Health

The state Attorney General’s office has announced it is working with the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics to launch a new opioid treatment program.

A new report by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation found that 16.9 percent of Iowa's kids ages 10 to 17 are obese.

The number of Iowans hospitalized across the state remains above 500. That's putting pressure on hospitals like UnityPoint's Methodist Hospital in downtown Des Moines.

A culturally-specific food pantry and delivery service for Latinos in Iowa will expand its capacity. The organization received unexpected national support.

Iowa will begin accepting applications for a water bill assistance program Friday.

New COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations remain high in Iowa, and one expert says those numbers could start to decline starting next week, but that decline likely won't last.

The Meskwaki Nation’s health clinic is receiving national recognition for its COVID-19 vaccination efforts as Iowa’s only federally recognized tribe has a significantly higher vaccination rate than the state.

Academics and officials alike describe rural Americans’ greater rates of poor health and their limited options for medical care as a deadly combination.

The AAP said in the document filed with the court that their review of the research and the experiences of the front-line pediatric practitioners “prove beyond any doubt that universal mask policies in schools significantly reduce the spread of COVID-19 in school populations.” The group said the prevalence of pediatric COVID-19 has skyrocketed since the school year began, with 20 percent of all child cases since the beginning of the pandemic diagnosed between Aug. 13 and Sept. 16.

New state numbers indicate there's high virus transmission across the state.