Health care

Running a farm is no easy task. This hour, how that becomes even more challenging when dementia enters the picture.

IPR's Natalie Krebs shares how the Iowa's abortion law may be driving some physicians out of the state. Plus, unpacking the latest news on the West Nile virus, worker safety issues, regulatory failures at a pork processing facility and more.

From household accidents to industrial exposures, we discuss the medical complexities of poison cases and learn about the Iowa Toxicology Clinic.

A conversation with Dan Roche, author of Eyes By Hand, and Iowa City ocularist Lindsay Wagner-Pronk.

What you should know about detecting and managing prediabetes

Lawmakers warn the arrangement Eli Lilly and Pfizer have with telehealth platforms may lead to conflicts of interest, subpar patient care and increase in federal health care spending.

In 2022, Iowa signed five opioid settlement agreements, with the state eligible to receive $345 million. Other settlement funds have become available since then. On this episode, how will these funds be used.

Whether you provide daily caregiving, participate in decision making, or simply care about a person with the disease, there are resources available.

A baby born at a University of Iowa Health Care hospital in Iowa City has been named the Guinness World Records titleholder for most premature baby. Nash Keen is now 1 year old and doing better than anyone expected after facing what experts had previously called impossible odds.

A ban on holding cell phones while driving, removal of gender identity protections in the Iowa Civil Rights Act and a ban on diversity, equity, and inclusion programs are among the new state laws taking effect July 1.