COVID-19

Across the Kansas City metro, departments are making strategic efforts to rebuild since COVID and prepare for future health emergencies. But they are fighting uphill battles against lackluster funding, a mass exodus of employees and public perception.

Guests discuss stories and headlines from the week, including the Iowa caucuses, a pipeline proposal, the newest COVID-19 vaccine and more.

Experts give advice on vaccines and other treatments for COVID-19, respiratory syncytial virus and the flu as the risk of a tripledemic returns.

A coronavirus expert unpacks persisting misconceptions about the COVID-19 pandemic and contemplates what a future pandemic response could look like.

For two years, federal funds have been available for states to extend postpartum health care from two months to a full year for moms on Medicaid. The policy is popular across the Midwest, with Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska all adopting an extension. Iowa remains hesitant.

The debt ceiling crisis, the official end of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the end of the 2023 legislative session are among the topics for this Pints and Politics installment of River to River.

Lost in the In-Between: Graduating in 2020 is the first production of the Daily Iowan Documentary Workshop. The filmmakers join the program to discuss working on the documentary while also grappling with the pandemic. Plus: the hunt for the elusive Morel.

In a 6-0 decision, the Iowa Supreme Court ruled that an extensive delay in providing public documents can be considered the same as refusing to comply with open records laws.

Talk of Iowa host Charity Nebbe talks to medical anthropologist Emily Mendenhall — who's from Okoboji — who studied the pandemic in her hometown.

The shortage has been going on since last fall, with no guaranteed relief in sight.