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March 8-9: 2021 Harkin On Wellness Symposium

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 …

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Power Breakfast preview: Health care leaders share pandemic’s biggest lessons

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 …

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Blank Children’s Hospital adds second pediatric orthopedic surgeon

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 …

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D.M. to keep mask mandate in place as Reynolds lifts face covering requirements

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 …

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Alzheimer’s Association Iowa chapter seeks more African American voices

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 …

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NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: How the pandemic is coming to prime time (or not)

 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. …

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Health department seeks vendor proposals for vaccine response support by today

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, …

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UI Health receives $8 million grant to bring mobile simulator training to rural areas

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 …

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NAMI Greater Des Moines offers motivational speaker series

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 …

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Limited additional ACA enrollment period to open Feb. 15

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 …