Iowa Public Radio » Health
2 FOLLOWERS
Find health-related news from IPR and our partners at Side Effects Public Media.
Iowa Public Radio » Health
1w ago
Nineteen-year-old Christopher Turnis needed a second new kidney, but his donor wasn't a match. Through the National Kidney Registry, a chain of living donors formed to find Turnis a compatible organ ..read more
Iowa Public Radio » Health
1w ago
Experts discuss how to make the workplace better for people on the autism spectrum ..read more
Iowa Public Radio » Health
2w ago
Seniors who are hospitalized with even a minor illness or injury are at risk of "hospital-acquired disability," which puts them at risk of rehospitalizations and a downward spiral that could eventually land them in a nursing home ..read more
Iowa Public Radio » Health
3w ago
Iowa State Auditor Rob Sand said it's unclear why Attorney General Brenna Bird has not released results of an internal investigation on her policy that paused reimbursements for rape victims' emergency contraception ..read more
Iowa Public Radio » Health
1M ago
Reynolds’ 80-page bill, introduced to the legislature in February, lays out a plan to reshape mental health and substance use treatment services offered in Iowa ..read more
Iowa Public Radio » Health
1M ago
Binge drinking not seen as cause of Iowa’s rising cancer rates, researchers say ..read more
Iowa Public Radio » Health
1M ago
Christopher Turnis of Dubuque and Kathi Anderson of Iowa City are two links in a chain reaction organized by the National Kidney Registry ..read more
Iowa Public Radio » Health
1M ago
The report by the non-profit Patient Rights Advocate analyzed 43 Iowa hospitals and found 26 are not in compliance with the 2021 Hospital Price Transparency Rule ..read more
Iowa Public Radio » Health
1M ago
Iowa has among the fewest number of OB-GYN specialists per capita of any state in the country, according to 2022 data from the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology ..read more
Iowa Public Radio » Health
1M ago
Experts discuss the role of alcohol use in developing cancer, along with other findings from the latest Cancer in Iowa report ..read more