Healthcare
University of Iowa launching research initiative to study state’s environmental health risks
The University of Iowa is launching a new research initiative July 1 aimed at studying environmental risk factors and their connection to health outcomes across the state, with Iowa ranking second in the nation for cancer rates. The Iowa Integrated…
Mercy Iowa City seeks $55M from MercyOne, recovery of ‘fraudulent transfers’
The oversight committee managing Mercy Hospital Iowa City’s bankruptcy estate has filed an adversary proceeding…
Eastern Iowa Health Center opens new Cedar Rapids pharmacy
The Eastern Iowa Health Center will celebrate the opening of its new pharmacy with a…
Steindler Surgery Center performs its first anterior hip replacements
North Liberty-based Steindler Surgery Center announced the successful completion of its first three hip replacement…
Novy begins development of first portfolio company
Novy, a Cedar Rapids-based health care venture studio, has entered the creation stage of its…
UI Health Care hosts career fair to address Iowa’s physician shortage
Nearly 100 University of Iowa Health Care residents, fellows and their spouses attended a July…
Mercy Medical Center earns national stroke care recognition
Mercy Medical Center has received the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines – Stroke…
University of Iowa Health Care to purchase Cedar Rapids medical office
The Iowa Board of Regents Wednesday approved the University of Iowa’s $4.2 million purchase of…
The Woodlands at Meth-Wick earns deficiency-free survey for second year
The Woodlands, the skilled nursing facility at Meth-Wick Community, has received a deficiency-free survey from…
UI Pharmaceuticals partners with MimiVax on brain cancer treatment
UI Pharmaceuticals (UIP), a division of the University of Iowa College of Pharmacy, has partnered…
University of Iowa hospital technology helps save world’s most premature baby
A combination of advanced technology, standardized protocols and highly specialized care at University of Iowa…
St. Luke’s performs Cedar Rapids’ first dual-chamber leadless pacemaker implant
UnityPoint Health – St. Luke’s Hospital has performed Cedar Rapids’ first implant of the AVEIR…
North Liberty-based Steel Therapeutics secures $2M in strategic investment
Steel Therapeutics, an early-stage pharmaceutical company based in North Liberty, has closed a $2 million…
Iowa Medical Society report outlines top priorities to address health care workforce shortage
The Iowa Medical Society has released a report identifying three strategies to help address Iowa’s…
IDT expands CRISPR portfolio to accelerate safe, personalized gene therapies
On the heels of its role in a historic medical milestone, Coralville-based Integrated DNA Technologies…
Three Cedar Rapids organizations to mark eighth year of Circle the City With Mercy
Mount Mercy University, the Catherine McAuley Center and Mercy Medical Center will continue their annual…
