Tag: Health Care
Iowa jobless claims set another weekly record
By CBJ News Staff
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The number of new unemployment claims in Iowa during the week ending Saturday broke all previous records, as companies affected by...
Corridor hospitals prepared as coronavirus spreads
UnityPoint Health - St. Luke's Hospital in Cedar Rapids, shown in a file photo. CREDIT UNITYPOINT
By Dave DeWitte
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With state health officials announcing six new...
Total worker health begins with the job
Dr. Casey Chosewood, speaking at the CBJ's Health Care Summit about new research into total worker health. PHOTO ADAM MOORE
By Dave DeWitte
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Although Casey Chosewood,...
IHA CEO gives Iowa good marks on health care
“Uniformly, Iowa performs very well on about any kind of metric you want to put on health care proÂviders and community hospitals," said Kirk...
IDx secures $33M in funding as AI heats up
A patient experiences a screening by IDx’s AI-driven diagnostic system, IDx-DR, in an undated photo. The system is the first of its kind to...
Iowa City’s IDx finally in the fast lane
Decades after embracing the potential of AI to diagnose eye disease, University of Iowa retina specialist and IDx President Dr. Michael Abramoff may soon...
The best flu tracker? Your smartphone
University of Iowa researchers were able to predict flu activity weeks ahead of the CDC with help from the Kinsa smart thermometer, shown above....
CBJ Q&A: Elisabeth Kissling, Foundation 2
By CBJ Editorial Board
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Elisabeth Kissling has been with Foundation 2 since 2001 – long enough to see how the Cedar Rapids-based nonprofit focused on...
