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Make It OK campaign to host 6-week virtual mental health series

The Make It OK campaign in Iowa, led by the Healthiest State Initiative, has announced a six-week virtual mental health series — “6 Weeks of Make It OK” — in tandem with the Greater Des Moines …

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Registration open for Healthiest State 10th Annual Walk

Registration for the Healthiest State 10th Annual Walk, presented by Delta Dental of Iowa, is now open. On Oct. 7, thousands of Iowans across the state will participate in walks at schools, workplaces and in …

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Achieve TMS Central opens Ankeny location for depression treatment

Achieve TMS Central, which specializes in offering deep transcranial magnetic stimulation for treating depression, has opened an Ankeny location. The center, located at 1517 N. Ankeny Blvd., Suite E, is led by Dr. Ahmar Butt, …

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Health department announces $135,000 in Healthy Choices grants to 16 communities

The Iowa Department of Public Health has announced expanded funding of 5-2-1-0 – Healthy Choices Count! grants to five additional Iowa communities. Each of these communities will receive $30,000 in funding for the 2021 fiscal year: Ottumwa, …

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University of Iowa health company Cardio Diagnostics wins spinoff prize

Cardio Diagnostics Inc., a company that assesses genetic and epigenetic DNA markers to monitor a patient’s risk for heart disease, was recently selected as “one to watch” in this year’s inaugural Spinoff Prize, organized by Nature Research and …

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Mental health leader Bruce Buchanan dies unexpectedly

Bruce Buchanan, pictured, president and CEO of Compass Clinical Associates in Urbandale, died of natural causes at his home in Des Moines on Monday. Buchanan, a licensed social worker, was a nationally recognized trainer and lecturer in …

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Lumos Pharma to receive $60 million in deal with Merck

Lumos Pharma Inc., a Texas-based clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company that merged with NewLink Genetics Corp. of Ames earlier this year, has entered into a definitive agreement to sell a priority review voucher for one of its drugs to …

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American Red Cross seeking new blood drive hosts as pandemic continues

The American Red Cross is seeking new blood drive hosts this fall to help ensure a stable blood supply as the COVID-19 pandemic continues, canceling previously scheduled drives as businesses, schools and community organizations are …

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Dawson to retire from chief nursing role at UI Health Care

Cindy Dawson, chief nurse executive and associate director for University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, will retire after a 44-year career with UI Health Care, effective Dec. 2. Dawson began her career with UI Health …

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MercyOne acquires Iowa’s first robotic assistant lung biopsy platform

A new robotic assistant will enable doctors to perform minimally invasive lung biopsies at MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center, MercyOne announced today. Called Ion by Intuitive, MercyOne Des Moines is one of only 30 medical …

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