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A University of Iowa researcher says he’s troubled by a new federal report which finds the nation’s suicide rate has reached its highest level since 1941, with nearly 50,000 taking their own lives last year. Professor Jonathan Platt, a UI social epidemiologist, studies changes in the population patterns of mental illness and suicide. Platt says ..read more
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The Iowa Board of Medicine is beginning the process of setting rules doctors must follow if the so-called fetal heartbeat abortion ban takes effect. The law that bans abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy has been blocked in court, but the Iowa Supreme Court will hear a request to let it move forward. The ..read more
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Iowans are being encouraged to put down the cigarettes today and take part in the 48th annual Great American Smokeout. “This is a day for people who use commercial tobacco to create a plan to quit,” says the American Cancer Society’s Emily Myatt. “We know quitting tobacco is so hard. So it’s a red-circle day ..read more
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This is World Pancreatic Cancer Day and an Iowan who beat one of the most deadly forms of cancer is speaking out about her challenges and successes. Beth Day, of Urbandale, is a former teacher and TV reporter who’s now a nine-year survivor of pancreatic cancer. Day says battling the disease forced her to change ..read more
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The Alzheimer’s Association is celebrating the major landmark of seeing $100-million invested in research initiatives nationwide during the past year, including nearly $500,000 that targets studies solely at the University of Iowa. UI researcher Juliana Talarico says the work they’re doing is vital in examining risk factors — like the impact of sleep and stress ..read more
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Authorities in central Iowa are seeing an upturn in the number of seizures of a drug so dangerous, even touching the tablets could be lethal. Captain Nick Lennie, chief deputy of the Story County Sheriff’s Office, says the so-called M-30 pills are stamped with an “M” on one side and a “30” on the other ..read more
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A bankruptcy court has approved the sale of the Mercy Iowa City Hospital to the University of Iowa. A statement from the UI says they are committed to offering employment to all Mercy Iowa City employees in good standing. The statement says they plan to conduct an in-depth analysis of the health care needs of ..read more
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An unusual phone message led to a five MILLION dollar grant for the Siouxland Community Health Center of Sioux City. Mari Kaptain-Dahlen, the CEO of the non-profit health center, said the initial call came in mid-September from a woman who would only talk to her. “I was pretty skeptical because I get messages like that ..read more
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University of Iowa leaders are breaking ground this afternoon on a quarter-billion dollar building that will eventually be home to three of the UI’s most popular and top-ranked programs. Rod Lehnertz, the UI’s senior vice president for finance and operations, says the structure will house Communication Sciences and Disorders, including audiology and speech-language pathology, Health ..read more
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Iowa parents will want to make sure their trick-or-treaters stay safe when they make rounds this weekend and next week. Tammy Noble, a registered nurse and educator at the Iowa Poison Control Center, says one thing to be careful with is glow sticks. “Sometimes we see kids break those,” Noble says. “They put them in ..read more