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Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield has partnered with H&R Block Inc. to offer an online calculator that business owners can use to estimate their potential savings from the health-care reform small business tax credit. …
Meredith Corp. has launched its Diabetic Living brand in Russia under license with Moscow-based Dear Media. The publication features research and information about diet, exercise, food, nutrition and health. Diabetic Living is published quarterly and …
If the cardiologists who fix blockages in the heart or coronary arteries are the “plumbers,” then Dr. Steven Bailin is the cardiac “electrician.”
Bailin, a cardiologist with Iowa Heart Center, has pioneered an alternative technique …
Leaders of charitable health organizations in Greater Des Moines know just how important volunteering is.
“The need for volunteers is immense,” said Mark Slocum, executive director of the Children’s Cancer Connection. “It’s just a never-ending …
Most Iowans realize that good medical care and healthful behavior are important for maintaining their health. Despite that, many don’t take care of themselves as well as they should, according to a new statewide study …
Sometimes, a health-care specialist is just in the right place at the right time.
That’s how Dr. Robert Goebel, radiation oncology director for John Stoddard Cancer Center, feels about the newest cancer-fighting radiation technology that’s …
The American Heart Association has designated a 1.06-mile loop in Des Moines’ downtown skywalk system as a Start! Walking Path to encourage downtown workers and residents to improve their heart health. The national initiative, which …
Mercy Foundation was recently named a Livestrong Foundation Community Impact Project award recipient, and has received a $16,000 grant that will be used to launch an artists-in-residence program at Mercy Cancer Center. The program will …
Merchants Bonding Company Foundation announced yesterday that it raised $70,240 for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (LLS).
The fund-raising effort was the result of the Sept. 27 Bill Warner Sr. Memorial Charity Golf Classic at …
How can businesses help to improve their employees’ health and control health-care costs? A full-day conference on Nov. 30 at the Des Moines Marriott Downtown, “Building a Healthier Workforce and a Healthy Iowa,” will provide …
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