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Southeastern Iowa clinic announces closure, another reducing services
1+ hour, 32+ min ago (295+ words) OTTUMWA, Iowa (KCRG) - Ottumwa is losing more healthcare services as one clinic announced its closure next month along with another reducing its services. MercyOne Ottumwa Family and Internal Medicine Clinic will close February 27. Patients will be referred to MercyOne Family…...
‘If you woke up tomorrow and had nothing’: Red Cross helps 18 fire victims
22+ hour, 45+ min ago (440+ words) DAVENPORT, Iowa (KWQC) - The American Red Cross is helping 18 people who were displaced by a fire last week that left many families with nothing. The fire sent one man to the hospital and displaced all residents of the building on…...
Grassley honors St. Ambrose student in Senate for blood donation efforts
1+ day, 25+ min ago (117+ words) DAVENPORT, Iowa (KWQC) - A St. Ambrose student who was named to the Impact Life Blood Donor Hall of Fame last fall is getting recognition in the nation's capital. Brenna Teerlinck started giving blood in 2023 when she turned 16. Teerlinck lost her…...
Rural Illinois hospitals warn of service cuts without state funding
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (507+ words) GENESEO, Ill (KWQC) - Rural hospitals in Illinois say changing federal policy could shift funding away from them, forcing service cuts and potential closures unless state lawmakers take action. Hammond-Henry Hospital in Geneseo met with state lawmakers Monday to discuss the…...
CDC says flu activity has not peaked yet amid record-breaking season
3+ day, 4+ hour ago (521+ words) New government data posted Friday " for flu activity through last week " showed declines in medical office visits due to flu-like illness and in the number of states reporting high flu activity. However, some measures show this season is already surpassing…...
Rural maternity care crisis affects millions of women
3+ day, 23+ hour ago (198+ words) Rural maternity care crisis affects millions of women'KWQC (KWQC) - A new report shows that nearly 6 million women in the United States live in counties without maternity care at their local hospital. The problem is especially bad in rural areas, where…...
InvestigateTV+: Experts warn measles outbreaks could happen in U.S. as vaccine rates drop
5+ day, 6+ hour ago (623+ words) (InvestigateTV) " Doctors are warning that a deadly measles outbreak like one that killed 83 people in Samoa could happen anywhere as measles, mumps and rubella vaccination rates among U.S. children decline nationwide. InvestigateTV+ takes an in-depth look at the 2019 measles outbreak in…...
‘Tragic loss’: 1-year-old dies after getting stuck in toy slide at day care, authorities say
5+ day, 7+ hour ago (117+ words) Tragic loss: 1-year-old dies after getting stuck in toy slide at day care, authorities say'KWQC WASHINGTON COUNTY, Mo. (KMOV/Gray News) - A 1-year-old child died after becoming trapped in a playground slide at a day care, the Washington County Sheriffs…...
Judge shoots down mental health plan from Mary Davis Home
1+ week, 1+ day ago (186+ words) GALESBURG, Ill. (KWQC) -The Mary Davis Home will have to go back to the drawing board with their mental health plan. On Tuesday, a federal judge ruled their revised mental health plan didn't address the concerns brought forward by the ACLU…...
CDC updates childhood vaccine schedule, reduces recommended shots
1+ week, 1+ day ago (493+ words) DAVENPORT, Iowa (KWQC) - New guidance from the CDC is reshaping the childhood vaccine schedule, cutting back the number of recommended shots and changing how some decisions are made. The CDC now recommends all children be vaccinated against 11 diseases, a decrease…...