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NewLink awarded $25 million contract for Ebola Zaire vaccine

Ames Tribune: After successful initial trials, Ames-based NewLink Genetics will continue development on the Ebola Zaire vaccine (designated V920), thanks to a $25 million contract from the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority of the United …
By BPC Staff | Oct 5, 2016
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Mercy Clinics, UI partner in study to prevent falls by seniors

Reducing falls by seniors — a major cause of loss of independence and declining health — is the goal of a new study by Mercy Clinics and the University of Iowa. Led by the Mercy …
By BPC Staff | Oct 4, 2016
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Skiff Medical Center CEO to lead Cass County Health System

Brett Altman

Brett Altman, president and CEO of Skiff Medical Center in Newton, has accepted the position of CEO of Cass County Health System in Atlantic, effective January. Altman, who has been president and CEO …
By BPC Staff | Oct 4, 2016
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Iowa Healthcare Collaborative to lead four-state network to reduce hospital infections

The Iowa Healthcare Collaborative has been selected by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services as one of 16 organizations nationally that will lead efforts to reduce preventable hospital-acquired infections as Hospital Improvement Innovation Networks.…
By BPC Staff | Oct 3, 2016
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University of Iowa Health Care leader stepping down

Cedar Rapids Gazette: The head of the $1.9 billion University of Iowa Health Care enterprise and dean of the UI Carver College of Medicine announced today that he’s stepping down but intends to stay on the …
By BPC Staff | Sep 30, 2016
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Virtual care services could take pressure off ER use

More than a year after two of Iowa’s largest health systems introduced virtual care services, a majority of Iowans say they’re not familiar with the concept. Getting more people familiar with services that connect them…
By BUSINESS RECORD STAFF | Sep 30, 2016
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Oct. 5: Heartland Global Health Consortium conference

Host: Drake University About: Panelists will cover topics including the use of heroin and opioids, child obesity, poverty implications and understanding cultures. When: 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Where: Drake University, Olmsted Center Learn more >>>…
By BPC Staff | Sep 29, 2016
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Benefits study: Cash contributions not a motivator for HSA participation

Involvement from company leadership plays more of a key role in driving employee health plan participation than do financial incentives, according to a new study by Wells Fargo Insurance.


Key among the findings was that…
By BUSINESS RECORD STAFF | Sep 29, 2016
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Grinnell study: Copper alloy could reduce hospital infections

Findings from a research partnership between Grinnell College and Grinnell Regional Medical Center could enable health care systems to reduce the rate of hospital-acquired infections.


According to a new study published today in the American Journal of…
By BUSINESS RECORD STAFF | Sep 28, 2016
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Drive-thru flu shot clinic scheduled Saturday

The Polk County Health Department will hold its annual drive-thru flu clinic on Saturday, Oct. 1, from 10 a.m. to noon at the health department’s office at 1907 Carpenter Ave. in Des Moines. “Swing through …
By BPC Staff | Sep 26, 2016
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