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University of Iowa Children’s Hospital opens expanded NICU
University of Iowa Health Care Stead Family Children’s Hospital has opened a new neonatal intensive care unit on Level 7 of its children’s hospital, adding 32 beds to its nationally ranked neonatology program. According to a news release, the expanded…
University of Iowa researchers create tools for cancer tracking in different states
As Iowa officials drill down on their fight to understand and address high cancer rates…
Iowa Donor Network reports 376 organ transplants in 2025
Iowa Donor Network served 1,604 donor families in 2025, with 124 organ donors and 1,308…
UnityPoint at Home agencies score top national rankings
UnityPoint at Home has been recognized by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services as…
St. Luke’s adds cryobiopsy technology for lung cancer diagnoses
UnityPoint Health – St. Luke’s Hospital has become the first hospital in Cedar Rapids to…
Mercy Medical Center performs first surgery with new breast cancer detection device
Mercy Medical Center became the first hospital in the world to use newly FDA-approved MarginProbe…
Mercy Medical Center receives dementia-friendly designation
Mercy Medical Center has been designated as a Dementia Friendly Organization by Dementia Friendly Iowa,…
UnityPoint Health – St. Luke’s Hospital tops Iowa rankings for second consecutive year
UnityPoint Health – St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids has been named the top hospital…
UI Health Care, HACAP partner to address food insecurity among cancer patients
University of Iowa Health Care’s Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center has distributed nearly 500 boxes of…
Record-breaking participation at 2025 Especially for You Race Against Breast Cancer
A sea of walkers and runners in “scuba blue” T-shirts washed over downtown Cedar Rapids,…
UnityPoint Health – St. Luke’s Nassif Radiation Center marks 10-year milestone
UnityPoint Health – St. Luke’s Nassif Radiation Center is celebrating its 10-year anniversary this week,…
PCI Neurology establishes inpatient partnership with St. Luke’s Hospital
Physicians’ Clinic of Iowa Neurology is now providing inpatient neurological services exclusively at UnityPoint Health…
UI professor wins 2025 Horwitz Prize for muscular dystrophy research
Dr. Kevin Campbell, professor and chair of molecular physiology and biophysics at the University of…
Vermeer, Sukup cultivate access to health care for rural employees
Nearly 40% of Iowa’s 3 million people live in a rural area, according to the…
Steel Therapeutics launches toxicology study for new fissure treatment
Steel Therapeutics Inc., an early-stage pharmaceutical company, has launched a pivotal toxicology study for Fizurex,…
ChildServe to open office in Davenport
ChildServe, a leading pediatric healthcare provider, recently announced the organization is expanding its reach in…
