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IDT partners with Beckman Coulter Life Sciences to automate cancer gene sequencing

Integrated DNA Technologies, a Coralville-based genomics company, is partnering with Beckman Coulter Life Sciences to automate several of its DNA sequencing testing methods, potentially reducing lab time and improving accuracy for cancer researchers. IDT announced it will automate its gene…

Cedar Rapids surgeon among first in U.S. to offer new sleep apnea implant

A Cedar Rapids-based ear, nose and throat surgeon is among the first in the country…

Dr. Thomas Heineman of Physicians’ Clinic of Iowa (PCI) Ear, Nose and Throat was recently selected to implant the Inspire V system sleep apnea

Iowa City medtech startup earns state support for lung-monitoring device

Iowa City-based LSF Medical Solutions, LLC is among a handful of early-stage companies receiving state…

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Mercy Rehabilitation Services earns national cancer care recognition

Mercy Rehabilitation Services has earned a bronze-level recognition as a PORi Center of Excellence in…

Hall-Perrine Cancer Center, 701 10th St. SE, Cedar Rapids. Mercy

Integrated DNA Technologies, Aldevron pioneer first personalized CRISPR therapy powered by mRNA

Aldevron and Integrated DNA Technologies – both part of the Danaher Corporation – have achieved…

A medical professional grasps a newborn baby's wrist.

UI Health Care names Dr. Bevan Yueh first chief physician executive

University of Iowa Health Care has appointed Dr. Bevan Yueh as its first chief physician…

Dr. Bevan Yueh has been named the inaugural chief physician executive for UI Health Care.

Mercy endoscopy unit earns national recognition

The Endoscopy Unit at Mercy Medical Center has been awarded a three-year renewal recognition for…

Mercy Medical Center

University of Iowa Health Care faculty receive national honors

Three University of Iowa researchers have received national honors for their work in virology and…

UIHC University of Iowa Health Care faculty receive national honors

Mental Health First Aid helps make mental health a workplace priority

Megan Hammes says prevention is key when it comes to health and wellness — and…

Megan Hammes of Hammes Homestead and Consulting leads a Mental Health First Aid training course. CREDIT MEGAN HAMMES

How burnout quietly drains company budgets, according to the experts

Over the course of one year, employee burnout can cost a company anywhere between $4,000…

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ChildServe announces license transition to specialty hospital designation

ChildServe will officially transition its licensure from a nursing facility to a specialty hospital designation,…

ChildServe Des Moines

Lydia Brown named president of Mercy Medical Center Foundation

Lydia Brown has been named the next president of the Mercy Medical Center Foundation, with…

Mercy Medical Center

UI Health Care to open new family medicine clinic in Tiffin

University of Iowa Health Care will move forward with a new family and community medical…

A patient and doctor at UI Health Care's Family Medicine Clinic on Scott Boulevard.

Iowa Board of Regents approve renovations for UI’s Iowa Memorial Union

Renovations proposed for the University of Iowa’s Iowa Memorial Union were approved during the Iowa…

The Iowa Memorial Union will undergo a major renovation to better serve students. CREDIT JUSTIN TORNER

Iowa Board of Regents finalizes contracts with COGS, SEIU

The Iowa Board of Regents voted Wednesday to ratify collective bargaining agreements with Campaign to…

Members of UI's graduate student worker union COGS gather Wednesday outside the Pentacrest. Wages are not keeping step with inflation and are not sustainable, they say.

Iowa City VA to unveil expanded Decorah clinic with ribbon-cutting ceremony

The Iowa City VA Health Care System will host a ribbon-cutting Monday, April 28 on…

The Iowa City VA Medical Center, 601 Highway 6