MOLINE, ILLINOIS (August 27, 2025) — People from throughout the Quad Cities area will join the fight against suicide at the Out of the Darkness (OOTD) Quad Cities Illinois Community Walk   on Sunday, September 21, in Moline. Sponsored by the Illinois Chapter of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP), the walk provides an opportunity for people impacted by su

WEST DES MOINES, IOWA (08/25/2025) — UnityPoint Health will be the presenting sponsor for the 2025 Glanton Event on Wednesday, October 22, 2025, at The Meadows Event Center in Altoona, Iowa, advancing Des Moines University (DMU) Medicine and Health Sciences' mission to prepare a health-care workforce that meets the needs of all communities.

DAVENPORT, IOWA (August 7, 2025) UnityPoint Health — Robert Young Center will hold a ribbon cutting and tours to celebrate their new Davenport RYC location on Thursday, September 4, 10AM. The facility is located at 1704 E 54th Street in Davenport, Iowa.

DES MOINES, IA (June 30, 2025) — The Alzheimer’s Association Iowa Chapter is hosting a virtual education series in July for Veterans and their families, although many of the topics are relevant to anyone facing Alzheimer’s disease and all are welcome to attend. The Valuable Expert Training Series (V.E.T.S.) will be held via Zoom each Tuesday in July, 12–1PM.

JOHNSTON, IOWA (June 27, 2025) — On June 19-20, Delta Dental of Iowa and its Foundation in partnership with OneSight EssilorLuxottica Foundation, Community Health Center of Fort Dodge and Prevent Blindness Iowa offered free comprehensive eye exams to 386 Fort Dodge area children and adults, of which 348 were provided with no-cost eye glasses many of which were manufactured the same day, onsite. Twenty-seven patients were referred to vision specialists for additional follow-up care.

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS (June 10, 2025) — The American Medical Association (AMA), the nation’s largest physician organization, today announced the election of Iowa dermatologist Marta J Van Beek MD MPH to its Board of Trustees. 

CORALVILLE, IOWA (June 3, 2025) — Walk, Bike, and Roll to School Day 2025 was a resounding success across Iowa, with a record-breaking 132 schools participating in events throughout the state. This enthusiastic turnout helped Iowa rank fifth in the nation for per capita participation, outpacing most states and showing the power of community-driven efforts to promote active and accessible alternative transportation, healthier lifestyles, and community building.

DES MOINES, IOWA (June 3, 2025) — This June during Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month, the Alzheimer’s Association is encouraging all Americans to take charge of their brain health.

Friendship Manor residents and Executive Chef Donnie McDuffy socializing in “Lounge ’42,” one of the new amenities at the Rock Island continuing care community’s renovated independent-living facility “The Terraces at Friendship Manor”

NORTH LIBERTY, IOWA (May 21, 2025) — May is National Nurses Month, and it’s a chance to celebrate the nurses in an array of jobs. At Iowa Donor Network, nurses on the team help facilitate lifesaving organ transplants. They use their clinical background to make quick, heavily-informed decisions on donor potential and transplant matches.

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