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Iowa news UnityPoint Health, LifeServe partner for whole blood transfusions for trauma patients UnityPoint Health-Iowa Methodist Medical Center, in partnership with LifeServe Blood Center, has begun providing whole blood transfusions to severely injured patients. Iowa Methodist, the only Level 1 trauma center in central Iowa, is the first hospital in

Iowa news Bill to change mental health funding passes Senate The Senate passed a wide-ranging bill Tuesday evening that would change how the state funds mental health services, accelerate tax cuts and reduce tax breaks for preserved forest land. Sen. Dan Dawson, R-Council Bluffs, said Senate File 587 was “the

Iowa news University of Iowa assistant professor co-founds first pharmacotherapy network to increase collaboration among pharmacotherapy centers easier Co-founded by University of Iowa assistant professor Brett Faine, the Emergency Medicine Pharmacy Research Network establishes a network of researchers at 15 different centers nationwide to evaluate pharmacotherapy practices. Pharmacotherapy is the

Iowa news Opinion: five-year anniversary of privatized Medicaid is bad news for Iowa taxpayers Who is ready to celebrate the five-year anniversary of Iowa’s privatized Medicaid? Not Iowa taxpayers. For the past five years, we’ve put up with a complete mess that cost taxpayers millions of dollars, stripped health care

Iowa news Tips for getting a COVID-19 vaccine as all Iowans soon become eligible The last year has been long — and that’s putting it lightly — but Monday marks an emotional milestone toward the end of all this: Every Iowan will be eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine. Why it

Iowa news Take a look inside ISU’s COVID-19 testing lab When the COVID-19 pandemic reached Iowa in 2020, the Iowa State University Veterinary Diagnostics Lab had to shift from animal outbreaks to humans. The staff of 20, who are in the lab nearly every day running tests, are helping out

Iowa news Iowa COVID-19 cases jump sharply, test positivity among highest in nation Iowa has seen a sharp increase in COVID-19 cases during the past week and has one of the highest test positivity rates in the nation. Anthony Fauci, MD, and epidemiologists have warned the spread of new versions

Iowa news VA Central Iowa Health to hold virtual listening session this week The VA Central Iowa Health Care System will hold a virtual listening session with stakeholders Wednesday, March 31, to hear veterans and the communities that the VA serves. It will be one of 50 public virtual listening

Iowa news Mental health funding shift needs more conversation, Grassley says Iowa House Speaker Pat Grassley did not rule out shifting funding for mental health care services from local property taxes to the state’s general fund, but Grassley said such a shift is more complicated than just the funding mechanism.

Iowa news Grassley-backed measure to protect rural health clinics passes Senate Because of Sen. Chuck Grassley’s (R-Iowa) leadership, the bipartisan Rural Health Clinic Protection Act was added to a health care extenders package that passed the US Senate today. Rural health clinics in Iowa communities – including in Denver, Grinnell,