Health

2+ hour, 55+ min ago   (194+ words) Iowa State University researchers and partners are working to learn about how modern fires impact firefighters’ health due to toxic contaminants on their gear and to find practical solutions to keep them safe. Iowa State University researchers and partners are…...

9+ hour, 35+ min ago   (1101+ words) For years, Dr. Simon Wright, a facial reconstruction trauma surgeon, has reconstructed facial bones by bending and molding titanium plates by hand to the injured area. It's a time-consuming and often erroneous process. The manual work has now been replaced…...

9+ hour, 4+ min ago   (199+ words) MORRISON, Ill. — The Morrison Community Hospital Foundation announced last week a $100,000 donation to Morrison Community Hospital, made possible through employees, community members, patients, friends of the hospital, annual gala supporters, sponsors and donors. River Flood Warning until MON 9:00 AM CDT…...

3+ day, 10+ hour ago   (343+ words) The Iowa Commission for the Blind faces controversy over a proposed 2028 budget that would result in nearly a 50% increase. The commission voted on Sept. 8 to shoot down a fiscal 2028 budget proposed by Iowa Department of the Blind Director Stacy Cervenka,…...

3+ day, 11+ hour ago   (99+ words) Business Record Staff | Sep 18, 2026 | 3:24 pm | The Iowa Clinic has relocated its Plastic Surgery and Oculofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery departments… Devin Boyer, senior vice president and Central Iowa market leader for Nicolet National Bank in… Accumold, which makes small plastic…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (540+ words) A sample bottle of well water drawn by Allison Roderick, environmental health officer for Webster County, Iowa. A University of Iowa research project is attempting to develop a better understanding of arsenic in private drinking wells in Iowa and offering…...

5+ day, 3+ hour ago   (203+ words) One of Iowa’s children’s hospitals has been ranked as one of the best in America in several categories by U.S. News & World Report. The University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital was listed as one of the top children’s…...

5+ day, 15+ hour ago   (32+ words) Des Moines Regional Marketing Director Jennifer Ellis spoke with Local 5 about the hospital's anniversary celebration. Des Moines Regional Marketing Director Jennifer Ellis spoke with Local 5 about the hospital's anniversary celebration....

5+ day, 17+ hour ago   (107+ words) A Place for Mom reports on memory care costs in Iowa and across the country. Flood Watch from WED 10:00 PM CDT until THU 10:00 AM CDT Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it…...

1+ week, 4+ hour ago   (1782+ words) This is the first in a series examining Iowa's cancer crisis and the lives caught in it. Funding from the USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism's 2026 National Fellowship helped to support this series. ATLANTIC — Three times, Lavonne Schroeder was sent…...