WEST DES MOINES, IOWA (June 10, 2020) — The Iowa Health Care Association (IHCA) Foundation has launched a new crisis-relief fund to support Iowa's senior health-care workers in preventing and mitigating the spread of COVID-19.
WASHINGTON DC (June 8, 2020) — US Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced Georgia and Iowa have been approved to operate Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT), a new program authorized by the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), signed by President Trump, which provides assistance to families of children eligible for free or reduced-price meals dealing with school closures.
WASHINGTON DC (June 5, 2020) — On June 4, the US Food and Drug Administration publicly posted test performance data from four more antibody, or serology, test kits on open.fda.gov from its independent performance validation study effort with the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) National Cancer Institute (NCI).
DAVENPORT, IOWA (May 29, 2020) — Gilda’s Club is hosting a FREE series of virtual art workshops called “Creative Sessions” on Mondays at 10AM in June, 2020. Creative sessions are designed and facilitated by Pamela Crouch, Executive Director of Living Proof Exhibit.
WASHINGTON DC (March 22, 2020) — The US Food and Drug Administration posted on May 21 a list of antibody tests that are being removed from the “notification list” of tests being offered under the
ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (May 21, 2020) — Dr Wes Brooks, Augustana’s dean of students and vice president of student life, credits students in a public-health course for pushing forward an idea to add a clinic on campus to host the student services focused on wellness and well-being.
WASHINGTON DC (May 20, 2020) — The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced another step in their effort to harness diverse streams of data to understand and respond to COVID-19. The FDA has entered into an agreement with Aetion to collaborate on advanced analytical techniques to answer urgent coronavirus disease (COVID-19) research questions.
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