Health

Healthcare workers are increasingly going without insurance as premiums soar. An Iowa retiree shares her struggle with rising costs and delayed care.

Iowa Walmart shoppers should check their freezers and pantries. Several recalls hit the chain, including frozen berries, candy, mangoes, soup kits, and bakery rolls. Here's what to look for.

Whole Foods recalls Belgian goat cheese over undeclared egg lysozyme, a potentially life-threatening allergen. Affected stores in seven states, with refunds available for impacted customers.

Iowa cancer patients face fivefold price hikes after UIHC's $280 million purchase of Mission Cancer + Blood, raising questions about hospital consolidation and facility fees.

Confirmed cyclospora infections top 17,000 as federal research cuts raise concerns, with Iowa set to host a relocated USDA project.

CDC data shows Iowa is among the states where the brain-eating amoeba Naegleria fowleri has been detected. Here's what Iowans need to know about the rare but deadly infection.

The FDA has recalled 12 herbal supplement products from two companies, with Iowa among the states where Byron White Formulas products were distributed.

Clinton physician Dr. Mona Alqulali asks the Iowa Supreme Court to block the Board of Medicine's ruling, arguing the board lacked probable cause and acted in retaliation.

Ohio State and Archie Griffin are rallying fans for the Big Ten 'We Give Blood' drive, a $1M competition where Iowa currently holds third place. Here's how the race is shaping up.

An Iowan is among 55 people sickened in a multi-state E. coli and Salmonella outbreak linked to alfalfa sprouts from Minnesota-based Everything Sprouts LLC. Learn the symptoms and what to do if you have recalled sprouts.

At least 55 people across 15 states, including Iowa, have fallen ill in a multistate outbreak of E. coli and Salmonella linked to recalled alfalfa sprouts, federal health officials announced this week.

COVID-19 infections are estimated to be growing in virtually every corner of the United States, according to the CDC's latest epidemic modeling. Iowa is the lone exception, with insufficient data available for the agency to generate a trend estimate.

New CDC data shows cyclospora cases slowing, but Iowa remains among 17 states hit by the Taylor Farms lettuce outbreak. Here's what Iowa residents need to know about staying safe.

Iowa is among 27 states affected by a cyclosporiasis outbreak linked to Taco Bell lettuce, part of a summer surge in foodborne illnesses that has prompted recalls and hospitalizations nationwide.

New CDC data shows kindergarten vaccination coverage dipped again in the 2025-2026 school year while exemptions rose to 4.2 percent. RFK Jr. visited Iowa to promote children's health and the Presidential Fitness Test.

Cardio Diagnostics has launched its own CLIA-certified lab in Iowa City, bringing heart test processing in-house to cut turnaround times and improve margins.

WHO-TV meteorologist Jason Parkin reveals his Parkinson's diagnosis, joining colleague Jeriann Ritter who battles ALS. Both received their diagnoses the same week from the same Des Moines neurologist.

Iowa is among 46 states reporting measles cases as the nation faces its worst outbreak in over three decades. The Trump administration's plan to split the MMR vaccine faces scrutiny from pediatric experts.

A drug-resistant 'superbug' fungus is spreading across the U.S., and Iowa is among the 27 states now reporting cases. Here's what Iowans need to know.

Multiple salmonella outbreaks this summer are putting Iowans at risk, with contaminated eggs, jalapeno peppers, and even backyard poultry and pet chameleons linked to hundreds of illnesses across the country.