DES MOINES, Iowa--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Wellpoint Iowa is celebrating 10 years of serving Iowa’s most vulnerable populations by giving back through volunteerism, supporting community events and recognizing the numerous community partners and healthcare providers who’ve collaborated to enable the organiza
One of the most prominent issues in Iowa mental health care is the lack of available psychiatrists and behavioral health providers, especially in rural communities.
One of the most prominent issues in Iowa mental healthcare is the lack of available psychiatrists and behavioral health providers, especially in rural communities.
GILBERT — U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., in Iowa Wednesday, announced a surgeon general’s advisory on the harms of screen time for children. He said states like Iowa that have implemented restrictions on cellphone use...
EINPresswire/ -- Converge Health Iowa (CHI) has formally begun operations as the Iowa Health Information Exchange (HIE) following its selection through a competitive RFP ...
A hallucinogenic treatment option for PTSD and treatment-resistant depression could soon be legal in the state under a bill advanced by the Iowa Senate.
Researchers told Iowa House lawmakers Wednesday that legislation raising taxes on tobacco and implementing more pesticide monitoring requirements could help lower the state’s high cancer rates and provide more information on its causes. The House Health and Human Services and...
The Iowa House is considering legislation to expand access to subacute mental health care, an intermediate level of treatment for individuals who need more support than outpatient therapy but do not…
HUMBOLDT — A new technique for improving relationships between children prone to disruptive outbursts and parents exhausted by dealing with that behavior i
EDITOR’S NOTE: The Iowa Newspaper Association has organized a new monthly feature, available to all participating newspapers, that will offer perspectives from both major political parties. The following article is one of the first in this feature.
Many states restricted abortion after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022. In rural states like Iowa, there was already a shortage of OB/GYNs, it could make it harder to find them.
Abortion bans like Iowa’s have put OB-GYNs under increasing strain and surveillance, complicating the standard medical treatments for miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy, premature membrane rupture, and other pregnancy problems. As many rural areas face worsening maternity care deserts, some physicians f
