Health and Wellness

The Homestead announced it has begun using telehealth technology to teach parents with autistic children to implement Applied Behavior Analysis in their homes. Telehealth is designed for remote areas, where medical and behavioral care is …

UnityPoint Health – Des Moines will expand its LifeFlight air ambulance service with a second helicopter to be based at Trinity Regional Medical Center in Fort Dodge, beginning June 1. The expansion in service, as previously …

Sue Thompson, CEO of UnityPoint Health – Fort Dodge, has been appointed to a three-year term on the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission by the U.S. Government Accountability Office. She is the first Iowan to be …

The latest Gallup-Healthways Wellbeing Index reported that 31.3 percent of Iowans are obese — a category indicating their weight could be a health risk. Last year, the same poll found that 29 percent of us were …

Polk County Supervisor Angela Connolly was presented with the Primary Leaders in Health Award during an inaugural fundraising event for Primary Health Care held Tuesday at the Embassy Club. The event highlighted the work of Primary Health …

Iowa ranked 15th among the states for senior health this year, down from 13th last year, according to the third edition of United Health Foundation’s America’s Health Rankings Senior Report: A Call to Action for …

The American Diabetes Association is inviting riders of all abilities to take part in the annual Central Iowa Tour de Cure, a cycling event happening on June 6, starting at the YMCA Healthy Living Center …

After several months of exhaustive review, leaders of Mercy Medical Center – Des Moines and Skiff Medical Center in Newton have reached an agreement for Mercy to acquire Skiff Medical Center.

The Newton City …