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Health care reporter for @DMRegister. 2024 Data Fellow for USC Center for Health Journalism. Lifelong Iowan. 📩: mramm@registermedia.com.
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Iowa confirms second case of measles, this time in an eastern Iowa adult Original

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By Kate Kealey, Sabine Martin Verified, Michaela Ramm Verified
| Des Moines Register Verified
Another case of measles has been reported in the state of Iowa, making it the second case of 2025. The first case since 2019 in Iowa was reported in May and occurred in central Iowa. Where was Iowa's second case of measles? The second case of measles came from an adult male in eastern Iowa, according to Iowa Health and Human Services. Iowa is among the more than 30 states that have reported one or more cases of the highly contagious disease.
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First confirmed case of measles reported in Iowa since 2019. Here's what we know:

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By Sabine Martin Verified, Michaela Ramm Verified
| Iowa City Press-Citizen Verified
An unvaccinated adult in central Iowa has tested positive for measles, marking the first confirmed case of the highly contagious respiratory virus in the state since 2019, the state Department of Health and Human Services said. Iowa HHS wrote in a release Friday, May 23, that the person's case tested positive through the State Hygienic Laboratory. The state hasn't released the identity of the person who tested positive, nor where they are from.
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MercyOne ends contract with Des Moines anesthesia group, signs with new partner

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By Michaela Ramm Verified
| Des Moines Register Verified
MercyOne Des Moines has signed with a new anesthesia service provider after cutting ties with its former long-time partner for anesthesia care. MercyOne confirmed it has partnered with Vituity, a for-profit multi-specialty physician group based in California, to provide anesthesia care at MercyOne's central Iowa locations, including its downtown Des Moines hospital and West Des Moines medical center.
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