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Health and Wellness

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Mason City youth services organization to merge into YSS

Ames-based Youth & Shelter Services Inc. and Francis Lauer Youth Services, based in Mason City, have entered into an agreement to merge, the organizations announced. On July 1, 2016, Francis Lauer Youth Services will become …

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Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare to join Mercy Health Network

Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare announced today that its hospitals, clinics and services in Iowa will join the Mercy Health Network. The proposed transfer of facilities includes Covenant Medical Center in Waterloo, Sartori Memorial Hospital in Cedar …

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Health care sector tops data breaches

An average of 16 online records were breached every second in the first half of 2015, according to a new global report released Wednesday.


A total of 888 data breaches occurred in the first half…
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Mary Greeley leader named 2015 Iowa Lean Champion

The Iowa Lean Consortium has named Karen Kiel Rosser, vice president and quality improvement officer for Mary Greeley Medical Center in Ames, as the 2015 Iowa Lean Champion. The award was created to honor a …

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Event Oct. 29: Campaign for Sustainable Rx Pricing at Drake

The Campaign for Sustainable Rx Pricing will hold a panel discussion Thursday at Drake University on the issue of skyrocketing prescription drug prices and broader challenges ahead for Iowa and the U.S. health care system. …

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Marketplace plan costs expected to rise 12.8 percent in Iowa

Iowans who purchase health insurance through the federal health insurance marketplace will on average see a 12.8 percent increase for the benchmark Silver plan, according to data released Monday by the U.S. Department of Health and Human …

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New twist on chiropractic care at Mercy – Des Moines

A Kansas City-based chiropractic practice that has begun franchising locations around the country will open its first Iowa location in Des Moines next month. But rather than leasing a retail storefront, the chiropractic clinic will…
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UnityPoint Health announces Ankeny medical park

Artist’s rendering of UnityPoint Health Ankeny medical park

UnityPoint Health has started construction on a 59,000-square-foot medical park at the intersection of Northeast 36th Street and North Ankeny Boulevard in Ankeny.

“The new Ankeny medical…
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Fitness club to build at ISU Research Park

Ames Racquet and Fitness Center will build a full-service fitness club at Iowa State University Research Park, the organizations announced Wednesday. The fitness club, in a newly constructed 52,000-square-foot building, will replace the club’s original …

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Employers lean on health benefits to attract workers

In the face of stagnant wages, a good health insurance plan has become a more vital tool than ever for hiring, according to a recent survey from the Society for Human Resource Management, Bloomberg Business…
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