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The maternal death rate for women in Iowa has been rising and is even higher for women of color. Some health professionals say this could be due to multiple risk factors, like socioeconomic status and even bias. Health care experts in the state are trying to understand and solve the problem.
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Many Iowa school districts are keeping mask requirements in place even after state health officials recommended late last week that face coverings should be optional and that COVID-19 ought to be treated like other childhood illnesses.
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Gov. Kim Reynolds announced Wednesday the state has decided not to contract with Microsoft to build a centralized COVID-19 vaccine registration system.
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Gov. Kim Reynolds has announced Iowa’s vaccination allocation is expected to increase by 16 percent next week, but demand for vaccinations will still far exceed supply as Iowa moves into phase 1B.
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The work that people in public health do is often not very visible to the general public, but when the COVID-19 pandemic hit last March, many were thrown into the spotlight seemingly overnight.
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The Iowa Department of Public Health has notified nursing homes that it will not help them adhere to new federal requirements to frequently test all staff members for coronavirus.
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Former IDPH Spokesperson Polly Carver-Kimm who was fired in July after working there for 13 years has filed a wrongful termination lawsuit in Polk County alleging Gov. Kim Reynolds and Pat Garrett, her spokesperson, violated the state's whistleblower law.