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The 2023 report by the Iowa Cancer Center predictions Iowans will have 20,800 new cases and 6,800 deaths from cancer.
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With the end of pandemic-era housing programs, evictions are up, which is causing a growing public health crisis.
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Studies tell us many healthcare professionals hold negative attitudes toward patients with substance use disorders, and these attitudes can result in patients receiving suboptimal care. On this episode of River to River — how hospitals are working to reduce stigma for people with addiction.
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Don McLeese spent decades as a successful music journalist, and was a loving husband and father. His life worked, and worked well, until it didn't.
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A new federal designation would allow struggling hospitals to end inpatient services, but some have concerns about how that could affect rural health care.
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A look at recent Alzheimer’s research that will be discussed at an upcoming Dementia Summit, as well as a discussion on the importance of early intervention
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A major manufacturer will pay to create a new drinking source for an eastern Iowa town after decades of contaminating their water with "forever chemicals."
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As rising RSV rates coincide with the wintertime surge in COVID-19 and the flu, experts are worried about the strain it could place on hospitals. Plus a discussion about Truthsgiving in Iowa.
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Maurine Neiman, a University of Iowa biology professor, lost her 3-year-old son J.J. to influenza. Today, she advocates for the importance of vaccinations and other health precautions.
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On this encore episode of River to River, host Ben Kieffer is joined by guests to discuss the findings in a 2021 report from the Iowa Department of Public Health Bureau of Substance Abuse.