Health Care and Medicine

Dr. Bradly Bussewitz, a foot and ankle fellowship-trained surgeon at Steindler Orthopedic Clinic in North Liberty, sees anywhere from 20 to 40 patients with bunions each month.

Every time you visit a physician, you’re sure to get a blood pressure check. Local providers say knowing your numbers and taking steps to help prevent high blood pressure are things individuals can strive for.

While some women sail through menopause with few bothersome symptoms, many spend years suffering or maybe just not feeling quite themselves. But is discomfort during the transition out of the childbearing years necessary?

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The most common vision problem in children is really a communication issue. Often known as “lazy eye,” amblyopia develops when the brain isn’t properly processing what at least one eye sees.

We’ve all been there: a moment when you realize you have bad breath and there is no gum or mint within reach. Even if you regularly brush your teeth, that is only one part of oral hygiene.

Iowans are more likely to develop lung cancer than the average American. Demographics and even geology play a role, but beyond the numbers, there are steps many Iowans can take to avoid becoming among the state’s cancer statistics.

Iowa’s long-term care system remains under mounting pressure from workforce shortages, high turnover and a wave of facility closures that have left vulnerable residents traumatized and at risk, according to a new report from the Iowa Office of the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman.

After altering Iowa’s reproductive health care landscape in recent years through enacting a law restricting abortion access, state lawmakers will now see a new push to focus on the next target of anti-abortion advocates: the abortion pill.

On Monday, officials with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced six routine childhood vaccinations are no longer recommended for all children. The Gazette spoke with three Iowa medical professionals to unpack what these changes mean and what families should do to understand what’s best for them.

The American Cancer Society supported five bills aimed at cancer prevention and treatment in 2025, but only one passed. Lawmakers and advocates say they expect to see many of them resurface this year. But midterm politics and federal funding cuts could add to the challenges of getting them through the legislative process on time.

Iowa’s all-Republican U.S. House delegation split as the House voted to extend expired health care subsidies. U.S. Rep. Zach Nunn joined Democrats and a small group of Republicans to pass the bill, while Reps. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, Ashley Hinson and Randy Feenstra opposed the measure, which now heads to the Senate.