Health Care

EIHC offers Saturday vaccine clinics, free transportation

Eastern Iowa Health Center in Cedar Rapids is offering eight Saturday clinics for individuals interested in receiving free COVID-19 vaccines and boosters. The clinics...
Michael Welsh, pictured in 2022, has researched mechanisms and treatment of cystic fibrosis for decades. CREDIT UNIVERSITY OF IOWA

UI researcher wins global biomedical science prize

University of Iowa researcher Dr. Michael Welsh will receive the Wiley Prize in Biomedical Sciences for discoveries leading to the creation of cystic fibrosis...
Perspective Therapeutics has formed following a merger between Coralville-based Viewpoint Molecular Targeting and Isoray Inc. in Washington. CREDIT PERSPECTIVE THERAPEUTICS

Medtech companies merge to form Perspective Therapeutics

Coralville-based Viewpoint Molecular Targeting has formally merged with Isoray Inc. out of Richland, Washington to become Perspective Therapeutics. The company currently trades on the New...
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UnityPoint Health – St. Luke’s Hospital to open Marion ER

UnityPoint Health – St. Luke’s Hospital will open an off-campus Emergency Department in Marion in summer 2024. Construction will begin on the 10,000 square foot...

UnityPoint Health nurses named 2023 Great Iowa Nurses

Fifty nurses at UnityPoint Health were named to the 2023 Great Iowa Nurses list including 16 from UnityPoint Health – Cedar Rapids.  The award annually...
Mercy Medical Center Cedar Rapids

Mercy Cedar Rapids announces new Marion emergency department

Mercy Cedar Rapids has announced plans for its second off-site, hospital-based emergency department extension in Marion. The new facility will be built at 3701 Katz...
UI professor John Wemmie in his lab on Jan 14. 2022. His research centers around treating addiction and relapse. CREDIT UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HEALTH CARE

UI study identifies potential target for treating addiction and relapse

New research from the University of Iowa finds that blocking an enzyme that lowers localized acidity in the brain reduces cocaine withdrawal symptoms and...

UI heart, vascular center unveils new cardiac cath labs

The University of Iowa Heart and Vascular Center has added two new cardiac catheterization (cath) procedure labs to increase patient access to care. Outfitted...

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