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$15M grant to help rural Iowans fight radon exposure

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By Ben Kaplan Verified
| KCCI-TV (Des Moines, IA) Verified
DES MOINES, Iowa - A total of $15 million from a federal grant is set to help rural Iowans combat radon exposure over the next five years. And the Marion County Public Health Department quickly learned its request to spearhead the initiative was accepted. "It was kind of a fast turnaround for all of us, for the state and then for us on the local level," said Linsey Spoelstra, director of the Marion County Public Health Department.
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Team Iowa to celebrate Transplant Games of America success with West Des Moines event

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By Ben Kaplan Verified
| KCCI-TV (Des Moines, IA) Verified
A Newton native who received a kidney transplant five years ago wants to celebrate other Iowans like him after a world record-setting performance.Reagan Maher and Team Iowa were among the 966 organ transplant recipients and donors who gathered at the Transplant Games of America last month in Denver, setting a Guinness World Record.Maher says that was just the icing on the cake of his first trip to the Transplant Games since he received his kidney in 2021."Everybody just cheers each other on,"...
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Iowa families launch Cancer Screen Iowa to improve access to screenings

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By Ben Kaplan Verified
| KCCI-TV (Des Moines, IA) Verified
NEWS LEADER. KCCI 8 NEWS AT SIX STARTS RIGHT NOW. BREAST. LUNG. COLORECTAL. CERVICAL. PROSTATE. MOST IOWANS AT SOME POINT IN THEIR LIFE ARE ELIGIBLE TO BE SCREENED FOR THESE KINDS OF CANCERS FOR FREE. BUT ASK YOURSELF, DO YOU KNOW WHEN YOU SHOULD BE SCREENED? IF THE ANSWER IS NO, YOU ARE NOT ALONE. HOWEVER, THESE IOWANS ARE WORKING TO CHANGE THAT. IT'S BEEN CRAZY. AND TO HAVE MY MOM AND MY DAD HERE AND MY SISTER WITH US. A DECADE LATER, THAT TRIP IS STILL ONE OF JT GARCIA'S FONDEST MEMORIES.
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