Health

Polk County is reporting a spike in children who are hospitalized with COVID-19, which experts say is driven by the highly-transmittable omicron variant.

Iowa health experts say they’re concerned over the sharp increase in deaths related the highly-potent opioid fentanyl.

Iowa health officials say the 14-day test positivity rate is at 24.8 percent, as hospitalizations continue to rise.

A key state lawmaker is proposing four new policies aimed at increasing the capacity of Iowa’s mental health system to care for people with severe mental illness.

Students at Dubuque School District’s high schools have a new 'brain health retreat' rooms to help address their mental health needs.

As the omicron variant pushes COVID case counts to new highs, we’ve received audience questions about monoclonal antibodies, which are used to prevent and treat infection from the coronavirus. To get answers, Side Effects Public Media spoke with Dr. Myron Cohen, a professor of medicine at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

The state’s largest hospital said it's asking Iowans to get vaccinated and take precautions to limit the spread of COVID-19.

Iowa health officials are reporting COVID-19 hospitalizations and test positivity rates continue to surge.

Iowa’s labor commissioner says the state won’t enforce the Biden administration’s vaccine-or-test mandate for workplaces with 100 or more employees, regardless of the U.S. Supreme Court’s upcoming decision on the matter.

Iowa health officials are reporting large increases in COVID-19 hospitalizations and new infections this week as the omicron variant spreads through the state.