
Natalie Krebs
Health Reporter at Iowa Public Radio
@IowaPublicRadio health reporter. Also @SideEffectsNews. Previously at the border. DM for Signal.
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1 week ago |
holaamericanews.com | Hola Iowa |Natalie Krebs
EspañolBy Natalie Krebs, Iowa Public RadioPlanned Parenthood North Central States announced it plans to close four clinics in Iowa amid financial challenges. The organization said it will close its clinics in Ames, Cedar Rapids, Sioux City and Urbandale in addition to four of its clinics in Minnesota in the coming year. It will also layoff 66 staff members and offer 37 others reassignments.
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1 week ago |
iowapublicradio.org | Natalie Krebs
Planned Parenthood North Central States announced it plans to close four clinics in Iowa amid financial challenges. The organization said it will close its clinics in Ames, Cedar Rapids, Sioux City and Urbandale in addition to four of its clinics in Minnesota in the coming year. It will also layoff 66 staff members and offer 37 others reassignments.
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1 month ago |
bostonherald.com | Natalie Krebs |Janette Dill
By Natalie Krebs, Iowa Public Radio, KFF Health NewsEven by rural hospital standards, Keokuk County Hospital and Clinics in southeastern Iowa is small. The 14-bed hospital, in Sigourney, doesn’t do surgeries or deliver babies. The small 24-hour emergency room is overseen by two full-time doctors. CEO Matt Ives wants to hire a third doctor, but he said finding physicians for a rural area has been challenging since the COVID-19 pandemic.
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1 month ago |
iowapublicradio.org | Natalie Krebs
For a decade, Linda Jacobs has fought breast cancer, gritting through radiation and immunotherapy treatments to keep her disease under control. But two years ago, she took a turn for the worse, when on vacation in Florida, she suddenly started breaking out in blisters all over her chest. “I couldn't have my arms down to my sides. I couldn't cross my arms over my chest. The pain was just so intense,” she said. Jacobs' doctor diagnosed her with an aggressive form of angiosarcoma.
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1 month ago |
medicalxpress.com | Natalie Krebs
Even by rural hospital standards, Keokuk County Hospital and Clinics in southeastern Iowa is small. The 14-bed hospital, in Sigourney, doesn't do surgeries or deliver babies. The small 24-hour emergency room is overseen by two full-time doctors. CEO Matt Ives wants to hire a third doctor, but he said finding physicians for a rural area has been challenging since the COVID-19 pandemic.
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