Health

2020 was a record year for liquor sales across the state, even with people spending less time at bars and restaurants.

The work that people in public health do is often not very visible to the general public, but when the COVID-19 pandemic hit last March, many were thrown into the spotlight seemingly overnight.

The state Department of Public Health has released recommendations for COVID-19 vaccination group phase 1B, which includes Iowans 75 and older and other vulnerable groups.

Weeks after Iowa received its first shipments of the COVID-19 vaccine, the state is still in the process of vaccinating health care workers and nursing homes, and some leaders say they feel vaccination efforts are moving slower than expected.

The newest White House Coronavirus Task Force report has found Iowa continues to be in the red zone for new cases and test positivity.

2020 was an unbelievably exhausting year for health care workers.

The emergency approval of the COVID-19 vaccine has come with an influx of questions. And not all of those questions are in English.

Economic problems caused by COVID-19 hit diabetics especially hard. The American Diabetes Association says about a quarter of people with the disease...

Agatha Walston leads a busy life. She’s a nurse in southern Indiana and a single mother of two young kids.

Residents and staff members at the state’s 700 long term care facilities are expected to receive their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccination this week through the federal partnership with chain pharmacies.