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Host: The Harkin Institute About: This year’s symposium will explore how food is medicine to our bodies, society, economy and environment. “Food is Medicine” solutions promote better well-being and lower health care costs, create resilient …
Health care systems in Iowa and across the U.S. have undergone unprecedented challenges in the past year amid the global pandemic, adding to the disruptions that the medical profession has faced from changing societal, technological …
Blank Children’s Hospital announced it has added a second pediatric orthopedic surgeon to its team. Dr. Shannon O’Brien joins Dr. Lael Luedtke, who started the clinic in October 2020 when Blank Children’s Hospital joined with Shriners Children’s …
Des Moines’ mask mandate will remain in place despite Gov. Kim Reynolds’ late Friday announcement lifting the limited face covering and social distancing requirements on Sunday, Mayor Frank Cownie announced this weekend. As of Saturday, Polk County …
During Black History Month in February, the Alzheimer’s Association is recognizing the contributions from Black individuals making a difference in the fight against Alzheimer’s and all other dementia. The need for strong voices and advocacy …
I, admittedly, am one of those people who during the pandemic have gotten hooked on shows that have been around for a long time, yet I’d never seen them. “Grey’s Anatomy” has been my favorite. …
The Iowa Department of Public Health is seeking proposals from vendors by the end of the day today, Feb. 5, to create or adapt a centralized resource for Iowans signing up to receive a vaccine, …
A new $8 million grant from the Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust will help the University of Iowa educate health care providers and first responders in rural parts of the state on …
NAMI Greater Des Moines is launching a new virtual series featuring some of the top motivational speakers in the country. The lineup of six speakers begins today and follows on an eight-week series that NAMI offered …
Iowans will have a new window to enroll for health insurance for 2021 on HealthCare.gov, but only for a limited time. On Thursday President Joe Biden signed an executive order for the U.S. Department of …
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