Iowa lawmaker calls for UI to fire pediatric fellow
Rep. Carter Nordman urged University of Iowa President Barbara Wilson to terminate Mayank Sharma, a US Health Care pediatric cardiology fellow, over a post on X after the presidential election. Nordman cited alleged threats toward a child and questioned Sharma’s fitness, requesting investigation updates and noting ethics and patient care concerns.
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Iowa House Education Appropriations Committee
University of Iowa
Barbara Wilson
Wilson
Iowa Legislature
Carter Nordman
R-Adel
Mayank Sharma
Sharma
Nordman
Iowa
American Medical Association Code of Ethics
Iowa Board of Medicine
Taylor Wessel
Health officials urge broader bird flu testing on farms
Federal health officials urge expanded testing of dairy farm employees after a CDC study found eight of 115 tested workers in Michigan and Colorado had antibodies indicating prior H5N1 infection, with several asymptomatic. The guidance seeks testing and treatment for workers in close contact with infected animals to curb spread and potential virus evolution.
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Nirav Shah
U.S
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
Michigan
Colorado
Shah
CDC
Gregory Gray
University of Texas Medical
Galveston
Angela Rasmussen
University of Saskatchewan
Canada
Rasmussen
Southern California
Acton
Calif
Getty Images
TNS
Legislature reshapes Iowa Statehouse with wide district battles
In Iowa Senate and House races across multiple districts, incumbents and challengers contested key issues from education and affording costs to tax cuts and rights. Notable results include Klimesh in Senate District 32 winning 65–35, Zumbach 67–33, and Staed holding in District 34, with decisive margins across Marion Cedar Rapids and Johnson County areas.
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Dubuque
Waterloo
Michael T. Klimesh
Brian Bruening
Klimesh
Spillville
Iowa Senate
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Linn County
Art Staed
Kris Gulick
Robins
Hiawatha
Cedar Rapids
Staed
Iowa House
Gulick
Taylor
the Gazette
Marion
Mount Vernon
Anamosa
Monticello
Illinois
Steven Bradley
Andy McKean
Bradley
McKean
Donald Trump
Ashley Meredith
Vinton
Thomas Gerhold
Atkins
Shellsburg
Gerhold
Johnson County
Coralville
Dave Jacoby
Stephen Knower
Jacoby
Taylor Collins
Jeff Poulter
New London
Mediapolis
Wapello
Columbus Junction
Collins
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Des Moines
Independence
West Union
Dawn Driscoll
The
Iowa County Farm Bu
Cindy Golding
Alburnett
Central City
Center Point
Lisbon
Golding
Kent McNally
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Heather Horn
Kalona
Riverside
Wellman
Washington
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