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Top DHHS official says state is on track to close Glenwood by the end of the month
The state is on track to close Glenwood Resource Center by the end of the month. IPR’s health reporter Natalie Krebs spoke with the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services director about the upcoming closure. Here are the highlights:
Libertarian Gluba joins race for Iowa 1st District
Libertarian nominee Nicholas Gluba is vying for Iowa's 1st District seat in Congress. The Libertarian Party of Iowa is a recognized party this year. The shift worker and former U.S. Marine is hoping voters will give a third party a shot.
Why some health experts are worried after Southern Baptists vote to oppose IVF
Southern Baptists voted to oppose in vitro fertilization for the first time during their convention in Indianapolis. Some worry it’s a move that could indicate a growing push among conservative groups to advance arguments for fetal personhood and further restrict reproductive choice.
Author Joyce Carol Oates on complicated history and book bans
In her new novel Butcher, Joyce Carol Oates confronts the disturbing history of medical experimentation. She discussed the book and other topics as part of her AVID Series appearance in Des Moines.
Cornell College instructor recounts surviving stabbing in China
China’s foreign ministry said police have arrested a 55-year-old man suspected of stabbing four instructors visiting from a small college in Iowa. IPR News spoke with one victim who’s recovering in a hospital in China.
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