09 Nov 2017

Grassley, Klobuchar Introduce Bill to Aid in Locating Missing Autism, Alzheimer’s Patients

By Grassley Press

WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley and Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) have introduced legislation to help families locate missing loved ones with Alzheimer’s disease, autism and related conditions. Kevin and Avonte’s Law (S.

09 Nov 2017

Loebsack Legislation to Create National, Coordinated Response to Diabetes Signed into Law

By Joe Hand

Signing coincides with American Diabetes Month

09 Nov 2017

Loebsack, McMorris Rodgers Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Provide Access to Durable Medical Equipment

By Joe Hand

 

09 Nov 2017

Grassley Presses Agency on Access to Hospital Patient Mistreatment Complaint Database

By Grassley Press

WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley is pressing the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for answers about hospital accrediting organizations’ access to patient mistreatment complaint databases.

08 Nov 2017

Grief and the Holidays

By Kelly Hendershot

DAVENPORT, IA – November 2017 –Gilda’s Club, is hosting a FREE Grief and the Holidays workshop led Kelly Hendershot, LMSW on Tuesday, November 21, 2017 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Gilda’s Club Quad Cities (1234 East River Drive, Davenport). Holidays are meant to be spent with our loved ones. So how do you celebrate while mourning a loss? Hendershot will provide strategies to help support you through the holiday season.

08 Nov 2017

Grassley, Blumenthal Ask HHS to Prioritize Funding for Program to Enhance Transparency in Opioid Prescribing

By Grassley Press

WASHINGTON – In a letter to Acting Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Eric D. Hargan, U.S. Senators Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), asked HHS to prioritize funding for the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ Center for Program Integrity (CPI), a program that enhances transparency in transactions between medical providers and pharmaceutical companies.

08 Nov 2017

Genesis Lights Remembrance Tree In Memory of Loved Ones

By Craig Cooper

DAVENPORT, Iowa – Nov. 6, 2017 – The holidays are a special time for family gatherings and remembering those who have passed. The Genesis Remembrance Tree in Davenport will celebrate the memories of loved ones and focus attention on the continuing need for access to quality hospice care in the region.

08 Nov 2017

Hy-Vee Recognizes November as National Diabetes Awareness Month

By Amy McCoy

WEST DES MOINES, Iowa (Nov. 6, 2017) — Hy-Vee, Inc. recognizes November as National Diabetes Awareness Month and is proud to continue its focus on health and wellness through diabetes education and lifestyle management programs across its eight-state region.

07 Nov 2017

Born to Breathe Quad Cities Prenatal Yoga Offers Expectant Mothers Relaxation and Support on the Mat--and in AquaNatal

By Roberta Kelinson
LECLAIRE, IA, November 6, 2017--The health benefits of yoga have been widely touted for their uses in both stress reduction and physical well-being. What many may not know is how helpful yoga can be for expectant mothers. One local yoga instructor channels these health benefits for pregnant women and makes them accessible in multiple venues.
 
07 Nov 2017

Iowa Ranks Among the 15 Fattest States in America – WalletHub Study

By Diana Popa

With November being National Diabetes Awareness Month and Americans collectively spending nearly $200 billion per year on obesity-related health costs, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on 2017's Fattest States in America, along with interesting stats about diabetes in its Facts & Statistics infograp

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