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Adair County Health Department offering free flu shots at …

WEBPeople in Kirksville can get a seasonal flu vaccine at a drive through event at the NEMO Fairgrounds through Wednesday, while supplies last.

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Mahaska County Department of Public Health begins …

WEBOSKALOOSA, Iowa (KYOU) -Mahaska County Department of Public Health has officially begun the second phase of their vaccine distribution for those 65 years and older and at high risk. To sign up for alerts on when you can get the vaccine register at Mahaska alerts through public health’s website and check the box for vaccine updates.

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‘More normal lifestyle’ coming for the vaccinated, HHS …

WEBHealth and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra says people who are vaccinated against COVID will be able to go back to a more normal life.

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Indian Hills’ new health simulation lab hopes to help fill a …

WEBWith the health care job in need, the new health simulation lab can accommodate many students. The college hopes that will turn out health care providers into the region.

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River Hills continues to serve community, prepares for …

WEBOTTUMWA, Iowa (KYOU) - River Hills Community Health Center, a Federally Qualified Health Center first opened in Ottumwa offering Medical services in November of 2000.

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1,300 JBS workers receive Johnson & Johnson vaccine …

WEBWells Hometown Drug, a Bloomfield pharmacy, partnered with Wapello County Public Health and and JBS to vaccinate 1,300 JBS workers.

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Male hospital executive wins $10M in discrimination …

WEBHe claimed in the suit that his firing was part of a push for diversity, stemming from a 2015 commitment Novant Health signed onto, along with other health systems nationwide, to address health care inequities.

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Abortion clinics prepare for increase of out-of-state cases

WEBSome women are forced to travel across state lines to get the care they need and some clinics will feel the strain of extra patients.

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Over half of Mississippi’s rural hospitals risk closing

WEBThe publicly owned Greenwood Leflore Hospital is pictured on Oct. 21, 2022, in Greenwood, Miss. Over half of Mississippi's rural hospitals are at risk of closing immediately or in the near future, according to the state's health top health official.

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Mahaska Health CEO resigns

WEBKevin DeRonde has resigned as CEO of Oskaloosa, Iowa-based Mahaska Health.

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Climate change leading to more childhood obesity with less …

WEBClimate change has been a topic of discussion over the years, and a doctor says higher temperatures could be affecting our children’s health.

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Concerns rise as COVID cases climb again

WEBWith about 46% of the U.S. population living in a community the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention now considers to have “high” COVID-19 transmission, health experts are urging caution.

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HHS pick says pandemic is top job, but agenda is broader

WEBBecerra, now attorney general of the nation’s most populous state, will be grilled by two panels.

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U.S. officials change virus risk groups, add pregnant women

WEBThe changes didn’t include adding race as a risk factor for serious illness, despite accumulating evidence that Black people, Hispanics and Native Americans have higher rates of infection, hospitalization and death.

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Ajinomoto shares insight to chemical spill in Eddyville, IA

WEBEDDYVILLE, Iowa (KYOU) -. A shelter-in-place has been lifted following an acid leak at the Ajinomoto plant in Eddyville, IA on Wednesday evening. Mahaska County Emergency Management says the spill was hydrochloric acid, and has been contained. Jamey Robinson shared there is no threat to the public at this time.

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Cap on drug price hikes for privately insured sparks battle

WEBWorkers and families with private health insurance would reap savings on prescription drugs from a little-noticed provision in President Joe Biden’s sweeping social agenda bill. It’s meant to break the cycle of annual …

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Biden picks Calif. AG Becerra to lead HHS, pandemic response

WEBPresident-elect Joe Biden has picked California Attorney General Xavier Becerra to be his health secretary, putting a defender of the Affordable Care Act in a leading role to oversee his administration’s coronavirus response.

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