For a moment Friday, you could've heard a pin drop at the Genesis Medical Center in Davenport.
Women who said they used permanent hair dye in the year before enrolling in a study were 9% more likely to develop breast cancer compared to w…
Newsletter editor Brianna Labuskes wades through hundreds of health care policy stories each week, so you don’t have to.
A new change to the Supplemental Nutrition Program will affect many Quad-Citians.
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Earth Talk: Can lawn chemicals cause canine cancer?
Unfortunately, the answer may very well be yes.
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Local cardiologist Dr. Rafat Padaria wants to help young girls enter the field of cardiology.
When passing the Affordable Care Act, Democrats touted the fact that they had included many measures to pay for the bill’s expanded coverage. …
A local Emergency Medical Technician has been placed on probation following a June incident where he illegally gave two doses of ketamine.
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