Charlotte Keene
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St. Louis Public Radio
Across Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska, more than 270,000 people ages 65 and older live with Alzheimer’s disease. Government support to help people detect dementia early is critical — especially in rural areas — advocates say.
Natalie Krebs
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Iowa Public Radio
Natalie Dunlap
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Iowa Public Radio
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The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled the maker of Roundup can’t be sued for failing to warn people that the weedkiller could cause cancer. The decision follows failed efforts in the Iowa Legislature to limit lawsuits over pesticide-related illness. -
UnityPoint nurses marched through Des Moines months after a still undetermined election in December on whether to form a union. Nurses said the hospital is filing objections to delay confirming the vote. -
The Iowa Integrated Network for Science, Information, and Geospatial Health Tracking, or INSIGHT, will examine how factors like PFAS and nitrate affect Iowans' health
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Broadlawns Medical Center's new mobile clinic aims to increase access to dementia care and testing for underserved populations in Polk County. -
The University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital will receive up to $3 million for pediatric cancer research annually, under a bill signed into law Tuesday. -
A state-of-the-art facility opening in Council Bluffs in June is expected to help boost services and inpatient psychiatric care beds in a more peaceful setting.
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The nonprofit Commonwealth Fund found disparities among racial and ethnic groups in Iowa, finding white Iowans have the best healthcare outcomes, quality and access. -
State officials hope to bring in up to $1 billion in federal funds over the next five years to improve rural health infrastructure, but some say it will do little to help rural hospitals weather looming Medicaid spending reductions. -
A report by the Iowa Environmental Council and Harkin Institute looked at peer-reviewed research on environmental factors and cancer.
