Rekindled Hope After Stranger Kidney Donation
C R teacher offers to donate a kidney to a Rockwell Collins employee, rekindling hope for the patient and underscoring community generosity. The act highlights cross community support and medical potential for life-saving donation.
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Grant Wood Elementary alum faces end stage kidney failure
Alison Gowans recalls Dave Gosch 55 reflecting on youth at Grant Wood Elementary in Cedar Rapids. He learned at 17 he had one kidney and stopped football. In 2016 doctors diagnosed end stage renal disease as his kidney failed threatening his health and future plans.
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Keystone girl earns Nickelodeon HALO Award for charity work
Raegan Junge 12 of Keystone Benton County earns a HALO Award for helping others. She started young, packing disaster relief boxes, selling bead bracelets and lip balm, and running garage sales to fund her nonprofit Raegan's Relief Efforts.
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Feds delay switch in Iowa Medicaid enrollment choices
Federal CMS has not approved a temporary suspension of MCO choice for Iowa Medicaid enrollees as Amerigroup Iowa cannot take new members, risking 213000 people losing provider options. DHS says Amerigroup lacks capacity while CMS grants limited program stability.
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