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Health
Reynolds expresses support for Iowa Senate Majority Leader amid his brain tumor diagnosis
Health
Reynolds expresses support for Iowa Senate Majority Leader amid his brain tumor diagnosis
Whitver plans to remain in the Iowa Senate as Majority Leader during his treatment.
Health
Iowa DNR: City of Audubon under boil advisory
The Iowa DNR released a statement on Friday warning Audubon residents.
Nation World
DOJ formally moves to reclassify marijuana
The change in classification would move pot to Schedule III, alongside ketamine and some anabolic steroids.
Health
Gov. Kim Reynolds announces $17.5 million for opioid prevention, recovery programs
Reynolds hopes that this investment will allow Iowans to have further aid in the ongoing opioid epidemic.
Nation World
Autopsy released for teen who died after eating spicy chip
The manufacturer pulled the single-chip packages from store shelves shortly after the 10th grader's death.
Health
Overdose deaths fell in 2023, but still topped 100,000
Last year was only the second annual decline in overdose deaths since the epidemic of drug deaths in the U.S. began more than three decades ago.
Health
Gov. Kim Reynolds signs law consolidating Iowa's mental health system
Reynolds described the current mental health system as "disconnected," adding these changes will provide a "unified behavioral health system."
Health
MercyOne ending Gynecology Oncology surgical services June 1
MercyOne said in April the primary reason to close was an "inability to recruit a specialty physician after a two-year search," following a physician's retirement.
Health
MercyOne ending Gynecology Oncology surgical services June 1
MercyOne said in April the primary reason to close was an "inability to recruit a specialty physician after a two-year search," following a physician's retirement.
Food
Local school districts offering free summer meals to kids in central Iowa
Summer break is right around the corner. Here's a look at who's offering free summer meals.
Health
Women's Health Month: Prioritizing physical and mental health
Women's Health Month: Prioritizing physical and mental health
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