Cedar Rapids family provides $1 million donation to renovate Mercy downtown emergency room
Mercy Medical Center has announced a $1 million donation from a Cedar Rapids couple to support the renovation of the hospital’s downtown emergency room...
St. Luke’s hosts ribbon-cutting for new Marion ER
Leaders from UnityPoint Health-St. Luke’s Hospital and the city of Marion hailed the soon-to-open St. Luke’s emergency room (ER) in Marion as a key...
Med Spas in the Corridor flourish amid post-pandemic weight loss trends
The med spa industry has taken off across the nation, including within the Corridor. As social media and the beauty industry continue to influence...
Artwork by local photographer Christopher V. Sherman showcased in new St. Luke’s Marion emergency...
Marion-based fine arts photographer Christopher V. Sherman’s photographic artwork will be prominently displayed in the soon-to-open St. Luke’s emergency room (ER) in Marion.
The state-of-the...
University of Iowa biomedical center secures $425k training grant
This month, the University of Iowa’s Center for Biocatalysis and Bioprocessing (CBB) – a unit of the Office of the Vice President for Research...
St. Luke’s Hospital named to Becker’s 100 Hospitals with Great Heart Programs list
Becker’s Hospital Review has named UnityPoint Health - St. Luke’s Hospital, Cedar Rapids, to its list of 100 Hospitals with Great Heart Programs for...
University of Iowa Health Care ranked top Iowa hospital
University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center secured the No. 1 position for best hospital in Iowa and ranked nationally in eight specialties, according...
Physicians’ Clinic of Iowa debuts new AI-driven CT scanner
Physicians’ Clinic of Iowa (PCI) Imaging Center in Cedar Rapids has announced the installation of a new AI-assisted CT scanner.
The machine, a Philips CT...
New licensing agreement between Integrated DNA Technologies, SeQure Dx, will advance CRISPR-based therapeutics
Integrated DNA Technologies (IDT) has entered into a licensing agreement with SeQure Dx, a specialist in off-target analysis for gene modification.
According to a release,...
New director named for Iowa’s only NCI-designated cancer center
As part of its ongoing effort to combat Iowa’s rising cancer rates, the University of Iowa Health Care Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center has tapped...