. Dr. Paul McCray, executive vice chair in the Stead Family …

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Tickets still available for mental health film tonight

A few months back we told you about a local woman striving to bring awareness to mental health through a movie showing. Kristin Sauter has been in the Des Moines area for about a year…
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HCI Care Services changes name

HCI Care Services & Visiting Nurse Services of Iowa has changed its name to EveryStep. In recent years, HCI Hospice Care Services, VNS Home Care, Visiting Nurse Services of Iowa, Kavanagh House on 56th Street, Amanda …

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Prevent Child Abuse Iowa to pilot workplace program

Prevent Child Abuse Iowa has been awarded a $50,000 Community Development Grant for its Connections Matter program from the Polk County Board of Supervisors. The funding will support the development of curriculum specific to the business sector …