The report by the Center for Healthcare Quality and Payment Reform analyzed federal data and found 61 percent of rural Iowa hospitals no longer deliver babies.

At a time when many rural hospitals continue to make the tough choice to shutter their obstetrics units and stop delivering babies, some have found ways to make their units survive and, sometimes, even thrive.

The annual Cancer in Iowa report by the Iowa Cancer Registry found Iowa has the fastest growing rate of new cancer in the country and focused on alcohol's role in cancer.

USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack sent out a letter to the governor's of 44 states that are not meeting federal standards for processing SNAP applications.

A House subcommittee has advanced a bill that would require the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services to provide oversight of temporary medical staffing agencies and cap wages for workers.

Medical providers could refuse to perform any health service that violates the provider’s ethical, moral or religious beliefs under a bill that advanced Wednesday in the Iowa Senate.

A recent report estimates how abortion bans in states like Kentucky and Missouri affected birth rates during the first half of 2023. It’s an early indicator that the bans aren’t equal in terms of impact.

New proposed rules for nursing home staffing levels by the Biden administration elicited mixed reactions. Nursing home workers say they’re much needed and long overdue. But some Republican governors echo the long-term care industry’s concerns. They say the measures will push some facilities to shut down.

Gov. Kim Reynolds has declined to join the Summer EBT program, which would give Iowa families about $40 per month in the summer for each child who is eligible for free or reduced-price school lunch to help ensure kids get enough to eat when they’re not in school.

In states where abortion was restricted following the fall of Roe v. Wade, a growing number of people are seeking permanent contraception.