Five Iowans are among the victims of a multi-state E.coli outbreak that health officials believe to be linked to eating raw clover sprouts at Jimmy John’s restaurants. Polly Carver-Kimm, spokeswoman for the Iowa Department of Public Health, said all of the Iowa patients have recovered. One of the cases was in Linn County; one...
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CEDAR RAPIDS – The effects of extreme weather are still evident in Cedar Rapids, nearly four years after flooding devastated the city’s core. A new report released Thursday, Feb. 16, by Environment Iowa warns that severe storms will become more common in the future in Iowa and the rest of the nation. The report, In...
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The following is from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: Free preventive care also provided to 388,735 Iowa residents in Medicare Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced today that the Affordable Care Act provided approximately 611,000 Iowa residents with at least one new free preventive service in 2011 through their...
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St. Luke’s Hospital recently received two prestigious designations from The Joint Commission and the American Heart Association (AHA)/American Stroke Association (ASA).  St. Luke’s has been designated as a Primary Stroke Center and Heart Failure Certified. St. Luke’s is the only Iowa hospital to receive the Heart Failure certification and one of ten hospitals statewide...
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IOWA CITY  – A new form of newborn screening at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics could save the lives  of babies born with heart defects. Pulse oximetry is a quick, non-invasive way to screen for seven forms of critical congenital heart defects, said Dr. Ben Reinking, a UI pediatric cardiologist. According to the...
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UPDATED: 3  p.m. CEDAR RAPIDS — Whether it’s eating 6-inch turkey subs or working out on-campus at Des Moines University, Gov. Terry Branstad is doing his part to lead Iowa on its journey to become the healthiest state in America. “My weight is lower than it was when I took office one year ago,”...
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CEDAR RAPIDS – With millions of dollars on the table, Iowa needs transparency and fairness in its new health insurance exchange to protect consumers, according to an advocacy group of patient organizations. Representatives of Iowa Health Advocates say those consumers need to be central to the governing body of the new exchange, rather than...
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Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD) occurs when plaque builds up in the arteries that carry blood to an individual’s head, organs and limbs. Blocked blood flow to the legs can cause numbness, or pain when walking, and can increase an individual’s risk of heart attack and stroke. Join Dr. Richard Kettelkamp of Cardiologists, L.C. to...
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IOWA CITY — The al dente asparagus, bright green and cooked to perfection, drew a sharp contrast to the canned green beans on the school children’s trays. “It looked so much more appealing,” said Kelly Crossley, nutrition director at Solon Community School District and former food director at Independence Schools, where the food was...
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Iowa’s flu season has been slow so far, but the state isn’t out of the woods yet. “It’s unpredictable from year-to-year,” said Dr. Ann Garvey, deputy state epidemiologist, “but I think we’ll see cases increase as we move through this month.” Mild temperatures can play a role in the number of cases, Garvey said,...
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