Nearly 23% of Iowa students — more than 33,000 in — reported suicidal thoughts in the past 12 months, according to a 2021 ...

Iowa youth need mental health support, but families struggle with where to turn. Here are some tips from providers across the ...

The Iowa Department of Health and Human Services is seeing an increase in flu cases. And dozens of schools are also seeing 10 ...

A Senate subcommittee advanced a bill Monday that would require health care providers to disclose discounted cash prices of medical services to Iowans.

The Iowa chapter of Postpartum Support International is educating lawmakers about the need for a new Perinatal Psychiatric Access Program.

Human trafficking is a growing problem in Iowa, Belitsos said. Some of last year's statistics include: The Department of Public Safety had 40 tips called in for sex trafficking, seven for labor, and ...

DES MOINES — Plans outlined last week by Gov. Kim Reynolds to address the state’s physician shortage by increasing medical residency slots could help bolster access to physician services and ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has said vaccines are not safe. His support for abortion access has made conservatives uncomfortable.

The secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, or HHS, plays a significant role in every American’s access to health care and in the nation’s overall well-being. Under the ...

Reynolds said she’s directing the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services to partner with University of Iowa Health Care and Broadlawns Medical Center in Des Moines to secure $150 million ...