2+ day, 12+ hour ago   (319+ words) Ottumwa Post Mahaska Health Welcomes Drew Richmond, MD, To General Surgery Team OSKALOOSA - Mahaska Health is honored to welcome Drew Richmond, MD, General Surgeon, to its growing surgical team. Dr. Richmond returns to Oskaloosa to provide comprehensive surgical care for…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (700+ words) Gov. Kim Reynolds joined state law enforcement and public health officials Tuesday in warning Iowans of the risks associated with kratom and its newer, synthetic variants. Kratom is typically marketed as a natural or herbal supplement for pain and anxiety,…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (846+ words) IOWA CITY — U.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks spoke Monday with cancer survivors and researchers and signed the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network’s promise to support the network’s priorities to end cancer. Miller-Meeks, who is running for reelection in Iowa’s 1st Congressional…...

1+ mon, 15+ hour ago   (84+ words) Ottumwa Post Swimming Not Recommended At Two Lake Red Rock Beaches MARION COUNTY - Swimming is not recommended at two beaches at Lake Red Rock in Marion County. The Army Corps of Engineers on Tuesday posted "Swimming Not Recommended" signs at…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1709+ words) Six years after it first opened, a care facility in rural Iowa that has allegedly been operating without the required licensure has been temporarily shut down by a court order. District Court Judge Crystal S. Cronk issued a temporary injunction last…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (293+ words) Ottumwa Post Bombei Joins Mahaska Health General Surgery Team OSKALOOSA - Katlyn Bombei is a board-certified Physician Assistant specializing in General Surgery. She earned her Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies from Northwestern College in Orange City, Iowa, and her…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (260+ words) Ottumwa Post Jefferson County Health Center Wecomes Henderson To Ottumwa Clinic Jefferson County Health Center (JCHC) is pleased to welcome Florita Henderson, MD, FACP, a board-certified internal medicine physician, to JCHC Clinic | Ottumwa. Dr. Henderson brings more than 20 years of…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (833+ words) Iowa health insurance companies are proposing premium increases for Affordable Care Act customers in 2027, affecting thousands of Iowans. The proposal comes after insurers increased premiums for ACA-marketplace customers in 2026 by an average of 15.3% in Iowa. The proposed premium increases come…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago   (22+ words) Mahaska Health Welcomes Dr. Kyle Brown To Emergency Medicine Team Ottumwa Post Mahaska Health Welcomes Dr. Kyle Brown To Emergency Medicine Team...

2+ mon, 2+ day ago   (495+ words) ADEL — U.S. Rep. Zach Nunn said Friday the current Republican-led Congress has been the most effective in "generational history” to have moved forward with cancer research funding. Nunn spoke to cancer patients, survivors and advocates at a American Cancer Society…...