Des Moines is the only hospital system in Iowa to offer three dedicated transport teams for our community. Life Flight, pediatric and neonatal transport teams are available at all times to care…
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LIVEWELL MINUTE: AlterG Anti-Gravity Treadmill
UnityPoint Health offers the latest technology in rehabilitation and training to central Iowa. Dan Sweet, Physical Therapist, UnityPoint Health says,…
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LIVEWELL MINUTE: Tummy Time
Today’s babies spend more time on their backs then ever before, due to the important Back to Sleep recommendations. Because…
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LIVEWELL MINUTE: Direct Anterior Hip Replacement
Hip arthritis is a significant cause of hip pain in adults. 200,000 hip replacements are performed in the US each…
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LIVEWELL MINUTE: Window Safety
Each year in the United States, falls from windows account for an estimated 5,000 injuries, in some cases death. Blank…
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LIVEWELL MINUTE: Laser Vision Correction
During the last two decades an increasing number of people have had laser vision correction to free them from the…
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LIVEWELL MINUTE: Epilepsy
Epilepsy affects over 2 million Americans. 1 in 200 individuals suffer from recurrent seizures, affecting their employment, ability to drive,…
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LIVEWELL MINUTE: Vascular Center for Excellence
As blood is pumped from your heart, it must then move through the arteries and veins of your body. Your…
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LIVEWELL MINUTE: Smoking Cessation
Tobacco use is the most common preventable cause of death. About half of the people who don’t quit smoking will…
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LIVEWELL MINUTE: Level 1 Trauma Designation
Traumatic injury is the leading cause of death for persons in Iowa from 1 to 44 years of age. An…
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LIVEWELL MINUTE: Sleeve Gastrectomy
Weight loss surgeons at Iowa Health – Des Moines are using a new surgical weight-loss procedure called Sleeve gastrectomy. It…
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LIVEWELL MINUTE: Weight Loss Surgery and Diabetes
There is increasing evidence that weight loss surgery is a viable treatment for some diabetes patients. Dr. Todd Eibes, Medical…
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LIVEWELL MINUTE: Rapid Arc Radiation
The John Stoddard Cancer Center offers optimum state-of-the-art radiation therapy. Radiation works by focusing a beam of high-energy radiation or…
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