Health and Wellness

Suku Radia, president and CEO of Bankers Trust Co., will serve as the corporate chair for the 2011 Walk to Defeat ALS. He succeeds Ric Jurgens, CEO of Hy-Vee Inc., as chair of the event, …

A steep rise in people caring for elderly parents is taking a toll on the health and finances of many Baby Boomers, The Wall Street Journal reported.

A new study says older caregivers who work …

Mercy Medical Center – Des Moines will collect donations today and tomorrow to send to Joplin, Mo., to help tornado victims. Supplies will be collected from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. both days in the …

Bicyclists will depart at 7 a.m. June 25 from Ankeny for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society North Central States chapter’s annual Bike MS: Cruise the Cornfields event.  They will spend the evening in Marshalltown and …

Iowa Health – Des Moines had two hospitals recognized for surgical excellence by Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield. Iowa Methodist Medical Center has been named a Blue Distinction Center for knee and hip replacement …

The skyrocketing cost of new cancer treatments is putting advances in fighting the deadly disease out of reach for a growing number of Americans, Reuters and MSNBC.com reported.

Cancer patients are abandoning medical care because …

The Delta Dental of Iowa Foundation has awarded $88,082 to 16 Iowa agencies to improve the oral health of the state’s residents. These Greater Des Moines organizations received grants: Children and Families of Iowa, $5,000; …

The Central Iowa chapter of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation raised $1.5 million in this year’s Walk to Cure Diabetes, more money per capita than any other walk in the world, the foundation said in …

Iowa Health Physicians and Clinics will hold a ribbon cutting ceremony at its new Ankeny clinic at 2515 S.W. State St.

The event will take place from 1 to 4 p.m. on June 18, with …

Mercy Medical Center – Des Moines announced that it will implement a nicotine-free hiring policy at all of its medical facilities, beginning on July 1. Under the new policy, all physicians, nurses and other individuals …