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Dr. Anita Bangale is an emergency physician, certified mindset coach, and international TEDx speaker. She has served as Medical Director of the Emergency Department at St. Luke's Hospital and emphasized department wellness during the COVID-19 pandemic. She currently works as a physician leader in the emergency department, where she creates true partnerships with her patients with compassion and empathy. Dr. Bangale is also a certified life coach and founder and creator of Diya Coaching, a life coaching center focusing on teens, young professionals and moms.  Dr. Bangale also works as an alumni mentor for The Jay Shetty Certification School, a physician leader with Brightside Health, a national telemedicine company focused on the treatment of anxiety and depression, and has given numerous talks for schools, universities, youth groups, physician groups and corporate groups. In this episode we cover: The importance of having a morning routine and how to start one.  How having a magical morning routine impacts the rest of our day and or life.  Tips to create a magical morning routine and how to keep it up.  … and so much more. ✨Additional Resources: - Set up your FREE 30 minute consultation for 1:1 coaching ⁠⁠here ⁠⁠ - Get the "My 2024 Hormone Health Journal" ⁠⁠here⁠⁠ -Get the "How to Enjoy Indian Food Guilt-Free with PCOS" Mini-course ⁠⁠here⁠⁠ ✨Free Resources: - Watch the "⁠⁠Freedom from PCOS Symptoms - Create a Sustainable Lifestyle with PCOS in 5 Steps⁠⁠." Masterclass Replay - Subscribe to the Newsletter and get “Dr. Ami's Top 3 Vitamins for Conceiving with PCOS” ⁠⁠https://pcosholisticcoach.com/⁠⁠ Connect with your host Dr. Ami Patel, send a DM and introduce yourself via Instagram & TikTok @PCOS.Holistic.Coach If you enjoyed this episode, please leave a review. This will help the podcast reach other listeners that need support with their PCOS. Thank you so much!

This episode features Casey Greene, Market President at UnityPoint Health - St. Luke's Hospital. Here, he discusses his background & transition into healthcare leadership, what he's currently focusing on in his role, advice for leaders, and more.

Are your dietary supplements contaminated? Are they safe and efficacious? Confusion abounds in the supplement world, so you'll want to listen to this episode to get in the know! Joel Totoro, Registered Dietitian and Director of Sports Science at Thorne, joins us to chat all about dietary supplements. We cover manufacturing processes, certification and 3rd party testing, and the use of supplements across different ages, genders, and athletic levels.  We also discuss: How Joel got into sport dietetics and his current role at Thorne Regulation of dietary supplements Third party testing and NSF Certified for Sport  The use of supplements in youth athletes The rise of gender-specific supplements Drug testing and cautions in elite and professional level athletes Supplements that Joel takes Quotes: “You have to be the CEO of your own health.” Links: NSF Certified for Sport Thorne More about our guest: Joel Totoro is a registered dietitian and Director of Sports Science at Thorne. He oversees human performance integration with Thorne's sports partners and serves as a liaison to the medical affairs, research and design teams.  He worked on the Performance and Innovation Team at EXOS following a stop as the sports dietitian for University of Michigan. Totoro also served 8 years as team dietitian for the New England Patriots becoming the first full-time sports dietitian in professional sports. Totoro also served as the assistant chief dietitian at St. Luke's Hospital, specializing in trauma nutrition. He holds a B.S. in Allied Health-Dietetics from the University of Connecticut and is an original member and former BoD chairperson for the Collegiate and Professional Sports Dietitian Association. --- This episode is brought to you by All Around Snack Co. which features tasty snacks that are low in added sugars, contain zero dyes, colorings or additives and help control blood sugar for steady energy levels throughout the day.  Use code ISNPODCAST23 to save 15% on your purchase. We'd love to connect with you on social! Follow the podcast on Instagram @isnpodcast, and you can follow Dina at @nutritionmechanic and Bob at @enrgperformance. You can learn more about Bob and Dina's nutrition and coaching services and programs at www.enrgperformance.com and www.nutritionmechanic.com. 

Seniors and Driving We know Seniors and Driving is a hot topic in most families, but did you know cities, police, and our doctors worry about this issue too?  Today our expert panel addresses common concerns, tips, and resources to help you address driving in a respectful and proactive way. Find more information on our panel and resource links below. Panel of Experts Cheryl Salo is passionate about helping mature drivers be safer on the roads. She has been an instructor with AARP Driver Safety for 10 years and is the Minnesota State Coordinator for the program.  An important part of the curriculum is the unit on “What the Road Ahead Looks Like” with a discussion on alternate travel options.   Cheryl facilitates free in-person “We Need To Talk” seminars, for those dealing with the difficult discussion of a loved one's diminishing driving ability.  Email cherylsalo@gmail.com   Mike Jaafar has nearly 30 years in Law Enforcement and serves as the Undersheriff of the Wayne County Sheriff's Office.  Undersheriff Jaafar is a proud graduate of the FBI National Academy and the Eastern Michigan Police Staff and Command Center for Regional and National Security.  Email Mike's Assistant Danielle Stephens Dstephe1@waynecounty.com   Michael Ellenbogen has been living with a form of dementia since the age of 49. He is a world-renowned International Dementia Advocate & Connecter, who has been featured in nationally syndicated TV, radio, and other media outlets. Michael served on many national and international committees and has even represented the U.S./World for people living with dementia at the World Health Organization in Geneva. Email  authorellenbogen@gmail.com   Ronald J. Devers is Director of Agency Operations for PSI Insurance Agency located in Lansing Michigan.  He began his insurance career in 1989. He developed his expertise by working for several companies and found his true calling for insurance and education. Ron has received numerous designations in his field and held multiple board roles. Email  rdevers@psiinsurance.net   Ann Forrest Clark has worked in the field of driver rehabilitation for over 40 years.  She provides clinical evaluations through St. Luke's Hospital of Duluth, MN, and is the owner of Safer Driver, LLC driving school.  She enjoys helping people continue to drive safely through training in the use of adaptive equipment.  She also supports people when driving retirement is indicated. Email  jsafc@aol.com   Dr. Brittany Lamb is a board-certified Emergency Medicine physician, dementia family educator and advocate. Outside of the ER, Dr. Lamb supports and educates dementia family caregivers, on the importance of, and how to, plan for future medical decisions. Her goal is to deliver the information needed to make informed decisions into the hands of family caregivers through social media, a blog, and an online self-paced program. Email blambmd@gmail.com   Email Lance Slatton and Lori La Bey with Conscious Caregiving with L & L through their website https://consciouscaregivingll.com/  You can also access their other websites from here too.

On Total Information, Tom Ackerman and Meghan Lynch discuss a frightening incident involving NBA superstar LeBron James' son, Bronny James. The 18-year-old freshman on the USC basketball team suffered a cardiac arrest during a workout, prompting an urgent rush to the hospital. Dr. Keith Mankowitz , Director of the Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Center at St. Luke's Hospital, sheds light on the difference between cardiac arrest and heart attacks and explains the potential triggers and recovery process. The conversation also addresses concerns about COVID vaccines and overexertion in athletes.    © EFE

Dr. Daniel Wagner, Chief of Obstetrics and Gynecology, St. Luke's Hospital joins Megan Lynch and Tom Ackerman talking about the ADA approval of the first over the counter birth control pill.    © Erin Woodiel / Argus Leader / USA TODAY NETWORK

Kyle Black started at Sabre Industries in June 2015 as an EHS Specialist and is currently the EHS Manager of the Sioux Campus. Sabre Industries specializes in manufacturing tubular utility and telecom structures as well as other telecom structures, such as concealed and angle iron structures.  Sabre Industries also provides coating and galvanizing services.Kyle has 4 children 3 boys: Jaiden, Isaiah, and Vincent, and a girl, Liliana, a wife Brenda and a cat Baue Jangles.  Kyle went to school for EMT/Fire Science at Kirkwood and studied Public Administration with a specialty in Emergency Management at Upper Iowa University. Kyle has 5 years of ER Technician experience. 3 years of Field EMS and 8 years of industrial response. 4 years of security between Kirkwood apartments and St. Luke's Hospital. 3 years as a Fire Fighter 1/Hazmat Specialist. 8 years as a Horizontal Engineer specializing in Crane Operations in the US Army Reserve.Learn more about our safety department here --> https://ibcins.biz/risk-management/Like us on Facebook --> https://www.facebook.com/IBCInsuranceSiouxCity/Follow us on LinkedIn --> https://www.linkedin.com/company/ibc-insurance/

Ashley Toney, Director, Revenue Cycle and Chief Compliance and Privacy Officer at St. Luke's Hospital, Atrium Health joins the podcast to discuss her background & journey into healthcare, opportunities & headwinds she's keeping an eye on in the revenue cycle space, how important it is for health organizations to stand out, and more.Want to network with peers and hear more conversations like this? Apply to be one of our complimentary guest reviewers at our upcoming HIT + Digital Health + RCM Meeting Oct, 3-6 2023 here.

Ashley Toney, Director, Revenue Cycle and Chief Compliance and Privacy Officer at St. Luke's Hospital, Atrium Health joins the podcast to discuss her background & journey into healthcare, opportunities & headwinds she's keeping an eye on in the revenue cycle space, how important it is for health organizations to stand out, and more.Want to network with peers and hear more conversations like this? Apply to be one of our complimentary guest reviewers at our upcoming HIT + Digital Health + RCM Meeting Oct, 3-6 2023 here.

Ashley Toney, Director, Revenue Cycle and Chief Compliance and Privacy Officer at St. Luke's Hospital, Atrium Health joins the podcast to discuss her background & journey into healthcare, opportunities & headwinds she's keeping an eye on in the revenue cycle space, how important it is for health organizations to stand out, and more.Want to network with peers and hear more conversations like this? Apply to be one of our complimentary guest reviewers at our upcoming HIT + Digital Health + RCM Meeting Oct, 3-6 2023 here.

For all our digital links please click the link below! https://linktr.ee/rootsrd Discounts on ⁠ @Thornehealth ⁠ #supplements DM me! How to Contact Joel: IG: jctotoro Free  @Thornehealth  articles to learn more about supplementation: https://www.thorne.com/take-5-daily Joel Totoro is a registered dietitian and Director of Sports Science at Thorne. He oversees human performance integration with Thorne's sports partners and serves as a liaison to the medical affairs, research, and design teams. He worked on the Performance and Innovation Team at EXOS following a stop as the sports dietitian for the University of Michigan. Totoro also served 8 years as a team dietitian for the New England Patriots becoming the first full-time sports dietitian in professional sports. Totoro also served as the assistant chief dietitian at St. Luke's Hospital, specializing in trauma nutrition. He holds a B.S. in Allied Health-Dietetics from the University of Connecticut and is an original member and former BoD chairperson for the Collegiate and Professional Sports Dietitian Association. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/shawn-pitcher/support

Dr. Joseph Craft, Cardiologist and President of Medical Staff at St. Luke's Hospital, joins the podcast to discuss his background & pride in his organization, biggest issues he's following in cardiology today, how he sees heart care evolving over the next 18 months, current nerves and excitements, and more.

Dr. Joseph Craft, Cardiologist and President of Medical Staff at St. Luke's Hospital, joins the podcast to discuss his background & pride in his organization, biggest issues he's following in cardiology today, how he sees heart care evolving over the next 18 months, current nerves and excitements, and more.

Dr. Joseph Craft, Cardiologist and President of Medical Staff at St. Luke's Hospital, joins the podcast to discuss his background & pride in his organization, biggest issues he's following in cardiology today, how he sees heart care evolving over the next 18 months, current nerves and excitements, and more.

Hour 1 * Guest: Zapata County, TX Sheriff Raymundo Del Bosque – ZapataCountyTX.gov * Will Screenwriter Strike Shut Down Hollywood? * Is Tucker actually still on Fox News payroll? * Megyn Kelly reveals Tucker not actually FIRED from Fox yet! * Did Ukrainian President Zelensky Get Murdoch To Fire Tucker Carlson? * Has Zelensky's government created a blacklist of Americans who they believe need to be shut up? * The Mexican state and military, under President Obrador's (aka AMLO) leadership, will defend Mexico's criminal cartels from the Americans. * Critics say Gov. Abbott isn't doing enough to address border crisis. * Kinney County Attorney Brent Smith, who was the first to issue a county disaster declaration over the border crisis, said the governor's plan was a good start but it doesn't go far enough. * “Abbott's policies don't include deportation and only slow down the revolving door, which ultimately leads to Border Patrol releasing illegal aliens into our communities,” Smith said. “That's not acceptable. Kinney County will not release our prisoners to Border Patrol if that results in them being released back into the public. We will deport them ourselves. Kinney County's message to Governor Abbott is: Lead. Follow. Or get the hell out of the way.” * TX Sheriff Del Bosque, Feels that Gov. Abbott is being circumvented but doing a great job on the border! * What About The John Ferguson, Saxon drones Solution! * Archives of the  Simulcast of the Sheriff Mack show and Liberty RoundTable Live can be found in Video at BrightEON.tv and Audio at LovingLiberty.net Hour 2 * Guest: Ammon Bundy, Who would you call right now if you needed help protecting your rights? Uniting Neighbors to Defend Their Families, Faith, Freedom and Future – PeoplesRights.org * Being a free people requires certain duties and responsibilities that can only be ignored at our own peril. * Civil and Criminal Trespass Law Being Miss Used Against Patriots By Rogue Thug Agents At All Levels Of Government! * Protecting The Diego Rodriguez Family! – FreedomMan.org * We discuss our opinions regarding the abusive continued efforts of the government subsidized child trafficking ring in Idaho which includes the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare, CPS, evil social workers, corrupt police agencies and officers (specifically the Meridian Police Department), the abominable and incompetent St. Luke's Hospital, and the general tyranny of Idaho's political class. * Facts About Ammon's Contempt of Court Charge that Not A Single News Organization Has Cared to Share With You! * Good News: Baby Cyrus at SeaWorld today with his family. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/loving-liberty/support

* Guest: Ammon Bundy, Who would you call right now if you needed help protecting your rights? Uniting Neighbors to Defend Their Families, Faith, Freedom and Future - PeoplesRights.org * Being a free people requires certain duties and responsibilities that can only be ignored at our own peril. * Civil and Criminal Trespass Law Being Miss Used Against Patriots By Rogue Thug Agents At All Levels Of Government! * Protecting The Diego Rodriguez Family! - FreedomMan.org * We discuss our opinions regarding the abusive continued efforts of the government subsidized child trafficking ring in Idaho which includes the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare, CPS, evil social workers, corrupt police agencies and officers (specifically the Meridian Police Department), the abominable and incompetent St. Luke's Hospital, and the general tyranny of Idaho's political class. * Facts About Ammon's Contempt of Court Charge that Not A Single News Organization Has Cared to Share With You! * Good News: Baby Cyrus at SeaWorld today with his family.  

The 1st full-time sports dietitian in professional sports, Joel Totoro is a registered dietitian and Director of Sports Science at Thorne, a world-renowned health solutions and supplement company. Joel oversees human performance integration with Thorne's sports partners and serves as a liaison to the medical affairs, research and design teams.  He worked on the Performance and Innovation Team at EXOS following a stop as the sports dietitian for University of Michigan. Totoro also served 8 years as team dietitian for the New England Patriots. Totoro also served as the assistant chief dietitian at St. Luke's Hospital, specializing in trauma nutrition. He holds a B.S. in Allied Health-Dietetics from the University of Connecticut and is an original member and former Board of Directors Chairperson for the Collegiate and Professional Sports Dietitian Association. Listeners will hear what Joel means by, "To be at the highest level of sport, there's always: What do I think? What do I know? What can I prove?" For 25% OFF all Thorne Products, click here and sign up.

An aging population, physician shortages, and industry fragmentation are making cardiology the “new darling” of private equity investment. The question is – can private equity coexist with the quadruple aim? On MedAxiom HeartTalk, host Melanie Lawson talks with Ann Honeycutt, executive director of Virginia Cardiovascular Specialists, Larry Sobal, CEO of Heart and Vascular Institute of Wisconsin, Dinesh Pubbi, MD, a founding member of First Coast Heart and Vascular Center, Rick Snyder, MD, FACC, an interventional cardiologist at HeartPlace Dallas, and Joe Sasson, executive vice president of Ventures at MedAxiom. They discuss the influx of private equity in cardiovascular healthcare and how one size does not fit all.Guest Bios:Ann E. Honeycutt, MSN, is the executive director of Virginia Cardiovascular Specialists (VCS), a private practice based in Richmond, VA. In her role, Ann has been actively involved in developing strong partnerships with local health systems and managed care organizations and has strived to ensure VCS remains a leader in the transformation of healthcare and clinical cardiology. She also serves as vice chair of MD Value Care, an ACO comprised of 90 primary care physicians and 350 specialists. Ann is also the only practice executive serving on the Richmond Academy of Medicine Board. She received a Master of Nursing, Community Health and Education from the University of Washington. Over the course of her nearly 40-year career, she has held various leadership roles in the areas of community health, home health care, acute care, ambulatory services and physician practice management. She has in-depth experience with financial management, strategic planning, business development, talent acquisition and leadership development.Larry Sobal, MBA, MHA, FACMPE - CEO of the Heart and Vascular Institute of Wisconsin in Appleton, WI. - Larry is an innovative, results-driven senior healthcare executive with a diverse background in medical group leadership, hospital leadership, and insurance. Effective communicator with the ability to engage others to create a vision for change and translate that into strategy by analyzing critical business requirements, identifying deficiencies and potential opportunities, and developing innovative solutions. Respected decision-maker who delivers value and trust through strong relationships with colleagues, physicians, staff, and the community. His areas of expertise include strategic planning and implementation, leadership and management, and operations improvement.Joe Sasson, PhD - executive vice president of Ventures and chief commercial officer, MedAxiom - Joe is a tenured member of the MedAxiom team and brings with him a wide variety of perspectives on healthcare operations and market access strategies. As chief commercial officer and executive vice president of Ventures at MedAxiom, Joe helps members access the technologies and solutions they need to effectively run their organizations and prepare for the future of value-based care. He currently works with companies spanning medtech, device, pharma, imaging, cath labs/ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) and health IT to deliver economic value propositions and strategies to accelerate commercial growth. Joe has created and led programs and workgroups centering on EMR utilization and optimization, chronic care management, physician in-office dispensing of medications, CCTA, cath lab efficiency and more.Dinesh Pubbi, MD – Dr. Pubbi is a founding member of First Coast Heart & Vascular Center. He completed his electrophysiology fellowship at St. Luke's Medical Center in Milwaukee where he trained in the latest electrophysiology procedures and techniques including atrial fibrillation ablations, device implantations and complex ablations. Dr. Pubbi completed his internal medicine residency at Sinai Samaritan Medical Center in Milwaukee and worked as an Internist and Primary Care physician for several years before completing his cardiology fellowship at Aurora Health Care at ASMC and St. Luke's Hospital also in Milwaukee.Rick Snyder MD, FACC – Dr. Snyder is a board-certified interventional cardiologist at HeartPlace, serving adults and teens in and around Dallas, Texas. He holds three board certifications: interventional cardiology, advanced heart failure and transplantation, and cardiovascular disease.Dr. Snyder joined the team at HeartPlace in 1996 and opened the satellite office at Medical City that same year. Though he's trained as an interventionist, Dr. Snyder prides himself on providing the highest quality preventive care. He believes that risk factor modification through diet and exercise can significantly reduce the risk of potentially serious issues like a heart attack or a stroke.As a cardiologist, Dr. Snyder serves as an advocate for his patients. That advocacy extends to his work with legislative leaders at both the state and national levels. His work as a physician advocate allows Dr. Snyder to help a larger number of people.Currently, Dr. Snyder serves as the president of HeartPlace. He enjoys leading the organization and has plenty of past experience — he's served as staff president at Medical City Dallas Hospital as well as president of the Dallas County Medical Society.

In 2021, 1,286 people in Minnesota died from drug overdoses, according to the Minnesota Department of Health, a 20 percent increase from 2020. On Wednesday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced that Narcan nasal spray, a drug that reverses opioid overdoses, would soon be available over the counter. Opioids can cause overdoses by decreasing the urge to breathe, the respiratory drive. During an opioid overdose, people can stop breathing altogether and, if not helped in time, die. But, if Narcan is administered, it goes into the body and removes the opioids from the receptor, engaging breath and saving lives.  Heather Blue, associate professor of pharmacy for the University of Minnesota Duluth and emergency medicine pharmacist at St. Luke's Hospital, said making Narcan available over the counter will increase accessibility. She spoke with MPR News host Cathy Wurzer about it.  How do these drugs work? So when we think about how opioids cause overdose, they sit on the opioid receptors in our body. And while that can provide euphoria and kind of that high, and as well as pain control, part of that opioid receptor can actually decrease your respiratory drive and that urge to breathe.  So what we see in opioid overdoses is our patients will not breathe, they will not be breathing adequately, or they will stop breathing altogether. When naloxone, or as you mentioned, the brand name Narcan, is administered, it goes into the body and then kind of rips the opioid off of that opioid receptor.  Then the patient is able to have that drive to breathe, be able to take breaths, as well as it doesn't cause some opioid withdrawal. But what we want that naloxone to do is to allow the patient to be able to breathe, and of course, then prevent a fatal overdose. How might this decision by the FDA help increase access? I think making it over-the-counter will really increase the accessibility of the medication for patients as well as patients family members to obtain this and to be able to prevent those fatal overdoses. I should also point out as we're talking about accessibility, that it's not the patient, or the person that is experiencing the opioid overdose that's going to be administering this medication, it is going to be the friends, the family members or the rescue workers that will be administering this medication.  When it was just a prescription medication, there was some concern of whether or not that prescription should be written for the person that would be most likely to use that versus the patient that wanted to have it available. By going over-the-counter, we've really taken that away and made it available for family members, anyone who wants to have naloxone on hand to hopefully again, reverse that fatal overdose. How available is this drug right now in rural areas?  So being that naloxone was only available with a prescription, it really limited where that medication could be. And we know that in our rural Minnesota areas that we do have places that are pharmacy deserts, that it's a long ways away for some of our residents to be able to have a pharmacy. We don't know exactly where this naloxone over-the-counter will go, but this announcement by the FDA does make it available [and] could be as similar as ibuprofen or acetaminophen, available in stores, grocery stores and gas stations even.  That can definitely increase the accessibility in our rural areas. Instead of having to go to a doctor and get a prescription or go to the pharmacy to pick up your naloxone, it could be available when you fill up your gas tank. What about the cost? That's definitely been kind of the piece today as this announcement comes out. Because we had gotten to a point where insurance companies were covering the prescription naloxone fairly well, and so usually what happens when a medication goes over the counter, a lot of private insurances will not cover over-the-counter products.  It is really unknown right now where that coverage will lie. And again, that's a decision made by the insurance companies, and then where the price point is. So even if it's not covered by insurance, making sure that it is still affordable for patients that want to have this should be available. Some doctors and researchers contended that easy access to Narcan could enable continued opioid abuse and maybe worsen the crisis. Are those concerns still out there in the medical community? Oh, absolutely. I would say those concerns are still out there. But I would also categorize them as they also are feeling some of the stigma seen around both this product as well as the opioid use disorder in general. As we look at the studies, we can see that when naloxone is available, and some of their harm reduction strategies such as safe-use places, the use of opioids does not increase. We see those fatal overdoses decrease.  We need to be thinking at a broader kind of the next step, right? So this naloxone will reverse an opioid overdose. However, it doesn't take care of the opioid use disorder, it doesn't think about preventing an additional overdose experience. And so while that stigma still stands within health care practice, I think there are an equal amount of studies showing that it doesn't increase that engagement. However, it does save lives. Then we can move forward into thinking about how we can treat opioid-use disorder in a more holistic way. How do you recommend that folks educate themselves about how to use this? Naloxone use is very easy, even just a quick Google search and you can find YouTube videos. The packaging will have education, the current prescription packaging has pictures and diagrams as well as walking you through with words. It should be administered when a patient is suspected of opioid overdose death, or opioid overdose. So that looks like them being really lethargic, sleepy. Again, they're not able to breathe well, they you may see some blue lips, a blue color to their skin. For the nasal form, which again will be over the counter, all you have to do is insert that into the patient's nostril, press the little trigger that gives the spray and so even if they're not breathing adequately, they can absorb that medication within their nose and then that again is going to go and kick that opioid off the receptor.  The other piece that I think it's really important that people know is that often the opioid that's causing the overdose hangs around in the body longer than the naloxone. So even if you have the naloxone available, and the patient does start to breathe again, that patient needs medical attention.  They need to be brought to the emergency department because once the naloxone leaves the body there is that chance that the patients will have an additional overdose. And so they may require additional naloxone. It's really important that people just know that piece of that, while we have more naloxone available, it does not take the place of further health care needs for that patient as well as getting connected to some of the community resources and treatment for opioid use disorder. To hear the full conversation, click play on the audio player above.

UnityPoint Health - St. Luke's Hospital in Cedar Rapids, Iowa and Dr. Jonathan Rippentrop, urologist from Physicians' Clinic of Iowa are once again pioneering robotic surgery utilizing single port (SP) robotics – as the first and only hospital in the state with this technology – adding it in 2019.The da Vinci Single Port SP, was initially released to a limited number of hospitals in the world. At St. Luke's the da Vinci SP is used for certain urologic procedures including prostatectomies and nephrectomies. With the da Vinci SP surgeons operate using one small (about one inch) incision before deploying the robot's surgical instruments through a single port. The ability to enter the body using a single port enables surgeons to perform more complex procedures. This minimally invasive surgery improves patient outcomes and recovery time. This is particularly noticeable in cancer cases, where surgeons can now access more narrow spaces without compromising precision. To operate using the da Vinci surgeons use a special console with hand and foot controls to move the robot arm and manipulate the surgical instruments. A small, 3D-HD flexible camera helps surgeons see and perform the surgery. The robot translates the surgeons' natural hand motions at the control console into corresponding movements of the robotic instrument.Prior to the implementation of the da Vinci SP, a robotic prostatectomy surgery typically involved five to six dime-sized incisions in the patient's abdomen to insert the minimally invasive instruments. Prior to robotic surgery, patients would undergo open surgery, which required significantly larger incisions and a longer recovery period. Patients that have robotic surgery can resume normal activities in a matter of weeks rather than months.Dr. Rippentrop has been a pioneer in robotic surgery and was one of the first surgeons to operate using the surgical robot in 2005, when St. Luke's was the first hospital in Cedar Rapids to acquire the system. Surgeons at St. Luke's perform 15 types of minimally invasive procedures. The robots are used for general, gynecology and urology surgeries at St. Luke's.Learn more about Single Port Robotic surgery at unitypoint.org/cedarrapidsDo you have a question about a trending medical topic? Ask Dr. Arnold! Submit your question and it may be answered by Dr. Arnold on the podcast! Submit your questions at: https://www.unitypoint.org/cedarrapids/submit-a-question-for-the-mailbag.aspx If you have a topic you'd like Dr. Arnold to discuss with a guest on the podcast, shoot us an email at stlukescr@unitypoint.org.

This episode is brought to you by Koha Health. At Koha Health, their goal is empowering your practice to achieve total financial health. We have on one of the great leaders in orthopedics for this episode who trained some of the best "who's who" sports medicine fellows. Dr. Russell Warren joined the Hospital for Special Surgery on January 1, 1977 and served as surgeon-in-chief from 1993 to 2003. Dr. Warren is the also the emeritus team physician for the New York Giants football team. Topics include: -After receiving his medical degree from the State University of New York at Syracuse in 1966, he completed a 1-year surgical residency at St. Luke's Hospital in New York and went on to serve as a Lt. Commander for the U.S. Navy during Vietnam. For his service, Dr. Warren received the U.S. Navy Medal of Commendation in 1969. -He discusses the evolution of Hospital of Special Surgery during his tenure. When he started, they did about 6,000 cases per year and now up over 35,000 surgeries per year. -Dr. Warren talks about his role as a Board Member at American Orthopedic Partners, a private equity platform. Find out more about Dr. Russell Warren here.

Prof. Garry Courtney, Clinical Director, St Luke's Hospital, Kilkenny.

This is Stephen Schmidt from the Gazette digital news desk and I'm here with your update for Tuesday, December 20.If you still want to get out and run errands this week, Tuesday looks like a good day to do it, despite the cold temperatures. According to the National Weather Service, it will be mostly cloudy in the Cedar Rapids area, then gradually become sunny, with a high of 21 degrees.Then, up to 10 inches of snow and wind gusts as high as 50 mph could come later this week in Eastern Iowa, as forecasters warn that now is the time to prepare for bitter cold and impassable roadways.All of Iowa was put under a winter storm watch Monday afternoon, although estimates of snowfall between Wednesday and Friday remained uncertain — but with strong winds, forecasters are predicting blizzard conditions are probable even if snowfall is on the lighter side.“Travel could be very difficult. Widespread blowing snow could significantly reduce visibility. The hazardous conditions could impact the morning and evening commutes. Strong winds could cause tree damage and potential power outages. The cold wind chills as low as 30 below zero could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes,” the Weather Service said.Cedar Rapids hospitals are reinstating mask mandates amid a spike in COVID-19, RSV and flu cases.Universal masking resumed Monday for visitors, patient families, volunteers and staff at Mercy Medical Center and MercyCare facilities.“Mercy has temporarily returned to these precautions for the safety of hospitalized patients and the community,” a Monday news release said. “The changes will remain in place as we continue to monitor local rates of infection.”From Oct. 4 to this past Sunday, Mercy policy allowed those who were asymptomatic and not exposed to COVID-19 for at least 10 days to be in common areas, clinics and other facilities without masks. Staff continued to wear masks in patient rooms, exam rooms and other areas of direct patient care.Universal masking resumed Dec. 9 at UnityPoint Health- St. Luke's Hospital, regardless of vaccination status.A man was taken into custody last week in Illinois after two knifepoint robberies in Coralville and Iowa City.Dewayne K. Corely-Jones, 30, will be charged with first-degree robbery, first-degree theft and going armed with intent when he is returned to Iowa, according to a news release from the Iowa City Police Department. Currently, he's being held in Peoria County, Ill.Corely-Jones is suspected of being involved in two armed robberies on Dec. 12.At 10 a.m. on Dec. 12, the Coralville Police Department was called to the parking lot of Trader Joe's for the first armed robbery, according to a release from the Coralville Police Department.A man reportedly forced a woman into the passenger seat of her own car at knifepoint and then drove her to a nearby bank to withdraw money. When the victim went inside the bank, the man fled the scene in the car.After a short vehicle pursuit with police, the suspect abandoned the car near Oakcrest Street and Woodside Drive in Iowa City.At 12:35 p.m., Iowa City Police were called to the second armed robbery, in the area of West Benton Street and Oaknoll Court.Another woman reported she had been robbed at knifepoint and her vehicle had been stolen.

Dr. Thomas Heineman, otolaryngologist with Physicians' Clinic of Iowa, returns to the podcast to share the latest on the Inspire device for patients with sleep apnea.Dr. Heineman's team was recently named an Inspire Care Team of Excellence, and they perform this procedure exclusively at St. Luke's Hospital and Surgery Center Cedar Rapids. Do you have a question about a trending medical topic? Ask Dr. Arnold! Submit your question and it may be answered by Dr. Arnold on the podcast! Submit your questions at: https://www.unitypoint.org/cedarrapids/submit-a-question-for-the-mailbag.aspx If you have a topic you'd like Dr. Arnold to discuss with a guest on the podcast, shoot us an email at stlukescr@unitypoint.org.

In 2006, Lillie Shockney, Professor of Surgery at Johns Hopkins University, launched a retreat program for patients with metastatic breast cancer, a weekend-long retreat in which patients, their spouses, and caregivers can focus on communication, support, relationships, personal reflection, and laughter. In 2016, Janie Metsker, Clinical Coordinator at the Koontz Center for Advanced Breast Cancer at St. Luke's Hospital, launched these retreats at her own institution. In this interview with Oncology Data Advisor, Ms. Shockney and Ms. Metsker reflect on the impactful moments that take place during the retreats and their profound significance for the patients who attend.

This is John McGlothlen with The Gazette digital news desk and I'm here with your update for Tuesday, October 18th.According to the National Weather Service, it will be sunny in the Cedar Rapids area today, with a high near 47. Winds from the north-northwest between 11 and 20 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Then tonight it will be clear, with a low around 23.Iowa's candidates for governor clashed over the best use of Iowa's state tax revenue, education and abortion in the first and only scheduled debate between Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds and Democrat challenger Deidre DeJear. Monday night on Iowa PBS, Reynolds touted the record of her six-year term, pointing to tax cuts and keeping schools and businesses open during most of the COVID-19 pandemic as her major achievements and the reason voters should elect her again. DeJear, a businesswoman from Des Moines, said the state has been underfunding critical systems including education and health care, and said state government is not prioritizing the needs of Iowans. A Des Moines Register/Mediacom Iowa Poll released Sunday showed Reynolds with a solid lead over DeJear, with support from 52 percent of Iowa voters compared with DeJear's 35 percent. Libertarian Rick Stewart, who did not meet the qualifications to be invited to the debate, showed 4 percent support in the poll.Iowa U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson of Marion was hospitalized Sunday night at UnityPoint St. Luke's Hospital for a kidney infection, and a televised debate in the race for the 2nd Congressional District has been canceled. In an update Monday afternoon, her chief of staff, Jimmy Peacock, said Hinson was feeling better but still undergoing treatment and would remain hospitalized overnight. Hinson, a Republican running for re-election to a second term in Iowa's newly drawn 2nd District, was scheduled to debate Democratic challenger and state Sen. Liz Mathis of Hiawatha tonight on Iowa PBS. A news release from Iowa PBS said both candidates were offered dates to reschedule the debate, but “none of those dates were mutually acceptable to the campaigns.”Former Iowa men's basketball player Joe Wieskamp was placed on waivers by the San Antonio Spurs Monday. Muscatine's Wieskamp was a second-round draft pick of the Spurs in 2021 after leaving Iowa following his junior season. He began the season on a two-way contract, and was converted to a standard NBA contract in March. He signed a two-year contract this summer with the first year guaranteed. So he'll be paid $2.175 million by San Antonio unless he is claimed on waivers. Wieskamp averaged 17.1 points in 15 games last season for San Antonio's Austin Spurs NBA G League affiliate. He played in 29 games with San Antonio, averaging 2.1 points in 7.1 minutes per game.–

Dr. Megan Gau, medical director of mammography at St. Luke's Hospital, discusses the factors involved with breast cancer awareness including breast density, mammogram information, family history, plus more. For more information, visit: https://www.stlukeshealth.org/breast-cancer

Newspaper headlines can be terrifying. Sometimes, although rarely, young runners die suddenly during marathons, despite seemingly good health. If athletes at their peak physical performance are dropping dead from cardiac events, you might ask yourself; how do I know if my heart is okay for exercise? Helping us navigate these concerns is Dr. Anu Rao, an Associate Professor of Cardiology in the department of Internal Medicine at Rush Medical College, a board-certified cardiologist at St. Luke's Hospital, and an expert in matters of the heart. Dr. Rao's goal is to educate and empower, working collaboratively with her patients to create a care plan, reduce future risks, and help them reach their full health potential. With this in mind, we take a look at Dr. Rao's weekly exercise recommendations to reduce your risk of heart disease, how likely it is that you'll suffer from a cardiac event during exercise, and some of the unusual symptoms you shouldn't ignore. As Dr. Rao reminds us, nothing in life is risk-free! Don't break up with your favorite physical activity just because you're worried about a cardiac event. Instead, consider moderate exercise on alternating days, get adequate rest, and if you're really savvy, get your heart checked. Oh, and listen to Your Doctor Friends, of course! Topics discussed in this episode: Why runners die at marathons, dating back to Ancient Greece Unpacking the term ‘cardiac arrest' Risk factors that warrant being screened for heart disease The controversy surrounding widespread EKG screening for athletes Common feelings of anxiety that come with abnormal test results A cardiologist's recommendations for weekly exercise Unusual symptoms that should raise red flags Why we don't recommend going from couch to marathon Insight into why cardiologists treat professional athletes differently Genetic commonalities among different populations Why you might want to consider genetic testing A reminder that nothing in life is risk-free Important advice regarding your cardiac health Stage fright, St. Louis-style pizza, and more in the rapid-fire segment! Request an appointment with Dr. Rao by visiting the Rush University Medical Group website https://doctors.rush.edu/details/17387 (here) or the St. Luke's Hospital website https://doctors.stlukes-stl.com/Default/Details/2058 (here). CHECK OUT OUR https://www.bonfire.com/store/your-doctor-friends/ (MERCH!) Find us at: Website: https://www.yourdoctorfriendspodcast.com (yourdoctorfriendspodcast.com)  Email: yourdoctorfriendspodcast@gmail.com  Call the DOCLINE on 312-380-5005 and leave us a message. We will listen and maybe even respond/play it on the show! (Disclaimer: we will not answer specific medical questions or offer medical advice. Consult your healthcare professional with any and all personal health questions.) Connect with us: Join our Facebook group – https://m.facebook.com/groups/1240642470024886 (Friends of Your Doctor Friends) @your_doctor_friends (https://www.instagram.com/your_doctor_friends/ (IG), https://www.tiktok.com/@your_doctor_friends (TikTok)) Your Doctor Friends Podcast (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCubzdnFLDdA1vJh9iMPxVbw (YouTube)) @JeremyAllandMD (https://www.instagram.com/jeremyallandmd/?hl=en (IG), https://www.facebook.com/JeremyAllandMD/ (FB), https://twitter.com/jeremyallandmd (Twitter)) @JuliaBrueneMD (https://www.instagram.com/juliabruenemd/ (IG))

This is John McGlothlen with The Gazette digital news desk and I'm here with your update for Monday, October 3rd. Today it will be sunny in the Cedar Rapids area, with a high near 75, according to the National Weather Service. Winds from the southeast 5 to 10 mph. Then tonight, a low around 48. A 16-year-old girl was taken to a hospital for minor injuries early Sunday after a woman driving an SUV crossed a center line in northern Linn County and crashed head-on into the car the girl was driving. A Linn County Sheriff's Office news release said at 12:17 a.m., 50-year-old Julia Gharib of Marion, was driving a Toyota 4Runner south on Highway 13 near the Linn Delaware Road intersection when she crossed the center line and collided with a northbound Chevrolet Malibu driven by 16-year-old Ava Bockenstedt of Manchester. Bockenstedt was transported by ambulance to Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids for minor injuries. The release did not specify whether Gharib was injured. Both said they were wearing their seat belts at the time of the crash. Gharib was charged with operating while intoxicated and improper use of lanes. A white Cedar Rapids man followed a man from a gas station to the man's workplace in Hiawatha and fired two gunshots at him Friday because of the man's race, according to a criminal complaint. 31-year-old Joshua Barnhart had followed the man from Casey's on 32nd Street NE in Cedar Rapids to Midland Concrete in Hiawatha, where the man works. Barnhart then got out of his vehicle, pulled a handgun from his waistband and fired two shots at the man before fleeing. Barnhart eluded officers until they used stop sticks on his vehicle. According to the complaint, Barnhart said he had targeted the victim because of his race. Barnhart has been charged with attempted murder, assault with intent to inflict serious injury with violation of individual rights, and going armed with intent, all felonies; assault while displaying a dangerous weapon, an aggravated misdemeanor; and eluding, a serious misdemeanor. He is being held on $500,000 cash-only bond. A man was seriously injured in a house fire Saturday night in northwest Cedar Rapids. Around 11:30 p.m., the Cedar Rapids Fire Department was dispatched to 1730 11th St. NW for a report of a single-family house fire. Officials said in a news release that flames were visible from the front of the house when crews arrived. While searching the two-story house, firefighters found an unresponsive man in a first-floor bedroom, according to a Facebook post by International Association of Fire Fighters Local 11. He was pulled from the home and taken to UnityPoint Health-St. Luke's Hospital with serious injuries. No others were found in the home but several pets died in the fire, according to the release. –

On May 11, 2020, a young mother ran to her neighbor's house with her two-month-old son, saying the baby was vomiting and his breathing was labored. Dawson McKinney was taken to St. Luke's Hospital in Boise, Idaho, and placed on life support, suffering from severe brain injuries. Danielle Radue was taken into custody and charged first with her son's injury and later with his murder. On May 15, Dawson died in his daddy's arms. This is the story of a perfect baby boy with the most incredible head of wild brown hair you've ever seen who changed the lives of everyone who was blessed to know him during his two short months on earth. It's also the story of a mother who to this day refuses to take responsibility for any of her own actions, including the death of her own son.For this episode, I had the honor of talking to Dawson's dad, Adam McKinney, who told me all about the special little boy who taught him countless important life lessons. This is the tragic story of Dawson McKinney.Photos related to today's episode can be viewed on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sufferthelittlechildrenpodYou can also follow the podcast on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sufferthelittlechildrenpod Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/sufferthelittlechildrenpodcast Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/STLCpodTumblr: https://www.tumblr.com/blog/sufferthelittlechildrenpodPinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/sufferthelittlechildrenpodTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@STLCpod My Linktree is available here: https://linktr.ee/stlcpod Visit the podcast's web page at https://www.sufferthelittlechildrenpod.com. Please help make the show my full-time gig to keep the weekly episodes coming! By supporting me on Patreon, you'll also access rewards, including a shout-out by name on the podcast and exclusive gifts. Pledges of $5 or more per month access ad-free versions of my regular Wednesday episodes. Pledges of $10 or more per month access a small but growing collection of Patreon-exclusive bonus minisodes! Visit www.patreon.com/STLCpod. (www.patreon.com/STLCpod) This podcast is researched, written, hosted, edited, and produced by Laine. For more stories like this one, visit https://sufferthelittlechildrenblog.com.Music for this episode is from https://audiojungle.net. Subscribe to Suffer the Little Children:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/suffer-the-little-children/id1499010711Google Podcasts: https://playmusic.app.goo.gl/?ibi=com.google.PlayMusic&isi=691797987&ius=googleplaymusic&apn=com.google.android.music&link=https://play.google.com/music/m/I5mx3lacxpdkhssmk2n22csf32u?t%3DSuffer_the_Little_Children%26pcampaignid%3DMKT-na-all-co-pr-mu-pod-16Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/suffer-the-little-childrenSpreaker: https://www.spreaker.com/show/suffer-the-little-children Pandora: https://www.pandora.com/podcast/suffer-the-little-children/PC:61848?part=PC:61848&corr=podcast_organic_external_site&TID=Brand:POC:PC61848:podcast_organic_external_siteSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0w98Tpd3710BZ0u036T1KEiHeartRadio: https://iheart.com/podcast/77891101/ ...or on your favorite podcast listening platform.

This is John McGlothlen with The Gazette digital news desk and I'm here with your update for Monday, September 12th. According to the National Weather Service, we'll have a 20 percent chance of rain before 1 p.m. today in the Cedar Rapids area. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 72. Winds from the northwest, 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Then tonight, it should be clear, with a low around 50. A man with a gunshot wound arrived at a Cedar Rapids hospital Saturday shortly after police were dispatched to a shots-fired report, according to a Cedar Rapids Police Department news release. At 12:23 p.m., officers were sent to the area of Ninth Street and D Avenue NW where they found shell casings behind a house in the 500 block of Ninth Street NW. A nearby vehicle and a neighbor's shed were struck by gunfire. Less than an hour later, officers were notified that a man with a non-life-threatening gunshot wound arrived at UnityPoint Health-St. Luke's Hospital for treatment. It was the second shooting in two days for the city. On Friday, police were called to a shots-fired incident at an apartment complex in southwest Cedar Rapids, where property damage was found. Police said a juvenile male showed up at a hospital for treatment, shortly after that shots-fired incident was reported. An Olin man was killed early Saturday while driving an ATV in a Jones County wildlife area, according to an Iowa Department of Natural Resources news release. At about 3:30 a.m., 35-year-old James Minor drove off the roadway at Olin Access Wildlife Management Area and hit an obstruction. Authorities said Minor was declared dead at the scene. –

Pickle Creek runs two miles through Ste. Genevieve County's sandstone valleys. It carries some of Missouri's cleanest water, but residents worry that could change if Nexgen Silica gets full approval to mine sandstone on a 249-acre plot of land along nearby Highway 32.They don't have to look very far to see the outcome they fear most. Ste. Genevieve sits near Missouri's Old Lead Belt, where mining lasted from the 1700s to 1972 and spanned nearby Washington, Madison and St. Francois counties.The industry produced nine million tons of lead and 250 million tons of hazardous mining waste.Decades later, some residents are still dealing with toxic waste left behind by lead mining.“There is literally a Superfund site sitting in the middle of town that they capped off, but for decades it was just loose, blowing lead everywhere,” said Samantha Danieley, who grew up in Washington County and now lives in St. Francois County. The new mine has nothing to do with lead, but residents fear history could repeat itself. Lead mining and silica mining can both produce invisible dust that can harm a person's health if swallowed or inhaled once it's in the air. Brothers Larry and Patrick Kertz are lifelong residents of Ste. Genevieve. They remember riding motorcycles past the hills of mine waste 35 miles from home in the 1970s and 1980s. After living in the shadow of lead mining, Larry Kertz said he wants a better understanding of what will be left when the silica mine is no longer useful. “It could be a big ditch with a huge waste pile of silica sand that could blow out into the area,” he said. “They're not really addressing what's going to be done after the mine is over.”Other residents are worried about how the mine will impact the natural environment. “We want to raise our kids in this beautiful outdoorsy environment with farm life and all these things,” said Jillian Ditch Anslow, a mom to a 14-month-old daughter who started Operation Sand, an organization to oppose the silica mine earlier this year. “And now we have this potential threat to our children's health and development.”Lasting legacyThe fight over Nexgen's silica mine has rekindled a debate that has played out in communities across the country, where the lasting legacy of lead mining means residents regularly risk contact with the neurotoxin in their daily lives.Lead persists in the environment, including in water and soil where it can pose a threat to the health of people living nearby. After the mining ended in the Old Lead Belt, several large areas of mine waste, called chat dumps, were left behind in the region.A combination of years of blowing winds, runoff from rain and manual transportation by locals of waste materials have supercharged the toxin's reach. The Big River, a tributary of the Meramec River, also transported toxic mine waste downstream.“I remember growing up in Potosi and we would pick pieces of lead up off the ground,” Danieley said. Some of the piles left behind span upwards of 1,000 acres, said Jason Gunther, a project manager with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) who oversees remediation work in Big River Mine Tailings Superfund site, including St. Francois County. “This material was also set above these towns, some of these piles were 300 feet above the neighboring towns,” Gunther said. “They would blow… Not just gravel-sized materials but also much finer materials.”He estimates the soil on 5,000 properties in St. Francois County has been contaminated by lead, although soil sampling isn't complete. Even if a sample comes back at 800 parts per million – double the concentration considered safe by the EPA for children to play in – it could be years before the soil is remediated because of the high number of properties testing with high concentrations. “It's not uncommon to see some that are above 2,000 parts per million,” Gunther said. Natural levels of lead in soil typically range from 50 to 400 parts per million, according to the EPA. Gunther expects soil remediation and pile stabilization work to continue beyond 2030.Meanwhile, locals have adapted to life under the toxic circumstances. Danieley said when her teenage children were younger, she worried about letting them play outside. Children can become poisoned from playing in contaminated soil when they get lead dust or paint chips or dust on their fingers then put their hands in their mouths. Danieley also worried about how the contaminated soil could impact local farming. “If you're out doing yard gardening, and you're digging through all this lead contaminated dust, you're getting that dust on your hands, you're possibly ingesting it,” she said. Mining isn't the only way lead can end up in soil, says Jeff Wenzel, bureau chief for the Bureau of Environmental Epidemiology with the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services.Soil along busy roads can also be contaminated from before gasoline was unleaded and paint chips from old houses can taint soil in yards. But in Missouri in particular, lead mining contributed significantly to contaminated soil in some areas. “Lead mining has been in Missouri pretty much since since Missouri was a state even before Missouri was a state,” Wenzel said. Once lead makes it into soil, it can pose a major health hazard for people living nearby. Wenzel says that beyond the hand-to-mouth route, lead particles can also be breathed into the mouth then swallowed.Crops planted in tainted soil can also pose a threat. “Your root crops can have dirt or soil left on them, so you want to clean those really well,” Wenzel said. “We see uptake in plants, especially plants like kale. Things like green plants that can live multiple years or come back year after year especially can have a pretty high lead accumulation.”According to the World Health Organization, there is no safe level of lead, and even low levels of exposure has been shown to cause cognitive impairment in children.Research dating back decades has shown that children living near mining areas are more likely to have elevated blood lead levels than children who don't. Missouri's Old Lead Belt counties aren't the only former mining regions devastated by the impacts of the industry long after it ended. Galena, Kansas, is part of the Tri-State Mining District that spanned parts of Kansas, Oklahoma and Missouri until the 1970s. The rural town of less than 3,000 people was named after the lead ore known as galena after it was found there in the late 1800s.In the same county in Treece, Kansas, the Picher Lead Company of Joplin, Missouri, discovered lead and zinc underground in 1914, according to a 2012 article published in The New York Times. By the 1920s, the site was the largest producer of zinc and lead in the country and by 1981 the EPA ranked Treece as the most contaminated area in the country. Today, it's a ghost town, bought out by the federal agency.Waste from zinc and lead mining covered 4,000 acres in Cherokee County when the mining ended.The EPA is still taking remedial action on the site and conducting investigative work on nearby watersheds. Silica health risksIn Ste. Genevieve, Anslow wants to keep her town from becoming a case study for how silica mining impacts human health.Silica mining typically relies on open pit or dredging mining methods. The process can generate dust-sized particles invisible to the naked eye that can be inhaled and reach the lungs. Over time, extended exposure is associated with silicosis, lung cancer or chronic bronchitis. People working directly with silica dust are most at risk for developing medical lung conditions, said Bobby Shah, a pulmonologist with St. Luke's Hospital in Chesterfield, Missouri. “We definitely have known for decades that silica itself is harmful to the lungs,” Shah said. “Patients across that spectrum of acute, chronic or accelerated [silicosis], can develop scarring in their lungs, the term that is commonly used as fibrosis,” Shah said, “and they can quickly and then from there on, develop even more respiratory symptoms.”Shah said there's not enough data to know what risk silica particles pose to the general population surrounding a mining site, but people who smoke are more likely to develop medical conditions related to exposure. “I don't want my daughter to be where it's like, okay, ‘Let's come and sample and let's monitor the children's health in Ste. Genevieve County,'” Anslow said. Mitigation processes will help limit the mine's impact on residents' health, said Clark Bollinger, Nexgen's general manager.“Certainly the dust will not be an issue,” he said. “The noise – we've got ideas and things in place to help mitigate some of the noise for the local residents.”Bollinger said the site contains enough reserves for around 50 years of mining and that there's a plan in place to restore the area and ensure it's safe after the mining ends by installing a large lake. He also said the mine will have minimal or no impact on nearby Hawn State Park or the local watershed and aquifer. Missouri Parks Association executive director Kendra Varns Wallis said it's not yet possible to know for sure how the mine could impact local water sources and wildlife and expressed concern about its proximity to Hickory Canyons Natural Area. “There couldn't be a worse place to put it, honestly,” Wallis said. As Ste. Genevieve residents fight against the mine, Nexgen remains far from breaking ground. Some of Anslow's work with Operation Sand paid off when county commissioners and the county health department passed an ordinance prohibiting new mines from opening within a half-a-mile of schools, towns, churches and public wells.Nexgen has filed a suit asking a judge to strike down the ordinance. In July, the Missouri Department of Natural Resources Land Reclamation Program granted the company one of three permits required to operate the mine. The company m

This is Stephen Schmidt from the Gazette digital news desk and I'm here with your update for Wednesday, August 17. We get one more sunny, uncomplicated day before a chance for rain will ramp up as the weekend approaches. According to the National Weather Service it will be sunny with a high near 82 degrees in the Cedar Rapids area on Wednesday. On Wednesday night it will be mostly clear, with a low of around 59 degrees. Before University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics erects a new tower for patients — a long-term project officials revealed earlier this year as part of a 10-year master plan for the main campus — it is looking to spend $95 million adding two floors onto its existing inpatient tower. The UI this week issued a request for proposals from prospective construction managers for a “vertical expansion of inpatient tower” project on which crews would start work next summer, according to a university timeline. The total project budget, according to the UI request, is $95 million with the construction portion accounting for $50.4 million. A summary of the project, spelled out in the request for qualifications from interested construction managers, indicated UIHC aims to add two floors to its existing eight-floor John Pappajohn Pavilion, increasing the tower to 10 stories by adding a total of 38,000 square feet. The budget also includes renovating floors seven and eight. An 8-year-old boy was hospitalized over the weekend after being attacked by two dogs in Springville. The child was attacked Friday afternoon by a “mastiff-pit bull mix” and another “pit bull” mix, according to Maj. Chad Colston of the Linn County Sheriff's Office. The child was treated at UnityPoint Health-St. Luke's Hospital in Cedar Rapids and transferred to the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City. “The child was bitten in the head, face, arms and legs. Some pretty gruesome injuries,” Colston told The Gazette on Tuesday. Linn County doesn't have a breed-specific animal ordinance, but it does have a “vicious animal ordinance” for “rare” cases like these, Colston said. Both dogs have been seized and placed in quarantine, one at a veterinary clinic and the other at the Cedar Valley Humane Society. Colston said the dogs' owners have been cooperative. Owners have a couple of days after being served a notice to appeal the vicious animal label. The notice was served Monday. If there is no appeal, the two dogs will be euthanized. A Burlington contractor accused of taking thousands from four Linn County homeowners for derecho repairs but never finishing the work has agreed to plead guilty to first-degree theft charges, according to Linn County Attorney Nick Maybanks. According to court documents, Ryan Richard Standard, 50, stole over $32,000 total from multiple Linn County homeowners. He did complete some of the work for a couple of the victims, whose homes were damaged in the August 2020 derecho, but largely kept the money for his own use without completing the work, according to the criminal complaint. Maybanks said that part of the plea agreement was intended to make sure the 4 victims received restitution from Standard, but these amounts will not be revealed until he is sentenced.

Host note: Just a quick note that we'll be taking a breather until the fall to enjoy the rest of the short Canadian summer.   Have comments or feedback?   You can reach the show at oicbtpodcast@gmail.com.  Finding the show adds value for you?  A rating (and especially review) on Apple podcasts would be greatly appreciated (and, we really like to hear how the content is landing for you, helping you in your practice, life etc).  Take care and enjoy the episode - one of our favourites to date!Personality disorders can present a significant challenge from the lens of assessment & treatment.  Psychologist, professor, researcher & author, Dr. Lisa Cohen, returns to discuss core themes in her new book The Psychotherapy of Personality Disorders.  In this discussion we cover:  why Dr. Cohen wanted to take on such an ambitious model of personality pathology that includes elements of emergent systems theory, schema therapy, biological psychiatry, evolutionary psychology, attachment theory (among others)her model's very unique conceptualization of differential diagnosis (frequently a great challenge in the context of personality disorders)the central role and utility of emergent systems theory in Dr. Cohen's model of personality pathologyhow her model compares and contrast with other models of personality pathology exploration of the notion that personality pathology reside at the level of interpersonal representations a brief consideration of the evidence for this model of personality pathologyan in-depth consideration of the role of processes related to integration, differentiation & articulation related to managing interpersonal nuance and complexity that can become dysfunctional in the context of personality pathology (with examples to illustrate these principles)discussion of the 5 level model of the mind-brain including examples of specific treatment treatment that map to different levels of the modelhow Dr. Cohen's model informs assessment, diagnosis and treatment personality pathologyspeaking compassionately and realistically about personality pathology through the lens of this modelthe importance of evaluating personality psychopathology in the context of environmental demands (especially those related to the family system).  Dr. Lisa J. Cohen is clinical professor of psychiatry at the Carl Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, working at the Mount Sinai Beth Israel location.  Dr. Cohen has long been involved with clinically relevant research in a wide range of topics relevant to psychiatry and psychology.  Her more recent research domains have included the risk assessment and psychological correlates of suicide, risk factors for and differential diagnosis of personality pathology, the adult psychological sequelae of childhood maltreatment, as well as the childhood antecedents, psychological correlates, subjective experience and psychological burden of individuals with pedophilia.  She has previously researched opiate addiction, bipolar disorder, and obsessive compulsive disorder. She has also written on psychological assessment.  Dr. Cohen is an author on over 100 peer-reviewed journal articles and two books. Here third book, The psychotherapy of personality disorders was published in 2022.  Dr. Cohen received her PhD in clinical psychology from the City University of New York and performed her pre-doctoral internship at St. Luke's Hospital in New York City.  She received her undergraduate education at the University of Michigan, obtaining a bachelor's degree in psychology and another one in Fine Arts.Buy Dr. Cohen's book here

Delmar Divine is the brainchild of Build-A-Bear Workshop founder and philanthropist Maxine Clark. Occupying the site of the old St. Luke's Hospital just north of Delmar Blvd. in St. Louis' West End neighborhood, the project is Clark's way to bridge the “Delmar Divide.” Delmar Divine Executive Director Jorge Riopedre and CEO/Founder of SoulFisher Ministries Shawntelle Fisher discuss how the effort is meeting the needs of local nonprofits and neighboring communities.

Jeff Little, PharmD, MHA, FASHP, FACHE, is the Director of Pharmacy and Outpatient Imaging at St. Luke's Hospital in Kansas City, MO. He served as the 2021-2022 ASHP Chair of the Section of Pharmacy Practice Leaders. Jeff has an extensive background in advocacy and focused the ASHP SPPL on advocacy this year. He talks through his experiences with congressional and state leaders and gives me advice on the Section for this next year!

This is Stephen Schmidt from the Gazette digital news desk and I'm here with your update for Wednesday, July 6. Wednesday's weather will follow a similar pattern to Tuesday's but it will be cloudy and cooler, with less potential for serious storms. According to the National Weather Service it will be cloudy in the Cedar Rapids area with a high near 88 degrees. There will be a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4 p.m. and a 50 percent chance later on Wednesday night. The low will be around 72 degrees. A Coralville police officer, one of those responding to a call about a 3-year-year-old being shot Sunday, later died from an acute medical emergency, according to a Facebook post from the Coralville Police Department. “We are reeling from both of these incidents,” Coralville Mayor Meghann Foster said in an interview with the Gazette on Tuesday. “The loss of this young child in our community, and the loss of this officer who served for over two decades and was known for his kindness.” https://www.thegazette.com/crime-courts/3-year-old-coralville-child-dies-after-suffering-gunshot-related-injury/ (Damari Sanders), a 3-year-old boy, was critically injured Sunday in Coralville after suffering a gunshot wound. The child died later that evening at the hospital. Investigators have not yet released any details on why and how the child was shot. Sgt. John Williams, who had been with the Coralville Police Department for over 28 years, died from a medical emergency “in the aftermath” of responding to the shooting, according to the Facebook post. But his death was not directly related to Damari's death, according to Coralville City Administrator Kelly Hayworth. New legal standards for potential abortion restrictions in Iowa must be argued first in front of a lower court judge, the Iowa Supreme Court ruled Tuesday in rejecting a request from the governor. The court denied Gov. Kim Reynolds' request to rehear a case involving a state law that requires a 24-hour waiting period before a woman can have an abortion. Reynolds had requested the high court rehear it so that justices could rule on what legal standard would be applied to future abortion regulations in the state. That district court judge's ruling is likely to be appealed, and the case likely will return to the Iowa Supreme Court anyway, said legal expert Sally Frank, a law professor at Drake University. Frank said the courts eventually will be asked to rule what type of legal standards should be applied to future abortion regulations. Frank said what kind of abortion restriction or ban statehouse Republicans propose afterward likely will depend on which standard the state courts apply. While dozens were treated at Eastern Iowa hospitals over the weekend for fireworks-related injuries, this year's holiday brought fewer emergency incidents than previous years, local providers say. UnityPoint Health-St. Luke's Hospital in Cedar Rapids saw two fireworks-related injuries over the holiday weekend, but none were severe. By comparison, the emergency room reported five injuries at the same time last year. Mercy Medical Center, also in Cedar Rapids, reported one firework injury over the holiday, and it was not severe. Last year, the hospital also reported one injury. This drop is a welcome trend that may show Iowans are getting more used to legal fireworks, in contrast to a spike of injuries five years ago. A study from UIHC researchers found Iowa's two largest trauma centers saw https://www.thegazette.com/news/study-firework-injuries-in-iowa-spike-post-legalization/ (fireworks-related injuries more than double )in the two-year period after the Iowa Legislature legalized the sale of fireworks in May 2017. In addition, the severity of injuries increased, with injuries to children nearly tripling, according to the study.

Opening copy: In this episode, you'll learn: -Dr. Loomis' journey into the world of plant-based diet...06:09 -How we unnecessarily overcomplicate healthy living and eating...12:02 -How moderation kills momentum in our diet...16:14 -Is MCT oil essential for brain health?...20:00 -Dr. Loomis' take on the ketogenic diet...23:45 -Lectins: to consume, or not to consume...28:30 -How beets may increase endurance performance...32:27 -The connection between food and stress...38:45 -How to use a plant-based diet to gain weight...42:03 -Something about Dr. Loomis most people don't know...45:04 Resources mentioned: To learn more and for free resources go to www.wendiepett.com. If you haven't listened to the Introduction and the first 5 episodes of the Visibly Fit Podcast make sure you do. You will be encouraged that becoming Visibly Fit is actually within REACH. You can download the worksheets at www.wendiepett.com/visiblyfitpodcast https://amzn.to/3xS02A8 (Blue Zones by Dan Buettner) https://gamechangersmovie.com/ (Game Changers documentary) Barnard Medical https://www.instagram.com/jfloomismd/ (Instagram) https://www.facebook.com/BarnardMedical (Facebook) About the guest, Dr. James Loomis: James F. Loomis Jr., M.D., M.B.A received his medical degree from the University of Arkansas, where he was elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society and graduated with honors. He subsequently completed his internship and residency in internal medicine at Barnes Hospital/Washington University in St. Louis, MO. In addition, Dr. Loomis received an M.B.A. from the Olin School of Business at Washington University in St. Louis. He is board certified in internal medicine, is a diplomat of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine and has also completed the certification program in Plant-Based Nutrition from Cornell University. Loomis is also a Fellow of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine. Dr. Loomis has served as team internist for the St. Louis Rams football team and the St. Louis Cardinals baseball team, as well as tour physician for the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra. He is currently the medical director at the Barnard Medical Center in Washington DC. Before coming to the Barnard Medical Center, he practiced internal medicine at St. Luke's Hospital in St. Louis, where he was also the director of prevention and wellness. He is on the clinical faculty of the department of internal medicine at George Washington University School of Medicine in Washington, DC and the department of preventive medicine and biostatistics at the Uniformed Services University for Health Sciences in Bethesda, MD. He speaks internationally on the health benefits of a whole-food plant-based diet and is featured in the documentary “The Game Changers”. When not practicing medicine, Dr. Loomis enjoys reading, cooking, and teaching plant-based cooking classes. He also enjoys hiking, running, biking, and swimming, and has completed numerous half marathons, marathons, and triathlons, including an Ironman triathlon. _________ To learn more and for free resources go to www.wendiepett.com. If you haven't listened to the Introduction and the first 5 episodes of the Visibly Fit Podcast make sure you do. You will be encouraged that becoming Visibly Fit is actually within REACH. You can download the worksheets at www.wendiepett.com/visiblyfitpodcast

This is John McGlothlen with The Gazette digital news desk and I'm here with your update for Monday, June 27th. According to the National Weather Service, it will be sunny today, with a high near 80. Winds from the northwest 5 to 10 mph. Then tonight, mostly clear with a low around 58. Police are investigating a shooting Saturday that sent the victim to the hospital for treatment. Cedar Rapids police say they were called Saturday night to UnityPoint Health-St. Luke's Hospital about a victim who had suffered a non-life-threatening gunshot injury. The victim, whom authorities did not name or provide an age or gender, was treated and released. The potential scene of the shooting was in the 1200 block of Ninth Street NW, police said. Police described it as a “targeted incident,” and no arrest had been announced. Just two votes still separated the candidates, but a different Republican candidate emerged victorious in a state Senate race following hand recounts this past week in Linn and Benton counties. State Rep. Charlie McClintock on Friday came out just two votes ahead of combat veteran Colman Silbernagel in a reversal of the unofficial June 7 Republican primary election night results for Iowa Senate District 42. The district covers much of rural Linn and Benton counties. There is no incumbent senator in the district because of redistricting in 2021. McClintock will face Democrat Jessica Wiskus of Lisbon in the Nov. 8 general election.

The CME experience for this Podcast is powered by CMEfy - click here to reflect and unlock credits & more: https://earnc.me/rCbj2i Dr. Anita Bangale is an emergency physician serving The Woodlands and Houston communities.  She was born in Fort Worth, Texas and graduated as valedictorian from Fort Worth Country Day. She then went on to study Psychology at Rice University and medicine at Saba University School of Medicine.  Dr. Bangale moved to Washington, D.C. and completed her emergency medicine residency at George Washington University and served as Chief Resident in her final year. Dr. Bangale has served as a clinical instructor at George Washington University, teaching courses in emergency medicine scribing and ultrasound. She has also been a speaker for several international emergency medicine seminars and won the coveted first place in a national case presentation competition at the American College of Emergency Physicians conference. In 2021, Dr. Bangale had the honor of speaking at TEDx Breckenridge. In her talk, she showed how her curious toddler helped refocus her energy back to providing compassionate care in the setting of the pandemic, and how "de-armoring" to show up as our most unscripted human self helps us reconnect with each other and ourselves.    Dr. Bangale has served on the frontlines for over 12 years. Locally, she has served as Medical Director of the Emergency Department at St. Luke's Hospital at The Vintage and has emphasized department wellness during the COVID-19 pandemic. She currently works as a physician and owner at America's ER, where she creates true partnerships with her patients. In the ER, she focuses on effective communication as a leader and prioritizes working under pressure with compassion and empathy. Dr. Bangale is also a certified life coach and founder and creator of Diya Coaching. She aims to spread joy by improving mindset and believes in the magnificent, ignitable power of each person's inner light. Licensed to Live: The Conference 2022 (In-Person) General Admission Early Bird Special Admission to the Licensed To Live: The Conference 2022 an in-person event in Philadelphia on July 8-10, 2022. Be prepared to be inspired, educated, and ready to take action in your own life and career. Sign up at https://rxforsuccesspodcast.com/live All The Tools You Need To Build and Scale A Integrative Health Business Get a behind the scenes look at our playbook at Texas Center for Lifestyle Medicine to see the underpinnings of how they deliver health while keeping team members fulfilled. Find out more at https://rxforsuccesspodcast.com/IPB Unlock Bonus content and get the shows early on our Patreon Follow us or Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | Amazon  | Spotify --- Show notes at https://rxforsuccesspodcast.com/108 Report-out with comments or feedback at https://rxforsuccesspodcast.com/report Music by Ryan Jones. Find Ryan on Instagram at _ryjones_, Contact Ryan at ryjonesofficial@gmail.com

As part of its commitment as a leader in providing the most comprehensive and cutting-edge heart care to Eastern Iowans, UnityPoint Health – St. Luke's Hospital is investing $25 million in expanding its Heart and Vascular services within the Nassif Heart Center to support the innovation and expertise of the largest group of cardiovascular providers and continue to offer the most advanced heart care in Cedar Rapids.Featured speakers in order of appearance:Dr. Richard Kettelkamp, medical director of St. Luke's Heart Care ServicesMichelle Niermann, president and CEO, UnityPoint Health - Cedar RapidsWith over 40 years of leading heart care advancements, St. Luke's was Cedar Rapids' first hospital to pioneer open heart surgery in 1978 and has been a leader in bringing the latest and most advanced procedures to the community for better patient care and outcomes.  This tradition of innovation and medical firsts will continue for UnityPoint Health's 32 cardiologists, cardiothoracic surgeons and advanced practice providers who, along with area vascular surgeons and interventional radiologists, offer the most comprehensive heart and vascular services in general cardiology, electrophysiology, interventional cardiology, structural cardiology, vascular procedures, and cardiothoracic surgery.The multi-million-dollar expansion will consolidate and enhance St. Luke's heart and vascular capabilities into one comprehensive center, building upon an already strong foundation as the leader of heart and vascular services in Eastern Iowa. The investment and expansion will focus on several areas, including a second electrophysiology (EP) lab, relocating and expanding St. Luke's Vascular and Interventional Radiology Labs, and building a dedicated cardiovascular hybrid operating room (OR) which will allow for more complex, advanced cardiovascular procedures at St. Luke's. “St. Luke's Heart Care is a long-time leader and innovator in offering complex, specialized cardiovascular care in Eastern Iowa,” said Richard Kettelkamp, DO, St. Luke's Heart Care interventional cardiologist and medical director of cardiovascular services.  “Our heart team is proud of this reputation, takes pride in this distinction and considers it our responsibility to continue to offer the area's most advanced cardiac care. We have long been known as Cedar Rapids' Heart Hospital and this expansion will continue our legacy and commitment to providing exceptional patient care and innovation.”“Our expansion announcement signifies our commitment to our patients and community in continuing to offer complex, specialized cardiovascular care,” said Michelle Niermann, UnityPoint Health – St. Luke's Hospital president and CEO. “We've offered exceptional, advanced cardiovascular care for over 40 years, and this is our response to the growing number of patients seeking heart care and needing St. Luke's unique expertise for advanced heart procedures.”Over the last 40 years St. Luke's has been a pioneer introducing the latest heart procedures and treatments. The expansion will take place within the current Nassif Heart Center at St. Luke's Hospital and construction is expected to begin Summer 2022.To learn more about St. Luke's, Cedar Rapids' Heart Hospital, visit unitypoint.org/heartcare.Watch the full video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKgBjXO0OQ8

This is Stephen Schmidt from the Gazette digital news desk and I'm here with your update for election day, Tuesday, June 7. It'll be mostly sunny Tuesday with a high near 78 degrees. According to the National Weather Service, on Tuesday night there will be a small chance for rain, but the highest chance for showers and potentially a thunderstorm will be after 1 a.m. on Wednesday morning. Iowa City police released officer body camera and squad car video clips Monday it says shed more light on a public intoxication arrest last week that remains under review. The arrest late Friday of Daria Brown, 22, on S. Clinton Street was partially captured on a video circulating on social media. That video shows the arrest from one angle as a combative Brown is put into custody in the back seat of a police vehicle as an officer punches her. Video released by the department shows the arrest from other angles, including one that shows Brown trying to grab a Taser off of an officer's belt as he places her in the vehicle. Brown faces one count of public intoxication, two counts of interference with official acts, four counts of assaults on persons in certain occupations and one count of disarming a police officer. The city said the arrest remains under review in accordance with its use of force policy. Iowa athletics made $3 million from alcohol sales after sales tax in 2021-22 — thehttps://www.thegazette.com/hawkeye-football/beer-in-kinnick-a-brew-haha-or-something-less/ ( first year of fully selling alcohol at games —) according to documents obtained by The Gazette via a public records request. Most of the revenue after sales tax — $2.4 million of the $3 million — came from football games or the spring open practice at Kinnick Stadium. Three football games — Sept. 4 against Indiana, Oct. 9 against Penn State and Oct. 16 against Purdue — had more football sales than any sport had in its entire season. Iowa earned $338,839 in revenue after sales tax from men's basketball games, $180,458 from wrestling matches and $77,415 from women's basketball games. Before 2021, alcohol was only available in suites and premium seating areas. UnityPoint Health-St. Luke's Hospital has announced a $25 million expansion of its heart and vascular center, a move to help providers meet a growing patient demand for more specialized and minimally invasive services, officials say. Construction is expected to begin sometime this summer on the Cedar Rapids hospital's Nassif Heart Center. The project, which will take place over the next two years, will consolidate cardiac and vascular care into the center and will expand existing services. The move will help alleviate space constraints, and help providers meet the growing demand for services locally Patient demand for cardiovascular services has been growing at St. Luke's and other health systems in recent years, and it's not solely driven by the growing senior population in Iowa. Advancements in medical technology have opened the door to a greater number of patients becoming candidates for surgery.

On May 3, 1968, a major medical advance occurred at Houston's St. Luke's Hospital. Surgeon Denton Cooley and his associates transplanted the heart donated by a fifteen year old girl to Everett Thomas. Cooley and Houston doctor Michael E. DeBakey had been working on developing heart surgery to the point that they could do heart transplantation. Cooley got there first and DeBakey and he would have a strange competition for years to come. Despite the odd rivalry, or maybe because of it, as Chester Burns describes it, Cooley, DeBakey and the teams of medical personnel in Houston “displayed extraordinary courage and technical expertise as they established the world's standards for heart surgery in newborn infants, for replacing diseased arteries with artificial and venous grafts, and for replacing diseased heart valves with artificial ones during open-heart operations.” Thomas lived for 204 days with the new heart. And for quite a long time life expectancy was short. But with every medical advancement things have improved. People of all ages have heart transplants today and doctors are still searching for new advancements and solutions. Thomas lived for 204 days but now people can live for decades. Living 15 to 20 years after a transplant is becoming the standard result. The Texas History Lessons Theme song, Walking Through History, was written and recorded by Derrick McClendon. Listen to his new album, Interstate Daydreamer! Available everywhere you find good music. Thank you Derrick! Twitter: @dmclendonmusic Payton Matous performs Healing Side of Heartbreak at the end of the episode. If you are enjoying Texas History Lessons, consider buying me a cup of coffee by clicking here! Help make Texas History Lessons by supporting it on Patreon. And a special thanks to everyone that already does. Website: texashistorylessons.com email: texashistorylessons@gmail.com Twitter: @TexasHistoryL Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This is Stephen Schmidt from the Gazette digital news desk and I'm here with your update for Tuesday, April 19. It will become increasingly cloudy during the day, Tuesday, with rain arriving Tuesday night. According to the National Weather Service there will be a high near 52 degrees in the Cedar Rapids area. The chance for rain will mostly be in the overnight hours as Tuesday becomes Wednesday, the low will be around 40 degrees. A man wanted for murder shortly after the attack at a downtown nightclub this month was tracked down by federal marshals to a Chicago suburb and was arrested Monday. He is the second man detained in the shooting that killed two and injured 10. Dimione Jamal Walker, 29, was arrested by the U.S. Marshals Service in Matteson, Ill. He faces charges in Linn County of first-degree murder, intimidation with a dangerous weapon, going armed with intent and felon in possession of a firearm. He was also wanted by the Illinois Department of Corrections on a charge of parole violation — possession of a weapon. The other suspect in the case, Timothy L. Rush, 32, is in jail on charges that include a second-degree murder charge that he killed Nicole Owens, 35. Michael Valentine, 25, also was killed in the attack. Authorities would not confirm if they believe Walker is responsible for that murder, and would not further explain why he faces a first-degree murder charge while the other suspected gunman faces a second-degree murder charge. Save CR Heritage, a nonprofit group dedicated to preserving historic properties, launched a petition drive this month for the closure of Garfield Elementary School to be put on a Cedar Rapids school board meeting agenda. Under a new Iowa law, residents can bring an agenda item to a school board with signatures of 500 district voters. If enough signatures are gathered by the end of the month, the closure would be placed on the May 9 school board meeting agenda. As part of a new school district facilities plan Arthur and Garfield Elementaries are set to be closed to make way for a new elementary school. Both buildings were opened in 1915, and while the buildings will not be demolished, there are no plans for how they will be repurposed. This is why the heritage organization's members want to get on the agenda so the public's views on future plans can be addressed. Starting this week, masks now are optional for most patients, visitors and fully vaccinated staff members at UnityPoint Health hospitals in Eastern Iowa. Health system officials announced a revision of mask policies at hospitals and associated clinics at UnityPoint Health-St. Luke's Hospital in Cedar Rapids, UnityPoint Health-Allen Hospital in Waterloo and UnityPoint Health-Finley Hospital in Dubuque. However, masks still are recommended for those who are not fully vaccinated against COVID-19, are immunocompromised or otherwise desire to wear a mask. People who have tested positive for COVID are also recommended to mask. Revision to masking policies is based on community transmission levels of COVID-19, officials said in their announcement Monday. Currently, all three hospitals are in areas with low virus transmission. Support for this news update was provided by New Pioneer Food Co-op. Celebrating 50 years as Eastern Iowa's destination for locally and responsibly sourced groceries with stores in Iowa City, Coralville and Cedar Rapids; and you can order online through Co-op Cart athttp://www.newpi.coop/ ( newpi.coop).

The top headlines from The Kansas City Star on Wednesday, March 30th, 2022 including: KC Chiefs exploring possible sites for new stadium in Kansas; Sen. Josh Hawley says he missed a call from Trump on morning of Jan. 6 insurrection; and Kansas City's St. Luke's Hospital has no COVID patients in ICU.

Thursday on the Stew Peters Show, Idaho Lt. Gov. Janice McGeachin agrees to intervene to save 10 month old baby Cyrus who being trafficked by the corrupt St. Luke's Hospital. Vish Burra, Executive Secretary at the New York Young Republicans Club, addresses Joe Biden sending the Democratic Party to its death bed and calls for the end of Kevin McCarthy as Speaker of the House. Visit the Let's Go Brandon Rally website to view the dates on Vish Burra's speaking at the event in Brandon, FL: https://letsgobrandonrally.org/ Dr. Ariyana Love exposes the horrors of the Ukrainian bioweapon labs, their relations to U.S. Deep State, the infiltration of Neo-Nazis in Ukrainian government. and the Obama corrupt ties to bioweapon labs intent on executing Christians. And, Maria Zeee shares shocking news about hundreds of blood samples transferred from the Ukrainian bioweapon labs to Australia's Peter Doherty Institute – an institute that helped to throw Australia into a complete lockdown. Don't miss a moment of Thursday's edition of the Stew Peters Show, live on StewPeters.com Get Dr. Zelenko's Anti-Shedding Treatment, NOW AVAILABLE FOR KIDS: http://zStackProtocol.com Go Ad-Free, Get Exclusive Content, Become a Premium user: https://redvoicemedia.com/premium Follow Stew on Gab: https://gab.com/RealStewPeters See all of Stew's content at https://StewPeters.TV Watch full episodes here: https://redvoicemedia.net/stew-full-shows Check out Stew's store: http://StewPeters.shop Support our efforts to keep truth alive: https://www.redvoicemedia.com/support-red-voice-media/

Happy Monday! In this episode I start off with diving into the TWO Wall Street Journal articles published last week that related to our area (Chobani delaying IPO and staffing/budgeting issues at St. Luke's Hospital). I then chat about New Hartford boys basketball continuing their magical run and I end with the Utica OD story detailing the sexual harassment incident between a teacher and student (and how the administration has handled it poorly according to the article). Thanks as always and have a great day!

This is John McGlothlen with The Gazette digital news desk and I'm here with your update for Monday, Feb. 21st - Presidents Day. According to the National Weather Service, we'll have a mostly cloudy day in the Cedar Rapids area, with a high near 45. East wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. And a chance of drizzle after 4 p.m. Then tonight, a chance of drizzle before 7 p.m., then rain between 7 and 2 a.m., followed by freezing rain. The low is expected to be around 27. Little or no ice accumulation expected. Fire crews battled a large apartment fire in downtown Cedar Rapids into early Sunday morning. Cedar Rapids firefighters responded to the fire at the Geneva Tower just after midnight. The building primarily houses elderly and disabled residents. Firefighters arrived as heavy smoke and flames were visible from the ninth floor and spreading to the 10th, according to the fire department. The fire also damaged the 11th and 12th floors. All residents in the building were evacuated as the department used high-rise ladders and fire suppression systems. The firefighting operations were stopped around 3 a.m. One resident of the senior-housing building was transported to a specialty treatment center for smoke inhalation and possible heat-related injuries, according to a news release. A number of other residents were taken to hospitals for smoke exposure and other medical issues. No injuries to firefighters were reported, and multiple area departments helped put out the fire. A man was killed in a head-on crash early Saturday morning when a pickup crossed the centerline and collided with his car south of Hazleton, according to a Buchanan County Sheriff's Office news release. At 2:35 a.m., 31-year-old Ronald Landals, of Perry, was driving a northbound Pontiac G5 on Highway 150 near 140th Street when a southbound Chevrolet Silverado driven by 27-year-old Brian Goedken, of Independence, crossed the centerline and collided with the car, according to crash investigators. After striking the Pontiac, the pickup collided with a northbound Ford Police Interceptor driven by Mitchell Franck, 26, of Fairbank, an off-duty Buchanan County sheriff's deputy who was traveling behind Landals' vehicle. Landals was pronounced dead at the scene, and a passenger in the car was airlifted to University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City with serious injuries. Goedken and a passenger in the pickup were transported to UnityPoint Health-St. Luke's Hospital in Cedar Rapids with non-life-threatening injuries. Franck was transported to Buchanan County Health Center in Independence with minor injuries. Support for this podcast provided by New Pioneer Food Co-op. Celebrating 50 years as Eastern Iowa's source for locally and responsibly sourced groceries with stores in Iowa City, Coralville and Cedar Rapids; and online through Co-op Cart at https://www.newpi.coop/ (newpi.coop). —

In 2012, Ed Kasputis visited St. Luke's International Hospital in Tokyo to retrace the steps of Catcher and OSS spy, Moe Berg who visited the hospital on November 29, 1934 and shot video of the Tokyo skyline.  Later during World War II, Berg shared this video with the U.S. Government.  Kasputis interviews Kaoru Oda and Sumio […]

This is not a drill gentlefolk, we got one! I feel like Dan Akyroyd, only without the overpriced vodka. This week, the WITI boys read through and take a bit of a look into our first ever Listener Submission email! St. Luke's Hospital will be under the spotlight, drugs that sound incredibly Italian will come up, and Collin? Richard Fromage will strike again, when you least expect it. If you have a story similar to our listener's about your workplace or the workplace of someone you know, please submit that story to worstintheindustrypod@gmail.com Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/worst-in-the-industry/95e7dc51-1c39-4d28-84b9-7ad79060591b

Welcome to our Fourth "Rip's Rescue" Event, where we tackle big topics and arm you with trusted information and the resources you need to take agency of your own health and performance. Speaking of performance, this episode covers the popular topic of "Athletic Performance on a Plant-Based Diet" with Dr. Jim Loomis. Both Rip and Dr. Loomis were featured in The Game Changers documentary and are also both accomplished athletes. They discuss: Why plants are actually a superior source of protein, and what makes animal protein so damaging The different fuel systems our bodies use while in motion and why plants provide the cleanest fuel source Why beets, tart cherry juice, and other sources of nitric oxide can actually be a performance and recovery enhancer A few mistakes and misconceptions that people have about fueling for athletic performance on a plant-based diet Supplement and vitamin recommendations And, of course, protein requirements and recommendations After this episode, you'll understand why a plantstrong diet that helps prevent and reverse chronic disease, is also the best diet for long-term performance and recovery. About Jim Loomis, MD James F. Loomis Jr., MD, MBA, received his medical degree from the University of Arkansas, where he was elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society and graduated with honors. He subsequently completed his internship and residency in internal medicine at Barnes Hospital in St. Louis, Mo. In addition, Dr. Loomis received an MBA from the Olin School of Business at Washington University in St. Louis. He is board-certified in internal medicine, has completed the certification program in Plant-Based Nutrition from Cornell University, and is a Diplomat of the American Board of Lifestyle Medicine. Dr. Loomis has served as team internist for the St. Louis Rams football team and the St. Louis Cardinals baseball team, as well as tour physician for the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra. Before coming to the Barnard Medical Center, he practiced internal medicine at St. Luke's Hospital in St. Louis, where he was also the director of prevention and wellness. He was also on the clinical faculty of the department of internal medicine at Washington University School of Medicine. When not practicing medicine, Dr. Loomis enjoys reading history books, cooking, and teaching plant-based cooking classes. He also enjoys running, biking, and swimming, and has completed numerous half marathons, marathons, and triathlons. Episode and PLANTSTRONG Resources: PLANTSTRONG Podcast Episode Page Download our Free 2022 Big Game Recipe Guide Watch the Episode on YouTube Center for Plant-Based Living - "Optimal Diet for Health and Performance" Webinar Dr. Loomis offers telehealth appointments for residents of D.C., Florida, Maryland, Missouri, and Virginia. Learn More Here. Shop for your Favorite Plantstrong Foods Join the free PLANTSTRONG Community Theme Music for Episode

This episode features Michelle Fortune, CEO of St Luke's Hospital at Atrium Health. Here she discusses her career journey, the biggest issues she is watching today, the impact the pandemic has had on the healthcare workforce, and more.

Dr. William Ching of St. Luke's Hospital in Cedar Rapids joins Charity Nebbe to discuss the latest studies on COVID-19 and children. They also discuss strategies for handling a positive case and the differences between rapid and PCR tests. Plus, a conversation with Brittany Peacock of the the Davenport Public Library, which became the first library in Iowa to hire a full-time social worker.

This is Stephen Schmidt from the Gazette digital news desk and I'm here with your update for Wednesday, January 19th. Wednesday will unfortunately begin the very cold portion of the week. According to a forecast from the National Weather Service, it will be mostly sunny and cold in the Cedar Rapids area with the temperature falling to 4 degrees by 11 a.m. Wind chill values will be as low as -15, with a wind of 15 to 25 mph gusting as high as 35 mph. If that wasn't bad enough, it will drop down to -8 degrees Wednesday night. UIHC needs to find itself a new CEO. University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics Chief Executive Officer Suresh Gunasekaran — just three years after arriving to lead the state's largest teaching hospital — is leaving to head the No. 9-ranked University of California San Francisco Academic Health System. His departure was announced by the university on Tuesday evening. Gunasekaran will be leaving at the end of February to start March 1 as CEO of the UCSF Academic Health System. Gunasekaran started at UIHC on Nov. 19, 2018, following a national search to replace UIHC CEO Ken Kates, who had retired. Before joining UIHC, Gunasekaran was chief operations officer for the University of Texas Southwestern Health System in Dallas.  We don't know what the Democratic campaigns for governor have raised, yet, but we know now that if they want to raise more than their Republican rival, Kim Reynolds, they will have to set a record. Gov. Reynolds' campaign announced it raised nearly $3.8 million in 2021 and finished the year with nearly $4.8 million in its account. The campaign said both would be state records: the former being the most raised in a year preceding an election, and the latter the most ever for a statewide campaign. Reynolds has not yet officially declared her  campaign for re-election, although she is widely expected to run for another four-year term. Democrats running to face Reynolds include two candidates from Des Moines: businesswoman Deidre DeJear and lawyer Kim West. A Tama County grand jury Monday did not indict a Tama County sheriff's deputy who fatally shot a Chelsea man after the man fired his handgun during an October standoff, according to the Iowa Department of Public Safety. According to an account from authorities, the Tama County Sheriff's Office received calls at about 7:27 p.m. Oct. 28 reporting https://www.thegazette.com/crime-courts/man-dies-after-being-shot-by-deputy-in-tama-county/ (gunshots being fired near 1001 Station St. in Chelsea). When officers arrived, they found Dewey Dale Wilfong III, 28, displaying a handgun toward others in a “threatening manner.” Several law enforcement agencies from the surrounding area responded to the scene, and a standoff escalated to the point where Wilfong discharged his handgun. A Tama County sheriff's deputy, who is not identified in the news release, fired one round, striking Wilfong in the upper torso. Wilfong was taken to UnityPoint Health-St. Luke's Hospital in Cedar Rapids, where he was pronounced dead. The Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation conducted an independent investigation into the shooting and a case was presented to a grand jury for possible charges, which they then indicated did not merit going to a jury trial. Support for this podcast provided by New Pioneer Food Co-op. Celebrating 50 years as Eastern Iowa's source for locally and responsibly sourced groceries with stores in Iowa City, Coralville and Cedar Rapids; and online through Co-op Cart at http://www.newpi.coop/ (newpi.coop).

Ted Rogalski considers himself to be in the relationship business. Maximizing outcomes and organizational effectiveness in rural communities with limited resources require a culture of connection, a culture that fosters strong relationships. Hear Ted's thoughts on this and much more during our conversation with Ted Rogalski, Administrator of Genesis Medical Center in Aledo, IL. “We must create a culture and work environment that is a draw for caregivers by developing relationships outside the organization.” ~Ted Rogalski Edward J. (Ted) Rogalski is the Administrator for Genesis Medical Center, Aledo, a 22-bed critical access hospital located in Aledo, Illinois. Rogalski completed his Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration at St. Ambrose University and received his Master's degree in Health Care Administration from the University of Iowa. He is a Fellow in the American College of Healthcare Executives. During his 24 years with Genesis Health System, Rogalski has held a number of leadership positions. Over the past ten years, he has directed operations in Aledo, IL where he joined the organization under a management agreement with Mercer County Hospital (now Genesis Medical Center, Aledo). During his tenure, Rogalski led a $1.6 million dollar turn-around effort and successfully guided the organization through affiliation and ultimately acquisition. On February 1, 2013, Mercer County Hospital, Medical Associates Clinic (a six provider RHC) and Mercer County Nursing Home (92 bed LTC) joined Genesis Health System. The Hospital immediately embarked on an extensive $12 million renovation plan. Prior to joining Genesis, Rogalski worked for Mercy Hospital, Iowa City, IA; Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Minneapolis, MN; and started his healthcare career at St. Luke's Hospital, Davenport, IA. Rogalski currently serves as Chair-Elect for the Illinois Hospital Association Board of Trustees and Treasurer for the Illinois Critical Access Hospital Network. He has also served as the Chair for the Small and Rural Hospital Committee of the Illinois Hospital Association and has been an active community volunteer and serves or has served on the boards of the American Hospital Association - Regional Policy Board, Vera French Mental Health Center, St. Ambrose University PA Program, Mercer County Better Together, Mercer County YMCA, St. Paul the Apostle School, Assumption High School Century Club, and Friendship Manor. Rogalski and his wife, Lisa, have five adult married children and one grandson.

This is Stephen Schmidt from the Gazette digital news desk and I'm here with your update for Friday, December 17th. It will be another calm December day weatherwise Friday. According to the National Weather Service, it will be mostly sunny in the Cedar Rapids area with a high near 38 degrees. On Friday night it will be mostly cloudy, with a low around 27 degrees. Wednesday evening's unprecedented December storm killed one person after gusts toppled a semi, left thousands across the state waking up without power and met the criteria to be classified as a derecho — although not as severe as the infamous 2020 derecho that Eastern Iowa is still recovering from. The storm caused damage across the state but mostly in Western and north-Central Iowa, damaging homes and taking down power lines.   The strong gusts rolled a semi truck and its trailer on its side near Walford, on the border of Linn and Benton counties, killing the driver, according to the Iowa State Patrol. The driver was heading south Wednesday night on Highway 151 just west of Walford as the storm was moving through the area. The driver was not wearing a seat belt, according to patrol. As COVID-19 hospitalizations in Iowa have reached the highest levels seen in more than a year, Mercy Medical Center and UnityPoint Health-St. Luke's Hospital jointly announced Thursday they have postponed elective and non-urgent surgeries effective immediately. The Cedar Rapids hospitals both have reported an alarming increase in patients hospitalized as a result of the coronavirus in recent weeks, which has placed “increasing strain on both hospitals' capacity and staffing.” The decision comes after data was released Wednesday by the state showing Iowa broke a 2021 record for COVID-19 hospitalizations, this week surpassing more than 800 patients. As a result of this, total available intensive care unit beds in the state dropped to a new low, reaching just 136 open beds as of Dec. 9. ImOn Communications said it has accelerated its Iowa City expansion, aiming to have the fiber network available to all residences and businesses by the end of next year. ImOn CEO Patrice Carroll told The Gazette the company will be halfway to its goal in the next month with an additional 4,000 addresses added to its Iowa City footprint. In addition to fiber internet service, ImOn will begin offering cable television using internet-protocol television technology in Iowa City by early next year. The Cedar Rapids-based ImOn first announced its plans to expand into the Iowa City market in 2015. Competitor Mediacom https://www.thegazette.com/news/judge-imon-can-continue-iowa-city-build-out-amid-mediacom-lawsuit/ (attempted to block the expansion with a lawsuit) against the city of Iowa City and ImOn, but the judge ruled against Mediacom, allowing the expansion to continue. Iowans are https://www.thegazette.com/state-government/iowans-gambling-9-6-million-a-day-on-sports-betting/ (betting nearly $10 million a day on sports), but that hasn't had an impact — at least so far — on the state's lottery ales. Iowa Lottery sales have continued to be “strong and resilient,” totaling $178.5 million in the first five months of fiscal 2022 — a 6.7 percent increase from the same period a year earlier, Lottery Chief Executive Officer Matt Strawn said Thursday. While there's been no erosion in lottery sales since legal sports betting came online in Iowa in August 2019, Strawn said he's monitoring the growth in sports betting and the increased competition for consumers' discretionary entertainment dollars. Looking to find something new to eat? Never miss a bite of the tastiest local food news by signing up for our free text alerts. Text CHEW to (319) 257-2674 for inside scoops from Gazette food writer Elijah Decious. Be sure to subscribe to The Gazette Daily news podcast, or just tell your Amazon Alexa enabled device to “enable The Gazette Daily News skill" so you can get your daily briefing by simply... Support this podcast

This episode features Jennifer Montgomery, President and CEO of McLaren St. Luke's Hospital. Here, she discusses why nursing as a background is so powerful as a leader, caring for the community as a whole, and a lot more.

On this episode, we hear from a variety of voices in the front lines of rare patient-first care. With pandemic uncertainty looming, there are a lot of questions that are constantly emerging for people with rare conditions and their families. How can potential challenges be seen as opportunities for improved quality of care? What are the creative ways that pharma companies are creating awareness for rare conditions? Be inspired and be challenged to rethink your 2022 strategic plans. I can tell you that this one really inspired me! Here are the bios for the awesome Optime Care team that we had on this episode: Dr. Brandon Salke, general manager Dr. Brandon Salke serves as the pharmacist-in-charge and General Manager at Optime Care in Earth City, MO. He previously served as a team pharmacist for Dohmen Life Science Services, where he helped launch several new care programs. He is specialized in specialty pharmaceuticals, particularly ultra-orphan, orphan, and rare disease. Dr. Salke has been involved in all aspects of operations (planning, process integration, project management, etc.) for pharmaceutical manufacturers. This includes clinical trials to commercialization and assisting in commercial launches (and relaunch) of specialty pharmaceuticals. Dr. Salke completed his PharmD from St. Louis College of Pharmacy (StLCOP) in St. Louis, MO and holds the Certified Specialty Pharmacist (CSP) credential from the National Association of Specialty Pharmacy. He is currently an active member of the National Association of Specialty Pharmacy (NASP), American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP), American Society of Hospital Pharmacists (ASHP), and the Missouri Pharmacists Association (MPA). Dr. Salke currently holds a pharmacist license in 20 states and the US Territory, Guam, allowing him a deep understanding of state and federal pharmacy. Stephanie Wasilewski, vice president Stephanie Wasilewski is a VP, Care Director at Optime Care. Stephanie has been a pharmacist for over 15 years and is passionate about providing best-in-class patient care. She started her journey in the retail pharmacy setting, eventually managing a pharmacy for 5 years. Her career path led her to the mail order setting and then she was called to Optime Care where she now manages a program for patients with Hereditary Angioedema (HAE). Jessy Broughton, care director Jessy Broughton is a Care Director at Optime Care. She has been at Optime Care for 2 years and loves the chance to help make a difference in the lives of our patients. Prior to Optime Care, Jessy worked in Care Coordination at St. Luke's Hospital. There she lead a medication adherence program and was instrumental in receiving a 5 star rating for Medicare measures. She also has a background in retail pharmacy, as well as attended pharmacy school. Jessy works hard to make sure her team provides the best experiences to our patients. Hannah Morgan, pharmacist Hannah is a team pharmacist at Optime Care and has been with the company since 2018. She has worked as a pharmacist for the last 8 years and has a passion for helping others. After years in community pharmacy, Hannah found her way to Optime Care where she takes pride in her job as pharmacist. Hannah is committed to providing quality patient care and is enthusiastic about applying her insight, creativity to help make a difference in the lives of others.

Dr. Megan Gau with St. Luke's Hospital specializing in Diagnostic Radiology on cancer screenings, such as mammograms, needing to become a regular appointment once more. Also, some tips for early detection for women and men. Visit their site for more: https://www.stlukes-stl.com/services/womens-services/center.html

This episode features Jennifer Montgomery, President and CEO of McLaren St. Luke's Hospital. Here, she discusses why nursing as a background is so powerful as a leader, caring for the community as a whole, and a lot more.

This is Stephen Schmidt from the Gazette digital news desk and I'm here with your update for Friday, October 1. Your first day of October will come with a slight chance for rain. According to the National Weather Service there will be a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3 p.m. and a 40 percent chance after 7 p.m. Besides that it will be mostly sunny, with a high near 82 degrees. In the evening it will get gradually more cloudy, with a low around 64 degrees. Investigators searching for an Iowa boy https://www.thegazette.com/crime-courts/xavior-harrelson-has-been-missing-for-a-month-authorities-silent-on-investigation/ (who vanished in May days before his 11th birthday) said Thursday they have found human remains matching his description in a nearby cornfield. The remains were discovered by a farmer working in a field a few miles outside Montezuma, where 10-year-old Xavior Harrelson was reported missing May 27 from the trailer park where he lived. The farmer called the Poweshiek County Sheriff's Office to the scene, according to Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation Assistant Director Mitch Mortvedt. Mortvedt told The Gazette that Xavior's family has been notified of the possible development. Despite the remains having clothes similar to those worn by Xavior when he went missing, positive identification may take more than a month. A University of Northern Iowa biology professor who this month imposed a mask mandate in his class and threatened lower grades for students who did not wear masks has been relieved of his in-person teaching duties for the rest of the semester and won't be eligible for any merit pay this year. Professor Steve L. O'Kane — who is 64 and has been at UNI for 26 years — will be allowed to continue teaching his online courses this semester, according to a disciplinary letter shared with the Gazette. The Board of Regents and the University of Northern Iowa have instituted policies preventing mask mandates.O'Kane says that he feels it is his responsibility to institute mask mandates anyway. O'Kane told The Gazette he holds no animosity toward the UNI administrators who penalized him. And — even if regent and campus policies remain unchanged — he'll impose another mask mandate in his class if given the chance to teach in-person in the spring semester. A driver was extricated from a car and taken to a hospital after his car, going the wrong way on Interstate 380, collided with a semi-trailer truck early Thursday. The 23-year-old male driver, who has not been identified, was taken to UnityPoint Health-St. Luke's Hospital after the 1:40 a.m. crash. His injuries are not believed to be life-threatening, police said. Police said the driver was going the wrong way on the interstate's southbound lanes near the Seventh Street exit to downtown Cedar Rapids. No passengers were in the man's car. The truck driver was uninjured. The Cedar Rapids Gazette hosted a mayoral forum Thursday night. If, by chance, you did not catch it live, you can watch it on thegazette.com. There also will be coverage in Friday's paper. Be sure to subscribe to The Gazette Daily news podcast, or just tell your Amazon Alexa enabled device to “enable The Gazette Daily News skill" so you can get your daily briefing by simply saying “Alexa, what's the news? If you prefer podcasts, you can also find us on iTunes or wherever else you find your Podcasts. Support this podcast

This is Stephen Schmidt from the Gazette digital news desk and I'm here with your update for Saturday, September 11, and Sunday, September 12. We are in a hot to cool to back to hot again cycle. This weekend falls squarely under the hot again category. According to the National Weather Service there will be a high of 94 degrees in the Cedar Rapids area, with mostly sunny skies and a moderate wind of 10 to 15 mph. On Saturday night it will be partly cloudy, with a low around 69 degrees. On Sunday it will be mostly sunny again, with a high near 90 degrees. On Sunday night there is predicted to be a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms, but otherwise it will be mostly cloudy, with a low around 63 degrees. As a result of an increased number of patients — partially driven by a surge in COVID-19 admissions — Cedar Rapids hospitals are limiting elective surgeries and procedures. Both UnityPoint Health-St. Luke's Hospital and Mercy Medical Center confirmed Friday their facilities are preserving capacity because of high patient counts in recent weeks. St. Luke's is limiting surgeries that require an inpatient hospital stay to 10 surgeries per day. Elective surgery is a procedure scheduled in advance because it does not involve a medical emergency. Enrollment across all three of Iowa's public universities dropped again this fall, according to new numbers made public Thursday, showing a slide beginning in fall 2017 and https://www.thegazette.com/education/university-of-iowa-reports-shrinking-enrollment/ (worsening )when COVID-19 upended the higher education experience. The University of Iowa reported a total enrollment this fall of 29,909 students — down 539, or 2 percent, from last fall's 30,448. It's down 7 percent from 2017's 32,323. Iowa State University reported a total enrollment of 30,708 students — down 1,117, or 4 percent, from last fall's 31,825. It's down 15 percent from 2017's 35,993. And the University of Northern Iowa reported a total enrollment of 9,231 students — down 291, or 3 percent, from last fall's 9,522. It's down 22 percent from 2017's 11,907. Speaking to Iowa's growing need for affordable housing to help meet workforce demands, Gov. Kim Reynolds announced Wednesday a $100 million infusion to increase the state's housing stock and protect Iowans' ability to live in or near the communities where they work. That allocation — made possible through the American Rescue Plan pandemic relief act and local fiscal relief funds — will add to the $230 million over five years the Iowa Legislature already passed earlier this year to help overcome the state's housing shortage. While Iowa today is in a “strong economic position” after the shock of 2020, Reynolds said, the state needs more “high-quality attainable housing” if it's to keep up with its employment opportunities. Specifically, Iowa is expected to need another 47,000 homes by 2030 — including 10,586 for Iowans earning $38,450 a year or less. Be sure to subscribe to The Gazette Daily news podcast, or just tell your Amazon https://www.thegazette.com/topic?eid=121774&ename=Alexa&lang=en (Alexa) enabled device to “enable The Gazette Daily News skill" so you can get your daily briefing by simply saying “Alexa, what's the news? If you prefer podcasts, you can also find us on iTunes or wherever else you find your Podcasts. Support this podcast

Join me with my guests from St. Luke's Hospital of Kansas City, Dr. Tracy Stevens, Cardiologist, and Dr. Andrew Schlachter, Pulmonologist, as we discuss facts and valuable information about COVID-19 and the Delta Variant. Listen and learn!

Dr. Becky Lynn is the founder of the Evora Women's Health, the only holistic, women-specific medical practice in St. Louis. Dr. Becky Lynn believes in being there for her patients and creating a bond with them, understanding them holistically, and providing comprehensive care in a supportive space.   She works with a team of registered dietitians, personal trainers, and mental health professionals to deliver a true collaborative approach to care. She is also an Adjunct Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Saint Louis University, as well as a certified Sexual Counselor.  Dr. Lynn completed medical school at Georgetown University in Washington, DC, and her residency at Washington University.  She received her MBA from Saint Louis University.  In 2020, Dr. Lynn launched Evora Women's Health at St. Luke's Hospital in Chesterfield. Email: evoramedllc@gmail.comWebsite: evorawomen.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/evorawomenshealthLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/becky-lynn-md-mba-if-ncmp-5734414a/Instagram: @evorawomenshealthAs mentioned by Dr. Becky Lynn:  https://www.menopause.org/

This is John McGlothlen with The Gazette digital news desk and I'm here with your update for Monday, July 26th. For our weather today in the Cedar Rapids area, we're expecting it to be sunny with a high near 90. Winds from the south around 5 mph eventually. Then tonight, mostly clear, with a low around 68.  Iowa City police are investigating after gunfire erupted early Sunday on the Pedestrian Mall in Iowa City. Police said shots were fired around 1:10 a.m. after a fight broke out among several people in an alley behind the Fieldhouse bar - just hours after the Iowa City Downtown Block Party wrapped up. Police said one person fired several shots with a handgun into the crowd and a 24-year-old woman and 17-year-old boy were struck. They both sustained what appear to be non-life-threatening injuries. No arrests have been made. Police released a video of the incident and are asking for help identifying those involved. The video can be viewed at thegazette.com. A motorcyclist was seriously injured Saturday in a single-vehicle crash on Highway 30 in southwest Cedar Rapids. Cedar Rapids police said they and firefighters were dispatched at 5:19 p.m. to Highway 30 westbound, just east of the Williams Boulevard SW exit. First responders found an unconscious 52-year-old man about 30 feet down the embankment. The man received emergency medical care and was transported to UnityPoint Health-St. Luke's Hospital with “serious, potentially life-threatening injuries.” Get hot takes, newsletter exclusives, weekly food reviews and more in our weekly Talkin' Hawks newsletter. Sign up today at thegazette.com/talkinhawks Support this podcast

Dr. Daniel Wagner, Chief of Obstetrics and Gynecology at St. Luke's Hospital, addresses all questions about pregnant women being vaccinated for COVID-19.

Dr. Barbara Ellzey, physician with St. Luke's urgent care, discusses the issues with trying to have fun with fireworks for 4th of July weekend.

How do our thoughts and feelings sync up with opportunities to get what we want? Dr. Melanie Dean combines psychology, molecular physics and quantum physics to answer that question. She'll share wisdom about how activating our energy fields can transform our lives. Melanie Dean, Ph.D., is a psychologist with a background in science and business who has spent her career helping people work with their thoughts and feelings to achieve their own personal goals. Dr. Dean holds two patents on assessment systems that help physicians diagnose and treat chronic conditions and is author of Borderline Personality Disorder: The Latest Assessment and Treatment Strategies. While on faculty at the University of Missouri, Kansas City, Dr. Dean taught a doctoral training clinic on Brief Solutions Focused Therapy. She has presented for large and small organizations including Intel, St. Luke's Hospital, Bendix, Allied Signal and BMO Harris Bank. In addition to her education and research in science and psychology, Dr. Dean is dedicated to the study of spirituality and has learned directly from the Dalai Lama. She serves on the Board of Trustees for Unity World Headquarters and lives in Kansas City, Missouri, with her husband, kids, horses and dog. She is the creator and leader of The Wave Makers, a free online learning community dedicated to helping people notice and shift their emotions - and intentionally direct their energy to create the life they really want. Find out more at https://melaniedean.com. 

How do our thoughts and feelings sync up with opportunities to get what we want? Dr. Melanie Dean combines psychology, molecular physics and quantum physics to answer that question. She'll share wisdom about how activating our energy fields can transform our lives. Melanie Dean, Ph.D., is a psychologist with a background in science and business who has spent her career helping people work with their thoughts and feelings to achieve their own personal goals. Dr. Dean holds two patents on assessment systems that help physicians diagnose and treat chronic conditions and is author of Borderline Personality Disorder: The Latest Assessment and Treatment Strategies. While on faculty at the University of Missouri, Kansas City, Dr. Dean taught a doctoral training clinic on Brief Solutions Focused Therapy. She has presented for large and small organizations including Intel, St. Luke's Hospital, Bendix, Allied Signal and BMO Harris Bank. In addition to her education and research in science and psychology, Dr. Dean is dedicated to the study of spirituality and has learned directly from the Dalai Lama. She serves on the Board of Trustees for Unity World Headquarters and lives in Kansas City, Missouri, with her husband, kids, horses and dog. She is the creator and leader of The Wave Makers, a free online learning community dedicated to helping people notice and shift their emotions - and intentionally direct their energy to create the life they really want. Find out more at https://melaniedean.com.

This is John McGlothlen with the Gazette digital news desk and I'm here with your update for Monday, June 21st. Today's weather for the Cedar Rapids area will be mostly sunny, with a high near 71. It's expected to be breezy with winds from the northwest, 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Tonight should be clear, with a low around 49. An Iowa City man has been charged with attempted murder after intentionally shooting a man, striking him in both legs, police said. Mason Chance Edwards, 23, confronted the man June 9th at a residence in the Western Hills Mobile Estates in Coralville over a previous incident and had a concealed firearm, according to police. Another person blocked Edwards going into the room the man was in, but Edwards reached around the person and shot the man. Edwards was arrested Friday and has been charged with attempted murder, going armed with intent and carrying weapons. He is being held at the Johnson County Jail on $100,000 cash or surety bond. Attempted murder is punishable by up to 25 years in prison. A Cedar Rapids firefighter and two employees suffered minor injuries in a fire at a PMX Industries warehouse Friday night, according to a news release from the Cedar Rapids Fire Department. Firefighters were dispatched at 9:45 p.m. to a warehouse on Willow Creek Drive SW. Crews found smoke and flames coming from pallets containing shavings of zinc, copper and other metals. One of the PMX employees who suffered minor injuries was taken to UnityPoint Health-St. Luke's Hospital, and the other refused transport to a hospital. The injured firefighter was taken to St. Luke's Hospital. The release said the fire was unintentional. Support this podcast

This is Stephen Schmidt from the Gazette digital news desk and I'm here with your update for Wednesday, June 16. Wednesday's weather will be sunny and cool again, but if you're expecting this not to last the whole week, you would be right. According to the National Weather Service it will be sunny with a high near 88 degrees in the Cedar Rapids area. On Wednesday night the clouds will increase and the low will be around 66 degrees. On Thursday, expect the heat to return, and maybe also some rain. A 20-year-old son shot his sister and his parents to death, authorities said Tuesday night after a day of investigating the discovery of the bodies inside a northeast Cedar Rapids home. Alexander Ken Jackson, 20, has been arrested and faces three counts of first-degree murder. A police spokesman identified the three murder people  as Jan Perry Jackson, 61; Melissa Ferne Jackson, 68; and Sabrina Hana Jackson, 19. Cedar Rapids police responded to a call at 8:23 a.m. about a possible shooting inside the house at 4414 Oak Leaf Court NE. Police did not say who placed the call. There, officers found his family members dead of gunshot wounds. They also found Alexander Jackson with a gunshot wound to the foot that police described as non-life- threatening. He was taken to UnityPoint Health-St. Luke's Hospital for treatment, and was arrested afterward and booked Tuesday night into the Linn County Jail. He does not have an adult criminal record in Iowa, according to online court records. Police did not provide a possible motive for the shooting. Tuesday was a day of Democrats announcing they are, or may be, running for things. The 2022 race for Congress in Iowa's 1st District could be a battle of former TV anchors. State Sen. Liz Mathis, D-Hiawatha, said Tuesday she is “seriously considering” a bid next year for the congressional seat currently held by U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson, 37, a Republican who ousted Democrat Abby Finkenauer in the 2020 election to earn her first term. At the state level, a social studies teacher announced Tuesday she's running for the Iowa Senate in 2022, a day after the longtime incumbent announced he'll step down. Democrat Breanna Oxley, 30, a teacher at Roosevelt Middle School in Cedar Rapids, announced her candidacy for District 33, the seat now held by Democratic Sen. Rob Hogg of Cedar Rapids. For the governor's race,  State Rep. Ras Smith of Waterloo on Tuesday became the first Democrat to announce he's running for governor in 2022 in an attempt to unseat Republican Kim Reynolds. Smith, who represents House District 62 in the Cedar Valley, made the announcement early Tuesday. Smith, 33, was first elected to the Iowa House in 2016. He is the ranking member on the education committee, as well as serving on the agriculture, information technology and natural resources committees. He's also the founding member and current chair of Iowa's Legislative Black Caucus. Iowa's slowly, reluctantly, inching its vaccination rate upward. More than half of Iowans age 12 and older have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, according to data from the Iowa Department of Public Health. As of 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, 1,380,842 Iowans had been fully vaccinated, an increase of 4,199 from Monday. That's 51.6 percent of Iowans age 12 and older, and 43,77 percent of the state's total population. The Iowa Ideas 2021 virtual conference will be here before you know it, and we would like you to be our guest on the house. The Gazette is providing free access to this two-day gathering with more than 50 sessions- filled with thought-provoking local, and national speakers-- all ready to engage you on a variety of important and timely Iowa-issues. Join us October 14th and 15th for this can't miss, idea-exchange experience. Learn more and register for the event at iowaideas.com  Be sure to subscribe to The Gazette Daily news podcast, or just tell your Amazon... Support this podcast

This is John McGlothlen with the Gazette digital news desk and I'm here with your update for Monday, June 14th. Today in the Cedar Rapids area we'll have a high near 88, with winds from the north, 5 to 10 mph. Then tonight we're expecting a low around 59. The Los Angeles Times reported this weekend that about 20 FBI agents on Thursday raided the North Hollywood home of former Iowa football player Siaka Massaquoi. According to the Times, Massaquoi entered the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. The Hawkeye running back was from Evanston, Ill., and played at Iowa in 2000 and 2001. He had 16 career carries and two touchdowns. He was dismissed from the Hawkeyes in 2002 after being charged with second-offense drunken driving, driving with a suspended license, and providing false information to law officers during a traffic stop. He moved to California and made a career for himself as an actor, and has 35 acting credits listed on IMDB.com. A man arrested in Davenport is in the Linn County Jail on suspicion of attempted murder for a Cedar Rapids shooting in May that injured a man at a Blairs Ferry Road NE address. According to a Cedar Rapids Police Department news release, Montel C.R. Reed, 32, was arrested by U.S. Marshals without incident at 4:40 p.m. Friday. Reed was taken to the Linn County Jail on suspicion of attempted murder, going armed with intent, intimidation with a weapon, willful injury causing bodily injury and felon in possession of a firearm. The charges stem from an incident May 3rd. At 10:20 a.m., Cedar Rapids dispatchers received a report of shots fired from a vehicle at someone walking in the 3700 block of Blairs Ferry Road NE. The man struck by gunfire was identified by Cedar Rapids police as Terrell H. Taylor, 30, who arrived 10 minutes after the shooting at UnityPoint Health-St. Luke's Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Support this podcast

Dr. Delene Musielak, MD, FACP, FAAP, addresses a recent study on the increase of children facing depression. Check out Dr. Musielak's site: https://www.drdelenemusielak.com/?v=f803729628ad, and/or the St. Luke's Hospital: https://www.stlukes-stl.com/

Dr. Nirmol Pearl Philip, a board-certified infectious disease physician, on how COVID-19 continues to effect almost everything including patients that seemingly should have recovered a while ago. Also, some thoughts on the new CDC guidelines, and the outbreak in India. Visit their site for more info: https://www.stlukes-stl.com/index.html

Michelle Fortune, CEO of St. Luke's Hospital in Columbus, North Carolina, joined the podcast to discuss how priorities for rural and community healthcare will change in the coming year and how she is preparing to meet the top challenges on the horizon. She also spoke about caregiver wellness and maintaining the financial stability of her institution.

Saint Luke's Hospital of Kansas City Trauma & Critical Care Specialists As a designated Level I Trauma, Stroke, and STEMI Center by the Missouri Department of Health & Senior Services, Saint Luke's provides total care for every aspect of injury—from prevention through rehabilitation. In addition, Saint Luke's Hospital is designated by The Joint Commission as a Comprehensive Cardiac Center and Comprehensive Stroke Center. Saint Luke's Hospital has also achieved four consecutive Magnet® designations for outstanding patient outcomes and satisfaction, a feat achieved by less than two percent of all hospitals worldwide. Our expert trauma team involves specialists from a variety of disciplines working seamlessly together to deliver exceptional care: Trauma surgeons, Emergency department physicians, Plastic surgeons, Anesthesiologists, Radiologists, Emergency nurses and technicians, Respiratory therapists, Operating room personnel, Chaplain for family and patient support, Rehabilitation physicians Saint Luke's Hospital trauma staff has the technology and expertise necessary to treat any injury. Community Education programs: Stop the Bleed Death from bleeding can occur in minutes, but so can saving a life. Stop the Bleed is a 90-minute class that teaches participants to carry out a few simple life-saving techniques that make up the basics of emergency, on-the-spot care, including: Direct pressure Wound packing Tourniquet use An initiative from the American College of Surgeons, Stop the Bleed strives to create a national policy to improve survival rates after intentional mass-casualty events. To schedule a class for your group or organization call, 816-932-2246 or email jgiacone@saintlukeskc.org. Saint Luke's Hospital of Kansas City is one of the largest faith-based care hospitals in the region—offering many specialized programs and services. Our network of more than 600 physicians represents more than 60 medical specialties. Saint Luke's Hospital has been recognized by U.S. News & World Report as one of the elite hospitals in the nation. It is nationally ranked in one specialty for 2020-21 and honored as high performing in four additional specialties. Saint Luke's Hospital is a primary teaching hospital for the University of Missouri–Kansas City School of Medicine, which includes a physician residency program.

Tyler sits down with Brent Cope, President of Tempe St. Luke's Hospital, to talk about the future of healthcare in the United States. They talk about conflicting goals within the healthcare system, and ways in which to avoid burn-out in a milieu with high demands and even higher expectations. Brent offers insight on balancing work-commitments with home-life that could help many find homeostasis, even in a troubled time.

Doug Bouldin, Family Nurse Practitioner and partner at The Ozzie Smith IMAC Regeneration Center in St. Louis, has been practicing medicine for more than 25 years across the state of Missouri. Since graduating from the University of Missouri-St. Louis, Bouldin has served patients across a broad range of settings, and the experience he has to draw from is derived from several locations across Missouri including St. Luke's Hospital, St. John's Mercy, Lincoln County Medical Center and Barnes Jewish Medical Group. His experience includes clinical and managerial roles that have equipped him to be among the leaders of this groundbreaking effort at the Ozzie Smith IMAC Regeneration Center. Bouldin understands that medicine alone does not always fix the problem. “For years I have known that referring to chiropractic and physical therapy completed the care that I could give to a patient,” Bouldin says. “But now, being able to actually practice it in a medical model where we are accessible to one another under one roof is truly ideal for me.” Bouldin has been a leader amongst his peers, presenting at several conferences and symposiums over the course of his career. He carries a passion for education and is excited about the opportunity to pass it on to patients who have never heard of regenerative medicine techniques. Among his primary goals for the new clinic is the chance to pioneer and publish functional-based research as well.

This is John McGlothlen with the Gazette digital news desk and I'm here with your update for Monday, February 8th. For weather in the Cedar Rapids area today, snow is again likely, mainly after 3 p.m., but with an accumulation of less than a half-inch. Today will be mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 5 and wind chill values as low as -15. Tonight should be cloudy during the early evening, then with gradual clearing, and a low around -9, with wind chill values as low as -20.  Cedar Rapids Mayor Brad Hart says the city's mask mandate remains in effect despite Gov. Kim Reynolds' move on Friday to lift restrictions to curb the spread of COVID-19. Hart told The Gazette that city, Linn County and hospital officials will continue to communicate to the public that they believe it still is important to keep COVID-19 mitigation measures in place despite the governor's decision to end those restrictions and its partial mask mandate starting yesterday, the day of the Super Bowl. Two firefighters were seriously injured early Sunday at a Cedar Rapids apartment fire when a hose line failed, causing blunt force trauma. One firefighter was struck in the head and knocked unconscious, and another was struck in the chest and knocked down. Both were provided immediate emergency medical care and transported to UnityPoint Health-St. Luke's Hospital. The firefighter with a head injury was transferred to the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. Though their injuries are serious, they did not appear to be life-threatening. At 1:19 a.m., the Cedar Rapids Fire Department was dispatched to a report of smoke alarms activated by smoke in an apartment's kitchen at Westdale Court Apartments, 3919 20th Ave. SW. By 2:30 a.m., the fire had compromised the structural integrity of the floors, and firefighters moved to an exterior position. The destroyed apartment complex sustained major fire, smoke and heat damage. No apartment residents were injured, though five of the eight units were occupied at the time of the fire. The American Red Cross is helping the displaced residents. In men's basketball, Iowa's 67-65 loss to the Hoosiers at Assembly Hall left it in sixth place at 7-5 after it was 6-1 five games ago. Indiana sophomore guard Armaan Franklin hit a step-back jumper over Iowa's Joe Wieskamp with 1.6 seconds left for the game-winner. Iowa not only saw a double-digit first-half lead vanish, it pulled back ahead 45-35 with 14 1/2 minutes left after a 14-0 run, only for that to dissolve.

This is Stephen Schmidt from the Gazette digital news desk and I'm here with your update for Thursday, Jan. 21. Most of Thursday's weather will be similar to Wednesday's weather, with a little less wind. According to the National Weather Service there will be a high near 37 degrees in the Cedar Rapids area. The wind will hover between 10 to 15 mph. Then, Thursday night, the wind will pick up slightly and incoming clouds will bring a slight chance of snow. The good news is that the snow that falls is NOT expected to be significant. The bad news is Friday is predicted to be quite cold. Despite organizers having to deal with COVID-19 and the potential of civil unrest, the inauguration of Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. as the 46th president took place Wednesday mostly without a hitch: speeches were given stressing unity, patriotic music was played by enthusiastic marching bands, as many fireworks as they could find were shot off, and pop stars performed the most hopeful songs they could think of from their catalogues. I recommend searching for Bernie Sanders and his mittens if you would like a quality meme experience from the day. But it wasn't all Bernie Sanders mittens Wednesday. Newly elected President Biden signed 17 executive orders, mostly targeting the dismantling of policies enacted by President Donald Trump. In some highlights from his orders, Biden extended a moratorium on evictions, reversed Trump era decisions on immigration, indicated the United States would rejoin the World Health Organization and the Paris Climate Accord, and issued a freeze on regulations put forward by his predecessor. It should be noted that although unity was stressed during the day, Biden's action through executive order resembled both that of President Barack Obama's second term and most of President Trump's term, where an executive branch, blocked by a dysfunctional congress, resorted to this power more and more. Back closer to home, bills continued to move in the Iowa Legislature. The Iowa House Judiciary Committee voted along party lines to approve a resolution for a constitutional amendment that opponents call the first step toward a state ban on abortion. https://www.thegazette.com/subject/news/government/www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ga=89&ba=HSB41 (House Study Bill 41) calls for letting voters decide if they want to amend the Iowa Constitution to declare that it does not recognize a right to abortion or require the public funding of abortion. That language was approved by the Senate last year but failed in the House. If approved this year and again by the 2023-25 General Assembly, it would go to the voters to decide. Republicans have lobbied aggressively for this amendment to the Iowa constitution as their previous efforts to severely restrict abortion were rejected by the Iowa Supreme Court on multiple occassions.  A mental health counselor at St. Luke's Hospital in Cedar Rapids has filed a complaint with the Iowa Civil Rights Commission, accusing co-workers of harassing him for being transgender. Asher Brown told the Gazette that he joined the inpatient psychiatric unit at the hospital with the hope that his experiences as a transgender adult would allow him to help patients experiencing challenges with gender identity. However, he said in his complaint that coworkers not only harassed him for being transgender, asking about his genitalia and what gender he found attractive, they also were disrespectful of transgender patients. This briefing is sponsored in part by Corridor Careers. Are you looking for a job? https://www.corridorcareers.com/ (CorridorCareers.com) is a resource to local job seekers where they can get job tips, sign up for local job alerts, build a resume and more. Check it out at https://www.corridorcareers.com/ (CorridorCareers.com). Be sure to subscribe to The Gazette Daily news podcast, or just tell your Amazon https://www.thegazette.com/topic?eid=121774&ename=Alexa&lang=en (Alexa)

This is Stephen Schmidt from the Gazette digital news desk and I'm here with your update for Saturday December 26th and Sunday December 27th. Time to enjoy a brief break from below freezing this weekend. Well, more like at freezing. According to the National Weather Service, there should be a high of 32 degrees with sunny skies in the Cedar Rapids area Saturday. This will come with calm winds. Then it will be a bit cloudier Saturday night with a low around 23 degrees. On Sunday there will be a chance of snow, with a 20 percent chance of flurries a slight chance of snow showers after 1 p.m. Otherwise there will be a high above 34 degrees. The chance for flurries will continue Sunday night until 7 p.m., and there will be a low of around 17 degrees. Iowa reported 1,470 new confirmed COVID-19 cases Friday and five deaths, according to Iowa Department of Public Health data analyzed by The Gazette. State hospitalizations were at 600 on Friday, down from 625 on Thursday. Friday's tally was the lowest recorded since 596 hospitalizations were recorded Oct. 28. Two men with Iowa connections were among those pardoned by President Donald Trump before Christmas.The pair, Jesse Benton and John Tate, worked for Republican U.S. Rep. Ron Paul's 2012 caucus campaign, and were among those pardoned Wednesday night by the president. They had been charged with corruption in a scheme to funnel $73,000 to Kent Sorenson, then an Iowa state senator, to switch his allegiance from Minnesota Sen. Michele Bachmann to Paul in the final days of the caucus campaign. A Cedar Rapids resident was injured Friday afternoon in a head-on collision near Alice and Center Point Roads near Toddville in Linn County. According to the Linn County Sheriff's Office, emergency personnel were called at 1:52 p.m. to 3460 Alice Rd. They found a southbound vehicle had crossed the centerline into northbound traffic and collided head-on with a northbound vehicle. The southbound driver was identified as Jennifer Buelow, 33, of Center Point. The northbound vehicle was driven by Kelly Burk, 55, of Cedar Rapids. Burk was transported to UnityPoint Health-St. Luke's Hospital in Cedar Rapids for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries. Buelow faces charges of operating while intoxicated, use of electronic communication device while driving and other traffic charges. This briefing is sponsored in part by Corridor Careers.  Are you looking for a job? https://www.corridorcareers.com/ (CorridorCareers.com) is a resource to local job seekers where they can get job tips, sign up for local job alerts, build a resume and more. Check it out at https://www.corridorcareers.com/ (CorridorCareers.com). Be sure to subscribe to The Gazette Daily news podcast, or just tell your Amazon https://www.thegazette.com/topic?eid=121774&ename=Alexa&lang=en (Alexa) enabled device to “enable The Gazette Daily News skill" so you can get your daily briefing by simply saying “Alexa, what's the news?" If you prefer podcasts, you can also find us on iTunes.

This is Stephen Schmidt from the Gazette digital news desk and I'm here with your update for Wednesday, December 16th. It will still be cold on Wednesday, but at least it will be a little bit more cheerful out there. According to the National Weather Service, there is a high of 28 degrees predicted in the Cedar Rapids area, with partly sunny skies. On Wednesday night it will become mostly cloudy, with a low of around 19 degrees. Despite promising vaccine news this week and lower daily new COVID-19 cases in Iowa this month, deaths from the disease continue to mount. The state reported 68 new deaths on Tuesday, bringing the state's toll from the virus to 3,337. Hospitalizations for the disease, as well as those in intensive care or on ventilators due to the novel coronavirus, also ticked up Tuesday compared to Monday's numbers. With loud applause, and a sense of optimism not felt by some for months, the first vaccines against the novel coronavirus were administered in Cedar Rapids Tuesday. Health care professionals and other front-line workers received some of the first doses of the newly approved COVID-19 vaccine in Eastern Iowa this week after shipments arrived at UnityPoint Health-St. Luke's Hospital and Mercy Medical Center early Tuesday morning. These were the same Pfizer and BioNTech developed vaccines administered at the University of Iowa Hospital on Monday. In other good COVID-19 news, another vaccine created by drugmaker Moderna was deemed both safe and highly effective against the disease by the FDA on Tuesday, clearing the way for a similar limited use approval later this week. The FDA has also approved the first COVID-19 test that can be purchased over the counter and completed entirely at home. This test, developed by Ellume, will be available in January. Finally, a 9th BIg Ten football game for the Iowa Hawkeyes that was scheduled for this coming Saturday night to help extend a season abbreviated by the pandemic was canceled due to continuing COVID-19 infection problems on the University of Michigan football team. The game is one of several canceled this weekend due to the virus. The Whirlpool Corporation has sold its manufacturing plant in Middle Amana for $92.7 million. The sale of the facility is not expected to affect employment, operations or products. At least, not right away.  Benton Harbor, Mich.-based Whirlpool sold the Iowa plant on Oct. 26 to Wramia001, a Chicago-based limited liability company, according to the Iowa County Assessor's website. The company plans to sign a long-term lease for the plant — which dates back to 1940 — rather than continuing to own it. The Middle Amana plant assembles French door, bottom freezer and built-in refrigeration products under the Amana, JennAir, KitchenAid, Maytag and Whirlpool brands. The Cedar Rapids City Council on Tuesday backed a North Dakota company's request to redevelop an old McGrath dealership into new commercial and residential space. KC Land Holdings LLC's proposal calls for a $17 million investment to redevelop 4001 First Ave. SE by demolishing three commercial buildings, building two new ones and constructing a 104-unit multifamily building. The site formerly was a McGrath Ford and Hyundai dealership, and most recently served as home to the Iowa Derecho Resource Center before it moved. This briefing is sponsored in part by Corridor Careers.  Are you looking for a job? https://www.corridorcareers.com/ (CorridorCareers.com) is a resource to local job seekers where they can get job tips, sign up for local job alerts, build a resume and more. Check it out at https://www.corridorcareers.com/ (CorridorCareers.com).

Those on the frontlines at St. Luke's Hospital in Chesterfield have been working overtime for months to care for patients with the coronavirus. Nurses, therapists and others are trying to cope emotionally and physically while admitting more sick patients every day.

According to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, the rate of suicide among male physicians is 1.41 times higher than among men in the general population. For women, the risk is 2.27 times greater. If we prioritize the mental health of medical professionals who are caring for some of our most vulnerable patients, and encourage help-seeking behaviors for mental health concerns and substance use disorders by reducing stigma, increasing resources, and having open conversations about mental health- maybe we can change the culture. Visit afsp.org/actioncenter to learn more about the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act (H.R. 7255/S. 4349). Learn more about the Dr. Lorna Breen Heroes' Foundation. Why Do Female Physicians Keep Dying By Suicide At Mount Sinai St. Luke's Hospital? Unspoken: Doctor Depression and Suicide Jennifer Breen Feist  is an attorney in Charlottesville, VA specializing in finance, real estate and wealth management. She is the Co-Founder of the Dr. Lorna Breen Heroes' Foundation.  J. Corey Feist,  is a health care executive with over 20 years of experience. Corey is the Co-Founder of the Dr. Lorna Breen Heroes' Foundation. He serves as the Chief Executive Officer of the University of Virginia Physicians Group, the medical group practice of UVA Health. He holds an adjunct faculty appointment at the UVA Darden School of Business where he currently teaches a course entitled “Managing in a Pandemic: The Challenge of COVID-19″.  Jessica (“Jessi”) Gold, MD, MS, is an Assistant Professor and the Director of Wellness, Engagement, and Outreach in the Department of Psychiatry at Washington University in Saint Louis. She works clinically as an outpatient psychiatrist and primarily sees college graduate students, as well as faculty, staff, and hospital employees. In her administrative role, Dr. Gold is helping her university and hospital's overall mental health response to covid for faculty and staff and finding acute and sustainable ways to take care of our own. Daniel J Egan MD is the program director of the Harvard Affiliated Emergency Medicine Residency Program in Boston. Prior to Boston, Dr. Egan worked at several sites in NYC where he was involved in residency leadership as APD and PD and most recently a Vice Chair of Education.   If you or someone you know is suicidal, please, contact your physician, go to your local Emergency Department, or call the suicide prevention hotline in your country. For the United States, the numbers are as follows. The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-TALK (8255), or message the Crisis Text Line at 741741. Both programs provide free, confidential support 24/7. Project Parachute   In cooperation with Eleos Health, the project provides pro-bono therapy for front line health care professionals. The Emotional PPE Project is a directory that provides contact information of volunteer mental health practitioners to healthcare workers whose mental health has been impacted by the COVID-19 crisis. Frontline workers counseling project The Frontline Workers Counseling Project (FWCP), formerly called the COVID-19 Pro Bono Counseling Project, is an initiative that helps connect frontline workers with free, confidential psychotherapy and counseling. The project is now open to all frontline and essential workers in the following counties: Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, Sacramento, San Francisco, San Joaquin, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Solano, Sonoma, and Yolo. Change the culture: Reframing Health Licensure Questions

This is John McGlothlen with the Gazette digital news desk and I'm here with your update for Monday, November 16th. The weather today will be sunny, with a high near 53. Also breezy, with a southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Tonight should be mostly clear, with a low around 27. Iowa Senate Democrats have elected first-term Sen. Zach Wahls of Coralville to be their minority leader in the 2021 session. Wahls said the 18-member Senate caucus will focus on “defeating coronavirus with decisive action supporting essential workers, protecting Iowa families, and assisting small businesses.” Wahls was elected leader, replacing Sen. Janet Petersen of Des Moines, who did not seek re-election. His colleagues elected him during a virtual meeting Sunday afternoon. The Iowa Hawkeyes dominated the line of scrimmage on both sides of the ball as they beat Minnesota 35-0 Friday night, claiming Floyd of Rosedale for the sixth straight season. The Hawkeyes rushed for 235 yards including 142 yards and two touchdowns from Tyler Goodson. Mekhi Sargent added 86 yards rushing and a TD. Zach VanValkenburg tallied three sacks for Iowa and Jack Koerner and Riley Moss both intercepted passes. The number of patients being treated in Iowa hospitals for the COVID-19 respiratory disease continued to trend in the wrong direction Sunday, with record numbers of people admitted, placed in intensive care or put on ventilators to help breathe. According to public health data, the number of virus patients in Iowa hospitals increased from 1,261 to 1,279 in the 24-hour period ending at 11 a.m. Sunday. Those in intensive care inched up from 246 to 247 and those on ventilators rose from 107 to 115. All are record highs since COVID-19 was first confirmed in Iowa in March. The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics is activating the first phase of its surge plan that includes adding intensive care unit beds. UnityPoint Health-St. Luke's Hospital and Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids, and Mercy Hospital in Iowa City, all announced plans last week to preserve staff and personal protective gear by curtailing elective procedures that require overnight stays. Public health data showed that 95 of Iowa's 99 counties have positivity rates of 15 percent or greater when averaged over 14 days.

Surgical ICU to Sports Nutrition! Joel Totoro is currently a registered dietitian and Director of Sports Science for Thorne. Previously, he was the Nutrition Solutions Manager at EXOS in Phoenix, AZ working with the Performance and Innovation Team. Prior to joining EXOS he was sports dietitian for the University of Michigan working with Football, Hockey, Men's & Women's basketball and chair of the Human Performance Committee. Totoro came to Michigan from the New England Patriot serving eight years as team dietitian, where he became the first full-time sports dietitian in professional sports. While with the Patriots, he directed all aspects of the team's nutrition needs and worked closely with the teams performance and medical staffs. Totoro also served as the assistant chief dietitian at St. Luke's Hospital in Massachusetts, specializing in trauma nutrition, from 2002 to 2004. He received his Bachelor of Science in Allied Health-Dietetics from the University of Connecticut in May 2002. He is an original member and former Board of Directors chairperson for the Collegiate and Professional Sports Dietitian Association.

For Cat People everywhere, and everyone else: Today on White Ash Flies, My Cat Jeoffrey, written by Christopher Smart during his confinement to St. Luke's Hospital for Lunatics in London, read by Colin Mahoney.

Leadership in times of crisis and the importance of vision. Dr. Doug Lawson shares his thoughts on the COVID-19 crisis, the changing healthcare climate and Leading in difficult times.

Celebrating Easter and honoring medical professionals from the past, the present and the future! Musical selections commemorating the Clark Sisters' Movie premiering April 11, 2020 on Lifetime! Valerie Jarrett's father, Dr. James Bowman, Jr., was a groundbreaking pathologist and geneticist.  His first day as a resident at St. Luke's Hospital in Chicago, where he was told that he couldn't enter the front door. He decided it was time to break the rules."And so, the first day of work, he showed up and he walked in the front door. And the next day, when he showed up for work, all of the black staff that worked in the hospital - were waiting by the front door and they walked in with him. And so he, in a sense, integrated the front door of the hospital." ~Dr. Kizzmekia S. Corbett, a viral immunologist working with the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), is taking the lead to develop a vaccine for the coronavirus. ~An obstetrician, gynecologist and surgeon, Dr. Matilda Evans cared for her patients in her home until she established Taylor Lane Hospital, one the first black hospitals in the state, in 1901.  ~Dr. May Chinn, her work in cancer research helped in the development of the Pap smear, a test for early detection of cervical cancer. Queen Liliʻuokalani - last ruler of Hawaii founded the Kapiolani Maternity Hospital for native Hawaiian mothers. Today it is called the Kapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children

  Many physicians and those supportive of free markets in medicine are making a big deal on the Trump administration's proposed executive order to increase price transparency in hospitals. The thinking is that by exposing how much each hospital charges for their services, hospitals will begin to compete on price and the cost of care will go down. Although I believe this to be an admirable goal, I think it is very shortsighted to think that a law or order without a significant market demand will change the behavior or business models of hospitals. My guest, Dr. Philip Eskew, JD, MBA agrees with my assessment and feels that the goals of the order will likely not bear any useful fruit. In fact, it will probably lead to a slew of lawsuits that will tie up the implementation of the law. The most likely scenario is that hospitals would just release a gigantic charge master document on their website that would be difficult to find and almost impossible to interpret. It would also only have prices that would not be real (paid by any patient or insurance company) equivalent to the sticker price on a car that no one actually pays. As for legal challenges, the law states that hospitals would have to post the prices they accept from insurance providers (with their names scrubbed). But this would almost certainly be classified as trade secrets and the insurance companies would fight this order in court. This would effectively tie up the law for years and maybe make it to the Supreme Court which would likely side with the insurance companies. Ultimately, the only remedy for real transparency will be through patients controlling their dollars. Until such time, there will be little reason for any transparency as hospitals and other providers of care will negotiate with large payers and not bother to post anything publicly. Dr. Philip Eskew is a family physician and the proprietor of DPC Frontier. He is also general counsel of the DPC Coalition, Site Medical Director at Corizon Health, and the VP of Clinical Development & General Counsel for Proactive MD show notes DPC Frontier Mapper: This is the best web site I have found to locate direct primary care practices and concierge groups in the United States. You can search by the map or using zip codes. Real Hospital Price Transparency: St. Luke's Hospital in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania offers this view into what a hospital system might use for real transparency of aspects of its provided care. DPC Frontier: This is the one stop resource for DPC docs or patients who have questions about legal and business aspects of direct primary care. Proactive MD: Dr. Eskew is the VP of Clinical Development and General Counsel to this business that looks to provide DPC physicians to businesses and communities. Corizon Health: Dr. Eskew is the Site Medical Director for this Wyoming based correctional medicine practice. DPC Coalition: Dr. Eskew is the general counsel for this DPC advocacy group. @PhilSQ: Dr. Eskew's twitter handle. Episode 071: Why that Medical Bill is Crazy Expensive Made Simply Web Site Creations: This is the great, affordable website service that built my wife's podcast site. I cannot recommend this company more to someone looking for creating a website. Always Andy's Mom: Home of my wife, Marcy's, podcast for parents grieving or those looking to help them. YouTube for Paradocs: Here you can watch the video of my late son singing his solo on the Paradocs YouTube page. Patreon - Become a show supporter today and visit my Patreon page for extra bonus material. Every dollar raised goes towards the production and promotion of the show.    

Our inaugural show was moderated by Glenn Krauss, CEO & Founder of Core-CDI with Special Guests: Terrance Govender, VP of Medical Affairs for ClinIntell Heidi Hillstrom, CDI Professional at St. Luke's Hospital, Duluth, MN They discuss KPIs for CDI programs as they are commonly being used today… Do current KPIs in CDI accurately and dependably measure true performance of a CDI program? Are these current measures valid and reliable? If so, to what purpose? What constitutes valid and reliable measures of CDI performance for driving and achieving continual documentation improvement? Listen in to hear the scoop on the current state of affairs in CDI when it comes to KPI measures and understand why the profession is simply measuring the wrong indicators, continuing to go down the wrong path using the wrong approach to achieving documentation improvement. Future shows will include cutting edge topics aside from CDI, with thought provoking discussion on the myriad of challenges hospitals face in the revenue cycle, begging the need for novel solutions to conquer and survive in the current economic climate of healthcare. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/wiserwednesday/message

Our inaugural show was moderated by Glenn Krauss, CEO & Founder of Core-CDI with Special Guests: Terrance Govender, VP of Medical Affairs for ClinIntell Heidi Hillstrom, CDI Professional at St. Luke's Hospital, Duluth, MN They discuss KPIs for CDI programs as they are commonly being used today… Do current KPIs in CDI accurately and dependably measure true performance of a CDI program? Are these current measures valid and reliable? If so, to what purpose? What constitutes valid and reliable measures of CDI performance for driving and achieving continual documentation improvement? Listen in to hear the scoop on the current state of affairs in CDI when it comes to KPI measures and understand why the profession is simply measuring the wrong indicators, continuing to go down the wrong path using the wrong approach to achieving documentation improvement. Future shows will include cutting edge topics aside from CDI, with thought provoking discussion on the myriad of challenges hospitals face in the revenue cycle, begging the need for novel solutions to conquer and survive in the current economic climate of healthcare. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/wiserwednesday/message

Attorney-CPA Joe Cordell and cohost Susan Arthur are joined by Dr. Ralph Oiknine, a board-certified endocrinology physician, co-director of the endocrinology and diabetes training program at St. Luke's Hospital, and a spokesman for the American Diabetes Association. They break down the characteristics of Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes and methods of treatment of the […] The post Learning More About Diabetes [Episode 50] appeared first on Joseph E. Cordell.

160: Jim Loomis on Lifestyle Medicine Connecting a plant-based diet and lifestyle to positive health benefits  Jim Loomis Jr., M.D., M.B.A., received his medical degree from the University of Arkansas, where he was elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society and graduated with honors.  He subsequently completed his internship and residency in internal medicine at Barnes Hospital/ Washington University in St. Louis, MO. and received an M.B.A. from the Olin School of Business at Washington University. Jim is the medical director at the Barnard Medical Center in Washington DC.  He is board certified in internal medicine and has also completed the certification program in Plant-Based Nutrition from Cornell University.  Before coming to the Barnard Medical Center in Washington, DC, Jim practiced internal medicine and was the director of prevention and wellness at St. Luke's Hospital in St. Louis.  Jim is on the clinical faculty of the department of internal medicine at Washington University School of Medicine and also serves on the board of directors of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine. When not practicing medicine, Jim enjoys reading history books, cooking, and teaching plant-based cooking classes. He also enjoys running, biking, and swimming, and has completed numerous half marathons, marathons, and triathlons. IN THIS PODCAST:  Greg talks to a Doctor that he met a few months back.  Dr. Jim is fabulous at bringing the complexities of healthy eating to simple and memorable analogies. Transitioning from a standard American diet to a plant based one to improve health and vitality is something that Dr. Jim can talk about because he did just that.  He was one of the worst kind of patients because he already knew the side effects of the meds he was prescribed, and his search for a healthier lifestyle is now what he shares with others. Go to www.urbanfarm.org/blog/podcast/ to see our list of podcast and to sign up for weekly updates.