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Health and Wellness

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Nonprofit: LeadingAge Iowa

Iowa’s senior living communities continue to reinvent themselves to meet the needs of a changing demographic, and an organization that represents them has changed as well.

“As we live longer and we have more people …

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Service helps patients, employers cut health-care costs


Few people would think of asking their doctor how much a procedure will cost them before they have it done. Probably fewer have any idea how to go about shopping for a price that won’t …

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Methodist, Blank Children’s trauma centers verified

Iowa Methodist Medical Center’s trauma center has been verified as a Level I Adult Trauma Center by the American College of Surgeons (ACS). In addition, Blank Children’s Hospital has been verified as a Level II …

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Pfizer paying investors after failing to reveal drug risks

Pfizer Inc. has agreed to pay $67.5 million to settle a class-action lawsuit by former Wyeth Inc. shareholders who said they were misled about risks associated with the antidepressant Pristiq, Reuters reported. The all-cash settlement …

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Mercy’s renovated pediatric ICU opens

Mercy Medical Center – Des Moines this morning formally opened its new pediatric intensive care unit and unveiled a new name for its pediatric services: Mercy Children’s Hospital & Clinics. The new name, effective Nov. …

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Healthiest State Initiative announces groups and leaders

The Healthiest State Initiative today announced five working groups to address key priorities. They are:

Nutrition, chaired by Mariannette Miller-Meeks, director of the Iowa Department of Public Health. Tobacco Use, chaired by David Vellinga, president…
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Meet Dr. Michael AbouAssaly

The issue: Employee wellness

Most Iowans, like the majority of Americans, need more guidance to follow a healthier lifestyle and improve their overall wellness. Dr. Michael AbouAssaly, a Burlington family physician and nationally recognized expert …

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Iowa Clinic to build new Ankeny clinic

The Iowa Clinic P.C. announced today that it plans to build a new 53,000-square-foot clinic in Ankeny.

The clinic, to be constructed at the southeast corner of State Street and Oralabor Road, will house a …

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Mercy recognized as top cardiovascular hospital

Mercy Medical Center – Des Moines was recently named a 50 Top Cardiovascular Hospital for 2013 by Truven Health Analytics.

The annual study examined the performance of more than 1,000 hospitals nationally.

The hospitals recognized …

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Kohl’s partners with Blank Children’s Hospital on kids’ health programs

Kohl’s Cares, an initiative of retailer Kohl’s Corp., has partnered with Blank Children’s Hospital to offer programs to address childhood obesity in Central Iowa.

On Oct. 27, Kohl’s Cares will donate $93,378 to Blank to …