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COVID-19 testing company ran unlicensed centers in Iowa

Des Moines Register: An Illinois-based company accused of mishandling hundreds of thousands of COVID-19 tests conducted around the country, as well as providing inaccurate or fraudulent negative results, operated three unlicensed testing sites in Iowa. The …

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AMA survey: 34% of physicians say prior authorizations harmed patients

Health insurance companies require prior authorization for certain medical procedures, treatments or drugs as a cost-saving measure, but excessive insurer-imposed approval processes can actually increase health costs for employers, according to the American Medical Association. …

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Fareway pledges $2M for Boone wellness center

Boone City Council member Steven Ray speaks during Thursday’s announcement that Fareway is pledging $2 million toward the construction of a new wellness center in the community. Photo by Michael Crumb

BOONE – Saying it would …

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Iowa’s new anti-vaccine-mandate bill clears its first legislative test in hourslong hearing

Des Moines Register: Opponents of vaccination mandates crowded into a Capitol meeting room Thursday for several hours to support a bill that would widely ban vaccination and mask mandates at businesses, governmental entities and schools. The …

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Iowa poultry producers closely watching flocks after Indiana bird flu outbreak

Des Moines Register: With avian influenza creeping closer to Iowa, poultry producers are closely watching flocks for signs of the highly contagious disease that swept through the state’s commercial and backyard flocks nearly seven years ago, …

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Keeler, Harrop depart from top roles at MercyOne Central Iowa

MercyOne Central Iowa’s top two leaders are stepping down, the Des Moines Register reported. Karl Keeler, who was president, and Phil Harrop, who was interim chief operating officer, “will be leaving the MercyOne system to pursue other …

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Scientists concerned about potential COVID spread from infected deer

Axios Des Moines: Widespread coronavirus infections have been detected in Iowa’s white-tailed deer, according to a peer-reviewed study published today. Scientists worry the disease could mutate in animals and spread back to humans. Scientists from Penn …

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Iowa COVID memorial expands, ceremony tomorrow

An art exhibit on Des Moines Area Community College’s Ankeny campus dedicated to the Iowans who have died of COVID-19 is expanding to add tributes to 1,200 more people. Iowa artist Pam Douglas has made …

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Iowa Hospital Association offering health care, EMT scholarships

The Iowa Hospital Association is now accepting applications for health care education scholarships provided by the association through its subsidiary, the Iowa Hospital Education and Research Foundation. IHA will award 60 health care scholarships of …

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Downtown Marshalltown hospital property sold to developer

Marshalltown Times-Republican: After more than a century as a hospital in downtown Marshalltown, UnityPoint Health has sold the property to a developer with plans for “office, retail, residential and live/work space” use. UnityPoint is currently in …