The Iowa Maternal Mortality Review Committee's most recent report found the majority of deaths between 2019 and 2021 were preventable.

A veterinarian answers questions about the response to bird flu and the safety of the egg supply.

The attorneys general sent a letter saying the FDA needs to take action because high demand for the weight loss drugs paired with shortages has created a market for counterfeits.

The Iowa Department of Health and Human Services says it was already "winding down" programs related to COVID funding that were canceled by the federal government this week.

State lawmakers have proposed adding work requirements to Medicaid as the federal government looks to make potentially drastic cuts to its funding.

Five years after the coronavirus pandemic began, shifting views on vaccines have become noticeable trends in public health. COVID's influence is felt in the number of students who are not fully vaccinated — a number that has climbed four years in a row.

The COVID-19 pandemic took a big toll on Iowa’s health care workforce. Today, the state is facing a critical shortage of workers.

New data from the Guttmacher Institute found 76% of clinician-provided Iowa abortions were by medication in 2023, the last full year before the state's so-called 'heartbeat' law went into effect.

Lawmakers in an Iowa House subcommittee advanced a bill that requires abortion providers to post signs and give patients information about abortion reversal procedures.

The annual Cancer in Iowa report by the Iowa Cancer Registry found Iowa continues to have high rates of new cancers, but also highlights the state's high cancer survival rate.