20 Sep 2017

Grassley, Menendez, Blunt, Casey, Gardner, Cardin, Brown Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Re-authorize Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program

By Grassley Press

WASHINGTON -- Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa, Sen. Robert Menendez of New Jersey, Sen. Roy Blunt of Missouri, Sen. Bob Casey of Pennsylvania, Sen. Cory Gardner of Colorado, Sen. Ben Cardin of Maryland and Sen. Sherrod Brown of Ohio today introduced bipartisan legislation to re-authorize the Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program.  The Strong Families Act of 2017, S.

20 Sep 2017

Governor Reynolds proclaims September as Drug-Free Pain Management Awareness Month

By Linda Funk

Ankeny, IA, September 19, 2017 – The Iowa Chiropractic Society (ICS) is honored to have Gov. Kim Reynolds proclaim September as Drug-Free Pain Management Awareness Month.

20 Sep 2017

A Really Enlarged Prostate Display At Genesis Medical Center, West Campus

By Craig Cooper

DAVENPORT, Iowa – Sept. 20, 2017 – Two of the most annoying words for men of a certain age are enlarged and prostate.

A display at Genesis Medical Center, Davenport’s West Central Park campus on Thursday, Sept. 28 will take “enlarged prostate” to an entirely new level: 12 feet long, 12 feet wide and 10 feet tall.

19 Sep 2017

Op-ed: Some Tax-Exempt Hospitals Are Lax At Providing Charity Care And Accountability

By Grassley Press

U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa

STAT News

Garnishing wages. Turning over accounts to collection agents. Withholding services until an individual’s ability to pay is proven. These might seem like the practices of a big bank in the news for financial scandals. Instead, these tactics have surfaced at unexpected places: some of the country’s nonprofit, tax-exempt hospitals.

19 Sep 2017

States, Including Iowa, Widen Investigation of Opioid Manufacturers and Distributors

By Geoff Greenwood

Multistate investigation probes whether opioid manufacturers and distributors engaged in unlawful practices in the marketing, sale, and distribution of opioids

DES MOINES – A bipartisan group of state attorneys general, including Attorney General Tom Miller, is expanding a multistate investigation into the manufacturers and distributors of prescription opioid drugs as part of a widespread probe into the nation’s opioid epidemic.

15 Sep 2017

Wellmark reports two percent decline in outpatient antibiotic prescriptions filled in Iowa over a seven-year period

By Teresa Roof

Broad-spectrum antibiotics used to treat bacteria decline by five percent

12 Sep 2017

Senior Health & Wellness Fair in Davenport!

By Kathleen Hagen

Better health and well-being is on the horizon for area seniors.

11 Sep 2017

Grassley, Ernst Urge Evaluation of Drug Take Back Programs in Federal Anti-opioid Abuse Report

By Grassley Press

WASHINGTON – Sens. Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst of Iowa today urged the Office of National Drug Control Policy to include an evaluation of drug take back programs in the final report of the President’s Commission on Combatting Opioid Abuse, correcting a shortcoming in the interim report.

11 Sep 2017

Enhancing Connections: A Cancer Education Program for Parents

By Kelly Hendershot

DAVENPORT, IA –– September 2017 –Gilda’s Club is excited to unveil a new opportunity for cancer patients with children called Enhancing Connections. This five-session program will be held bi-weekly from 6:00 – 7:30 pm, beginning on Wednesday, September 13, 2017 and concluding on November 8, 2017 at Gilda’s Club (1234 East River Drive, Davenport).

11 Sep 2017

NAMI INTRODUCES NEW CLASS FOR VETERANS’ FAMILIES

By Barb Braun
DAVENPORT, Iowa (September 7, 2017) – NAMI Greater Mississippi Valley (NAMI GMV) is introducing an education class designed to meet the unique needs of Military and Veteran Service Member Families who support a loved one diagnosed with a mental health condition, including Post Traumatic Stress Disorder or Traumatic Brain Injury. NAMI Homefront is an adaptation of NAMI’s Family-to-Family program, which has been offered to hundreds of thousands of people.

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