DES MOINES – A state panel that oversees and regulates physicians and medical practices in Iowa will need more time to review issues pertaining to the use of telemedicine – including Planned Parenthood’s procedure whereby doctors prescribe and dispense abortion-inducing pills to patients in rural Iowa clinics, board officials said Friday. Kent Nebel, director...
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Pro-life groups are rallying to attend a meeting Friday in which the Iowa Board of Medicine plans to discuss the use of telemedicine. Operation Rescue and other organizations also invited Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, Attorney General candidate Brenna Findley, Lt. Gov. candidate Kim Reynolds and others to a town hall meeting afterwards at the...
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CORALVILLE - The public is invited to a conference focused on one of the state’s most urgent health care needs — chronic disease. The conference runs from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 27, at the Coralville Marriott, 300 E. 9th St., Coralville, Iowa. “Prevention and Chronic Care Management: Community Strategies to Address...
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CPR has saved countless lives over the years, and generations of people have learned how to do the procedure. Monday, the American Heart Association said new research shows people should do CPR differently. But, the largest CPR trainer, the American Red Cross, has not endorsed those changes quite yet. For years, people doing CPR...
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CEDAR RAPIDS – It’s a sign that doctors are getting a dose of the poor economy. Cedar Rapids physicians say they’re seeing fewer people because their patients can’t afford to pay for medical care. Doctor Mark Goedken, who owns Family Physicians of Cedar Rapids on 811 5th Ave. SE, says he’s had to cut...
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Susan Curry, Ph.D., dean of the University of Iowa College of Public Health in Iowa City, Iowa, and distinguished professor of health management and policy, has been elected to membership in the Institute of Medicine (IOM) of the National Academies. Curry, an internationally recognized expert on tobacco science, public policy and clinical practice, has...
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CEDAR RAPIDS  – The director of Linn County Public Health wants to continue pursuing an animal shelter jointly operated by Linn County and Cedar Rapids. Curtis Dickson said he will bring up the need for a 28E agreement between the city and county during a joint meeting Wednesday, Oct. 13, with Linn County Public...
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They’re baaack. Once nearly eradicated in the United States, bed bugs are experiencing a resurgence, with a predicted “tidal wave” headed to Iowa. Infamous infestations have happened in trendy New York stores, posh Hawaiian hotels, restaurants, theaters — nearly anywhere you sleep or sit. Experts say international travel and changes in the use of...
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Ruby Perin, of Linn County Public Health, sent the following today about bed bugs. See Tuesday’s Gazette for more on this topic. CEDAR RAPIDS – Linn County Public Health has received increased calls from the pest control companies, hotels, property owners, and the public concerning bed bug infestations.  Bed Bugs are not known to...
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NAMI Johnson County sent this information on Mental Illness Awareness Week: Mental Illness Awareness Week takes place October 3-9 and is an opportunity to learn more about serious mental illnesses such as major depression, bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. Mental illnesses are medical illnesses. One in four adults experiences a mental health problem in any...
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