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Health and Wellness

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Iowa Supreme Court rejects COVID-loss suit

Iowa’s highest court on Friday became the second state supreme court to weigh in on whether businesses can recover losses they suffered due to the COVID-19 pandemic through insurance, Reuters reported. The Iowa Supreme Court ruled that …

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Capital Chiropractic adds hyperbaric oxygen therapy treatment options

An emerging health therapy that has gained popularity on the coasts over the past couple of years has made its way to Iowa. Known as hyperbaric oxygen therapy, or HBOT, the treatments are now available …

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Delta Dental of Iowa health grant giving totaled $3.3M in 2021

Across the state of Iowa, Delta Dental of Iowa and its foundation provided $3.3 million to 264 organizations to address oral and overall health needs in 2021. Delta Dental’s giving had an impact in all …

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2022 Workplace Wellbeing Conference registration closes on Friday

Registration for the Healthiest State Initiative’s 2022 Workplace Wellbeing Conference will close on Friday, April 22. Scheduled for April 27 at the FFA Enrichment Center in Ankeny, the daylong event will include networking and learning …

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Iowa licensing board loses legal fight over subpoenaed patient records

Des Moines Register: An Iowa judge has quashed a state licensing board’s subpoena for a counseling center’s billing records. The Iowa Board of Behavioral Science issued a subpoena last spring, aimed at Ardent Counseling Center in …

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Tobacco companies pay out $53.2M in latest installment to Iowa

Iowa has received approximately $53.2 million in payments from U.S. tobacco companies this year as part of a multistate settlement agreement reached in 1998, Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller announced. Iowa is among 45 states …

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Central Iowa Heart Walk to be held April 30

The American Heart Association’s Central Iowa Heart Walk returns to Des Moines on Saturday, April 30, at 9 a.m., after being canceled the past two years due to the pandemic. Participants are invited to the …

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DART, DSM International end enforcement of mask mandate

The Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority and Des Moines International Airport have stopped enforcing the mask mandate for public transportation and airports after a federal judge on Monday struck down the Centers for Disease Control and …

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MercyOne to become wholly owned by Michigan-based Trinity Health

Trinity Health and CommonSpirit Health, which have jointly owned and operated MercyOne for the past 24 years, announced today they have signed an agreement for Trinity Health to acquire all of the facilities and assets …

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Beacon, Anawim partner to establish nonprofit recovery centers

Anawim Housing and the Beacon announced they have partnered to establish a new nonprofit organization — Full Circle Recovery Community Centers — to expand pathways to recovery for people affected by substance use.  

The Iowa …

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