public health

Alzheimer experts give an inside look at the first Iowa Heartland Cognitive Care Collective Summit.

A law to protect students and school employees from the radioactive gas has an approaching deadline. It’s unclear what happens after that deadline passes, because the law does not include measures to ensure compliance.

A sociologist discusses the unique challenges rural communities face concerning climate change and health care. Then, a look at the Midwest Crossword Tournament.

83 million Americans live in areas without adequate access to primary care physicians, according to the American Medical Association. Iowa ranks 44th in physicians per capita.

The USDA said it will invest up to $18 million into a program that makes connections between schools and local farmers after canceling the program in March. The announcement was made alongside the release of the Make America Healthy Again report.

Local and state health officials say an outbreak of Legionnaires' disease in Marshalltown may be linked to cooling towers. The state has confirmed 34 cases in the county since the end of August, resulting in the death of one person.

Water restrictions for nearly a fifth of the Iowa’s population brought the state’s nitrate challenges to the forefront. Water quality experts say certain practices higher up in the watershed could make a difference if they are scaled up.

Scientists discussed pollution, bacteria and other challenges plaguing central Iowa's rivers at an event in Des Moines Monday. The presenters contributed to a two-year assessment of the Des Moines and Raccoon rivers, which includes recommendations at the local, regional and state level.

Proposed cuts could leave a program meant to investigate instances of abuse against individuals with mental illness from harm at risk.

Iowa’s Dirty Secret: The True Cost of Burning Coal explores the impact of MidAmerican Energy coal plants. Then, we talk with the director of the Quad-City Times Bix7 race.