10 Dec 2019

Palmer Center for Chiropractic Research Seeking Participants for Low-Back Pain Study

By Jillian McCleary

DAVENPORT, IOWA (December 10, 2019) — Palmer Center for Chiropractic Research is looking for people between the ages of 21 and 65 with low-back pain to take part in a clinical study.

“We’re excited about this research,” said lead research clinician and professor Robert Vining DC/DHSc. "This study can potentially shine more light on how chiropractic care influences some types of back pain."

05 Dec 2019

New Book Chronicles Legendary Iowa Doctor

By Steven Semken

 

IOWA CITY, IOWA (December 5, 2019) — Arlene Humble was born in the late 1950's in Ossian, Iowa, with a condition that no one had ever heard of before, clubfoot. Her feet were severely pointed down and tilted inward so that the soles nearly touched one another. The local physician thought she would never walk normally.

04 Dec 2019

Genesis Looks Forward To Next 150 Years

By Craig Cooper

DAVENPORT, IOWA (December 3, 2019) — Throughout 2019, Genesis Health System has been reflecting on its past, responding to today’s needs of the communities it serves and is also looking forward as it celebrates 150 years of service. December 7 is the anniversary of the opening of the first Davenport hospital in 1869.

03 Dec 2019

New Deltavision Plan from Delta Dental of Iowa

By Jill Hamilton

DES MOINES, IOWA (December 3, 2019) — Delta Dental of Iowa has announced individuals and families can now purchase DeltaVision, a comprehensive vision-care insurance plan. Since 2010, DeltaVision has provided vision plans for small and large businesses in Iowa. Beginning January 1, 2020, Delta Dental individual and family plan members can bundle plans to take advantage of DeltaVision's broad eye care coverage.

20 Nov 2019

Prostate Cancer Presentation and Cancer Experience Registry

By Anita Shaft

MOLINE, ILLINOIS (November 20, 2019) — Gilda’s Club is hosting a FREE Lunch and Learn workshop titled “Prostate Cancer and Cancer Experience Registry” on Wednesday, December 11, 2019, noon–2PM, at Unity Point Health — Trinity Cancer Center in the Moline Education Center (500 John Deere Road, Moline).

18 Nov 2019

University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC), Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Receive $9.5M for Maternal Outcomes Improvement Project

By Jackie Carey

SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS (November 18, 2019) — A $9.5 million grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration will help the 

12 Nov 2019

Professorship Established at the University of Iowa College of Dentistry

By Jill Hamilton

DES MOINES, IOWA (November 12, 2019) — The University of Iowa College of Dentistry and Dental Clinics has been awarded a $750,000 grant from the Delta Dental of Iowa Foundation to establish a professorship in Geriatric and Special Needs Dentistry. Dr Howard Cowen, a dentist and instructor at the university, was recognized as the professorship's first awardee.

12 Nov 2019

Member Profile: Elana Amsterdam of Elana's Pantry

By Sherri Dugger

 

AMES, IOWA (November 12, 2019) — Elana Amsterdam, the New York Times bestselling author, is a food pioneer, having founded Elana’s Pantry, the go-to website for easy, healthy, gluten-free recipes, over a decade ago.

12 Nov 2019

Frankly Speaking about Cancer: Coping with the Cost of Care

By Kelly Hendershot

MOLINE, ILLINOIS (November 12, 2019) — A February 2009 study by Kaiser Family Foundation and American Cancer Society found that high cost-sharing, caps on benefits, and lifetime maximums leave cancer patients vulnerable to high out-of-pocket health-care costs. Additionally, cancer patients and survivors are often unable to find adequate and affordable coverage in the individual market.

31 Oct 2019

New Program to Help Iowa Residents Find Affordable Health-Care Hopes to Reverse Decline in Iowa ACA Enrollments

By Jeremy Smith

IOWA FALLS, IOWA (October 31, 2019) — Iowa residents who are interested in free help to learn how they might enroll or re-enroll in health insurance under the provisions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) now have a new resource. Iowa Navigator is a non-profit project that received grant funding from the federal government to help Iowa residents select a health insurance plan. Last year, there were no navigators in the state to assist residents in enrollment, and rates dipped about 7%.

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