Health and Wellness

E.I du Pont de Nemours & Co. and the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center announced yesterday a $4 million grant from the Howard G. Buffett Foundation to bring healthier sorghum to underserved communities in Africa. …

Grimes Family Physicians broke ground Tuesday for a new family practice clinic in Grimes. The 8,450 square foot facility will be constructed at the intersection of Iowa Highway 44 and Destination Drive and is expected …

Mercy Clinics Inc. has moved its downtown Quick Care Clinic from the Equitable Building to Capital Square, 400 Locust St., Suite 215. The move, completed made May 2, will allow for continued expansion of the …

Iowa Health System has been named as one of the “100 Best Places to Work in Healthcare” by Becker’s Hospital Review.

The annual list is developed through nominations and research. Becker’s Hospital Review noted that …

The American Cancer Society and Coldwell Banker Mid-America Group Realtors will hold a silent auction to raise money for breast cancer awareness.

The auction will take place from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Thursday …

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) yesterday praised the efforts of the TakeAway medication disposal program to limit the amount of medication drugs entering Iowa’s waterways.

The DNR partnered with the Iowa Board of …

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has ordered manufacturers of painkilling drugs to provide educational materials to help train physicians about the correct use of the drugs, the agency announced Tuesday. The initiative is …

Mercy Clinics Inc. announced this morning that it has formed an exclusive collaboration with The Advisory Board Co., a leading international health-care research and technology services firm, to develop a physician office-based health coach (POHC) …

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on Tuesday announced a new program it claims will help save 60,000 lives by stopping millions of preventable injuries and complications in patient care over the …