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One of Central Iowa’s largest cancer medicine practices has two primary sets of stakeholders — the medical groups that it partners with and the patients that its physicians treat. For the latter group, however, many …
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Monday that it has implemented a new regulatory pathway for some biosimilar, or interchangeable, versions of biologic drugs, including insulin. “Today is a historic day and a landmark moment for …
Lumos Pharma Inc. and NewLink Genetics Corp. in Ames recently announced that NewLink’s shareholders have voted to approve the issuance of shares in connection with their previously announced merger agreement. In a news release, the companies said the …
Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield announced late Thursday that it will temporarily reimburse health care providers that provide services through telehealth — including mental health counselors — at the same rate as office visits. …
With the public health disaster order issued by Gov. Kim Reynolds today, the Iowa Department of Public Health is authorized to begin mobilizing “as many public health response teams as are necessary to supplement and …
By Dr. Patricia Newland, vice president and medical director, Central Iowa, UnityPoint Clinic
As clinicians, our medical training teaches us to categorize and diagnose. But caring for people can sometimes be gray – it’s not …
On a typical day in Central Iowa, more than two dozen patients may be discharged from the inpatient psychiatric units at Iowa Lutheran Hospital, Broadlawns Medical Center and MercyOne Des Moines with a need for …
This week, the Business Record held a Newsroom 515 panel discussion on legal issues. Among the topics discussed was the coronavirus and how it is affecting the workplace. The following are three key takeaways from …
Combining the expertise and passion of social services leaders from different organizations into a learning cohort aimed at systemwide change is a powerful formula — or, as one organizer has said, a little bit like …
The Iowa Health Care Association is encouraging all skilled nursing facilities in the state to follow recent guidance issued by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services requiring them to substantially limit nonessential visitors to their facilities …
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