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Iowa’s sole medical-marijuana production company to be based in Des Moines

Des Moines Register: A new Des Moines company is expected to become Iowa’s first and only legal producer of medical marijuana products. The Iowa Department of Public Health announced Tuesday that it intends to issue a …

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Newsmaker Q&A: Kim Foltz

UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of Iowa is hiring between 250 and 300 additional employees in Iowa in preparation for accommodating some 215,,000 added Medicaid members beginning Dec. 1, following the departure of AmeriHealth Caritas as one …

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Central College to expand food education program using Wellmark grant

Central College in Pella has received a $25,000 grant from the Wellmark Foundation to expand its sustainability education program. The grant will assist with the renovation of space for a garden classroom and kitchen to …

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More than 14,000 Iowans sign up for Obamacare plans so far, ahead of last year

Cedar Rapids Gazette: More than 14,000 Iowans had signed up for health insurance in the Affordable Care Act marketplace through Nov. 18, according to new government data, exceeding the number who had done so last year …

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Drake, diabetes association to host Dec. 2 community event

Drake University and the American Diabetes Association of Central Iowa will host a free community event on Dec. 2 to raise awareness of diabetes, a disease that affects nearly 10 percent of the U.S. population. …

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Survey: More than a third in U.S. nap post-Thanksgiving meal

Fewer Americans will talk about politics or football at the Thanksgiving table this year, while 96 percent of those dinners will still feature turkey, according to a national survey by West Des Moines-based marketing firm …

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Preparing the next generation of nurses

As construction crews are busy building more classroom space at Mercy College of Health Sciences, the college’s School of Nursing is gearing up for some significant program additions beginning next fall. 

The Des Moines-based college, …

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Ripley named dean of DMU College of Osteopathic Medicine

Des Moines University has appointed Dr. Bret Ripley as dean of the university’s College of Osteopathic Medicine, effective Jan. 1. Ripley, chair of DMU’s Family and Internal Medicine Department since 2013, was named interim dean …

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Which Iowa hospitals got an A for patient safety?

 
Iowa ranks 33rd among the states in the percentage of hospitals receiving an A grade, according to the latest Hospital Safety Grades reported by the Leapfrog Group. Nine of 33 Iowa hospitals, or 27 …

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Iowa Hospital Association expands scholarship program

A scholarship program that has provided more than $1 million in direct support to Iowa hospital workers over the past 13 years to continue their education will expand to assist more students in 2018. 

The …