A new report finds more than one in every three adult Iowans is obese, ranking Iowa in the bottom tier of states. Rhea Farberman, director of policy research at Trust for America's Health, says the organization's annual report tracks obesity rates by age, race or...
A new report indicates Iowa's public health funding increased 9% during the pandemic. The non-profit Trust for America's Health released the report. Nadine Gracia, the non-profit's president and CEO, says federal pandemic aid helped many states increase public health...
Stroke is one of the leading causes of death in Iowa, claiming about 1,400 lives a year, and a campaign is underway to teach Iowans about the symptoms and the importance of acting quickly. Doctor Clinton Wright, with the National Institute of Neurological Disorders...
A new study finds about one in three Iowans have hypertension or high blood pressure. Dr. David Goff, director of Cardiovascular Sciences at the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, says Iowa ranks 27th in the nation. "Iowa is about in the middle of the pack...
A new report finds Iowa’s adult obesity rate rose significantly from 2019 to 2020. The study by the non-profit Trust for America’s Health found 36% of adult Iowans were considered obese last year, putting Iowa among 16 states with a rate above 35-percent. The Trust's...
A gene therapy drug that could end up being a cure for diabetes is being tested on dogs at the Boone Veterinary Hospital in central Iowa and canine volunteers are needed for a second-round study. Doctor Hans Sollinger, the founder of the Wisconsin-based biotech...
The one-year anniversary of the first cases of Covid being reported in the state was this past Monday and Governor Kim Reynolds said today that Iowa is about to hit another, more positive milestone. It's projected the one-millionth Iowan will be vaccinated against the...
State officials say Iowans with chronic medical conditions that put them at risk of getting seriously ill with Covid may become eligible for vaccinations, starting next week. The decision potentially means hundreds of thousands of Iowans over the age of 16 can start...
The Iowa House, for the second year in a row, has passed a bill to limit the co-payments for insulin to a hundred dollars for a one-month's supply. Patients with Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes take insulin to control their blood sugar, but the cost of the drug has...
The Iowa House has voted to establish a limit on the co-payment insurance companies require to fill a prescription for insulin. Representative Ann Meyer, a registered nurse from Fort Dodge, says it's a $100 cap. "The cap applies to each individual prescription and...