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Des Moines-based LifeServe sends blood supplies to Texas after deadly school shooting

Des Moines Register: LifeServe Blood Center in Des Moines is sending blood products to Texas following a deadly mass shooting at an elementary school. The rampage in Uvalde, Texas, left at least 19 children and two …

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Delta Dental of Iowa Foundation awards $182K in health grants

The Delta Dental of Iowa Foundation awarded $182,395 to eight organizations to promote the oral and overall health of all Iowans. The grants are part of the foundation’s Community of Health Grant programs that are …

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CDC recommends COVID booster shot for children ages 5 to 11

Washington Post: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended Thursday evening that children ages 5 to 11 get a third dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine to boost their immunity as cases and hospitalizations tick …

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LCS’ Nelson named chair of senior living industry association Argentum

LCS Corp., a Des Moines-based senior living services company, announced that its president and CEO, Joel Nelson, was elected to serve a three-year term as the chairman of the board of directors for Argentum. The national trade association …

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Des Moines may mask back up, mayor says

Axios Des Moines: Des Moines may reinstate a mask policy if cases continue to escalate, Mayor Frank Cownie warned during a City Council work session Tuesday. Iowa averaged around 505 new COVID cases per day in the last …

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Guest opinion: Policies and priorities employers can set to ‘Make It OK’ for employees seeking mental health support

Submitted by Jami Haberl, executive director of the Iowa Healthiest State Initiative, and Marcy Klipfel, chief engagement officer at Businessolver

May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and this year it comes at a crucial time …

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ChildServe nears opening of 23,000-square-foot rehabilitation unit

Jojo’s Pediatric Rehabilitation Unit, a new 23,000-square-foot inpatient rehabilitation unit at ChildServe in Johnston, will provide eight inpatient rooms as well as a six-bed nursery for infants to stay while receiving treatment. The newly renovated …

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Court lifts injunction against new Iowa law banning school mask mandates

Cedar Rapids Gazette: A new state law that prohibits Iowa schools from requiring all students or staff to wear face masks can go into effect after a federal appeals court today lifted a temporary injunction. Two …

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Iowa hospitals chart big dip in margins as operating costs skyrocket

Far from being fiscally on the mend from the pandemic, many Iowa hospitals are continuing to experience financial pain into 2022. Iowa hospitals have collectively amassed $101 million in operating losses in the first two …

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NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: The scoop on the baby formula shortage

On a Sunday morning in 1993, our phone rang just after 5 a.m. It was a friend from church telling us that the levees surrounding the Des Moines Water Works plant had been breached and …