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NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: Rise in COVID-19 cases making employees uneasy about return-to-work plans

Just as companies begin returning to the office after months of working from home, or as they finalize their return-to-work plans, the resurgence of the coronavirus in the form of the highly transmissible delta variant …

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Reynolds fills state health advisory board that had too few members to meet

Des Moines Register: The state board of health will be able to again meet and advise on public health matters after needing to cancel a meeting due to a lack of members. Reynolds announced seven new …

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Healthiest State Annual Walk to be held Oct. 6; registration open

Registration for the Healthiest State 11th Annual Walk, presented by Delta Dental of Iowa, is now open. On Oct. 6, thousands of Iowans across the state will participate in organized walks at schools, workplaces and …

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Most D.M. hospitals don’t require employee COVID shots — but that could change

Des Moines Register: Most Des Moines hospitals are not yet joining a national trend to require health care employees to be vaccinated against the coronavirus, although the region’s two largest hospital systems are considering it. Among …

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State medical boards’ group warns physicians against spreading misinformation

The Federation of State Medical Boards on Thursday issued a warning that physicians and other health care professionals could be at risk of losing their medical licenses if they spread COVID-19 vaccine misinformation on social media, …

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Blue Cross study: Adverse maternal outcomes higher for women of color

A new Blue Cross Blue Shield Association report shows that severe maternal morbidity (SMM) rates are increasing among women of color in the United States. According to the report, “Racial Disparities in Maternal Health,” SMM rates were …

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Reynolds: New CDC mask guidance is ‘not grounded in reality or common sense’

Des Moines Register: Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds on Tuesday disputed new federal guidance that vaccinated people should resume wearing masks indoors in public when in areas with high coronavirus spread. The governor said the federal advice …

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Births in Iowa drop to lowest level in at least a century during COVID pandemic

Cedar Rapids Gazette: Iowa couples delivered the fewest babies last year since the state began keeping track in 1915 — a disturbing decline brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic that also pushed deaths to a yearly …

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Reynolds names new Iowa Veterans Home commandant after removing previous leader

Des Moines Register: Gov. Kim Reynolds has named a new commandant for the Iowa Veterans Home, after removing the facility’s previous leader without explanation earlier this year. In a news release sent Monday evening, Reynolds said …

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Metro wastewater part of national COVID-19 study

Whatever you flush down the drains in your home or business may be tested for COVID-19 and its variants as part of a national study. According to a news release from the city, the Des Moines Metropolitan …