Nicole Grundmeier
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The Midwest Newsroom
Brutal heat waves are becoming more frequent across the Midwest. The 2027 college football season will start even earlier. With fans and others at risk for heat-related illness, universities will need to find solutions.
Graphic by Madeleine King
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Iowa Public Radio
Maura Curran
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Iowa Public Radio
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The first year of a state-funded study found 76% of excessive cancer cases in Iowa's top five cancers could be explained from some demographic and behavioral risk factors. -
Samples from 41 taps across five eastern Iowa cities show wide disparities in what residents are drinking. A Cedar Falls-based environmental scientist conducted a study to better understand how nitrate levels vary in the region. -
Lawmakers in 13 states have proposed banning or restricting paraquat, a toxic herbicide that researchers have tied to an increased risk of developing Parkinson's disease. But efforts to outlaw it have failed across the Midwest.
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It's been a decade since Iowa privatized its Medicaid system under Gov. Terry Branstad, but the move has been controversial and the system's future has become an issue in this year's competitive gubernatorial election. -
An audit released Monday shows the state has made “substantial improvements” in efforts to inspect nursing homes and now meets federal requirements. -
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Rob Sand participated in a roundtable Tuesday, where he answered questions about Iowans' concerns about cancer.
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Elizabeth Wehrle, of Montezuma, received a quadruple organ transplant earlier this year with a new liver, kidney and retransplanted lungs. This week, she returns home. -
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. -
A new law that requires Iowans go to an in-person medical appointment in order to obtain abortion medication has gone into effect.
