Natalie Krebs
Natalie Krebs is the health reporter for Iowa Public Radio.
Natalie joined Iowa Public Radio in May 2019. She previously worked as an independent producer in west Texas covering everything from immigration at the U.S.-Mexico border to environmental issues in the Permian Basin.
Natalie is a native Minnesotan. She holds a master’s degree in journalism from the University of Texas at Austin.
Natalie’s favorite public radio program is The World.
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The Iowa Supreme Court released a decision Friday that effectively overturns the previous 2018 ruling, which established strong legal protections for abortion in the state.
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Home health care workers are among the lowest paid, shifting the burden of long-term care to aging and overstressed family members or assisted living centers, which are often understaffed themselves.
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Several immigrant and refugee-led groups in Iowa have announced they are forming an alliance to address health inequities.
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It’s been two years since the first cases of COVID-19 were confirmed in Iowa, and the pandemic has had a drastic impact on Iowans’ lives and the state’s health care system. That's as Iowans settle into a new normal of living with and monitoring the virus.
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Family of murdered Anamosa correctional officer calls on lawmakers to improve prison safety conditioFamily members of officer Robert McFarland are calling on Iowa lawmakers to do more to protect prison staff.
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A year and a half after COVID-19 outbreaks tore through many of the nation's meatpacking plants, workers and their towns are still working on ways to enhance safety.
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The report placed all 99 of Iowa's counties in the red zone for community transmission, saying the state's spread is now "exponential and unyielding."The…
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As coronavirus cases spike in Iowa, tension is brewing between the governor, the state's large public universities and local campus communities over how to prevent the spread of the virus.