Healthcare

The flu and COVID-19 present similar symptoms. The upcoming flu season could complicate efforts to control COVID-19.

On Wednesday, the federal government outlined a sweeping plan to make vaccines for COVID-19 available for free to all Americans, assuming a safe and effective vaccine is established and widely accepted.

On today's episode of Talk of Iowa, Charity Nebbe speaks with Dr. Richard Deming, an oncologist and medical director of Mercy One Cancer Center in Des…

The coronavirus pandemic could cost Iowa hospitals well over a billion dollars. On this edition of River to River, Ben Kieffer checks in with hospitals,…

COVID-19 has touched all of our lives in some way. With nearly 18,000 confirmed cases in Iowa (as of May 27, 2020) more and more of us have had the…

Some nursing homes in the state are facing a rash of COVID-19 cases within their facilities, and they’ve closed their doors to visitors. This includes…

Dr. Francois Abboud describes his coming to the United States as serendipitous.In 1955, as a young up and coming doctor in Egypt, he had little knowledge…

In some parts of Iowa when you call 911, there’s no guarantee that an ambulance will be available, and this is a big problem in rural areas, where…

Traveling hundreds or even thousands of miles to seek medical attention is just one of many potential barriers to receiving care. One Midwestern…

The State Auditor’s office says it cannot determine whether home health care claims are being paid properly under Iowa’s privatized Medicaid system…