$1.2 million legal settlement after Iowa City teen’s death following misdiagnosis

State officials have agreed to settle a lawsuit filed by the parents of a teenager who died four years ago after University of Iowa Health Care staff misdiagnosed her symptoms as likely related to COVID-19. Seventeen-year-old Emma Nugent of Iowa City died of a pulmonary embolism. Her parents will be paid $1.2 million to settle […]

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Michael Erickson, 72, Storm Lake

Michael Erickson, age 72, of Storm Lake, Iowa, died August 14, 2026 at Accura Healthcare in Cherokee, Iowa. Visitation will take

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