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New York Times
04-07-2025
- Health
- New York Times
Her Fevers Returned Every Day. Would Anything Stop Them?
The 28-year-old woman had just put her 6-week-old baby down for a nap when the now familiar sensations began. Cold descended on her body as if it were a frigid January in their small town of Bettendorf, Iowa, and not a golden April morning. Her teeth chattered and her arms and legs shook and jerked, shivering to heat this self-made winter. Minutes later the cold disappeared, replaced by an achy heaviness and heat. A thermometer confirmed what the new mother and her husband already knew. Her fever was back. This had been a pattern, once or twice a day, for the past two weeks: bone-rattling cold quickly replaced by the heat of fevers that rose to 102 or 103 degrees and lasted until vanquished by acetaminophen. She already had been to the urgent-care center in Moline, Ill., just across the Mississippi River, where she was given a 10-day course of antibiotics. But that day she would take the last dose, and still the intermittent fevers raged on. Even when they subsided, as they always did, she still had some pain between her legs from the stitches she received when the baby was born. That pain disappeared a few days after she got home but suddenly reappeared with her fevers — a full month after her delivery. That morning the worried young parents packed up their baby and headed to the OB-GYN clinic at the University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center in Iowa City where they had a previously scheduled follow-up visit. Searching for an Infection The midwife listened to their story and then gently examined the woman. It was clear that some of the stitches hadn't held, and the torn skin, carefully sutured at the time of the birth, had reopened, oozing purulence in a couple of places. The whole area was exquisitely tender. She was admitted to the hospital and immediately started on two broad-spectrum intravenous antibiotics. The next day, she was taken to an operating room and put to sleep so that the region could be examined more fully. Under the bright lights of the O.R., it was clear that the open areas of the suture line had been infected, but after the antibiotics, they appeared to be healing well. An examination of the cervix was unremarkable. Nor did her breasts show any signs of the inflammation that can complicate breastfeeding. It was all very reassuring to her doctors. And yet she continued to have these dramatic daily fevers as she remained in the hospital. So where was the infection? Cultures from the surgical site were uninformative. Samples of her blood and urine grew no bacteria. A CT scan didn't show any hidden areas of inflammation or clots that might have been seeded with germs. And the patient herself had no other complaints. Want all of The Times? Subscribe.
Yahoo
15-06-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Lancers stave off Bettendorf softball 3-1, sweep double header
Lancers stave off Bettendorf softball 3-1 Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to WHBF -
Yahoo
31-05-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
Heavy smoke visible for miles from Bettendorf blaze
The Bettendorf Fire Department is responding to a structure fire at Wallace's Garden Center, 2605 Devils Glen Road, Bettendorf, according to a news release from the City of Bettendorf. Bettendorf crews are managing the blaze with the support of regional aid. The fire has been contained and there is no risk to the surrounding neighborhood, the release says. Our Quad Cities News crews are on the scene. A large cloud of black smoke was visible throughout the Quad Cities area Saturday afternoon after a fire broke out near Middle Road and Devils Glen Road in Bettendorf. It appears to be behind Wallace's Garden Center. Portions of Middle Road are blocked off and traffic detours are in place. This is a developing story, Our Quad Cities news has a crew on scene and will update you as more information becomes available. The city will provide another update soon, the release says. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
31-05-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
Work begins Monday on Devils Glen Road, Bettendorf
Beginning Monday, June 2, work continues on Devils Glen Road from 53rd Avenue to Crow Lake Drive as crews widen the roadway from two lanes to four lanes with a right turn lane at 53rd Avenue, a news release says. This project is being done in three stages. For information on the first stage that began on April 21, see the earlier news release below. During the second stage, the west lane of Devils Glen Road will be widened between Marynoel Avenue and Crow Lake Drive. To ensure the safety of the traveling public and the construction workers onsite, Devils Glen Road will be reduced to northbound traffic only from Hopewell Avenue to Forest Grove Drive. This traffic change is expected to last about four weeks, weather permitting, and a detour will be in place for southbound traffic. After that, two-way traffic will resume for the third stage of this project, which is expected to be completed by Aug. 30, weather permitting. Throughout the entire construction period, the city will be update webpages and as well as other social media. See all of the city's communications channels and customize your own here. Earlier news release Beginning Monday, April 21, 2025, work begins on Devils Glen Road from 53rd Avenue to CrowLake Drive as crews widen the roadway from two lanes to four lanes. This project will be done in three stages. During the first stage, the east lane of Devils Glen Road will be widened from the Crow Creek Bridge to Hopewell Avenue. A turn lane at the 53rd Avenue Intersection will also be added. During the second stage, thewest lane of Devils Glen Road will be widened between Marynoel Avenue and Crow Lake Drive. During the third stage, the remaining roadway work will be completed. In addition, a five-foot-wide sidewalk will be added to the west side of Devils Glen Road to connect walkers, runners, and bicyclists from 53rd Avenue to Field Sike Drive. To ensure the safety of the traveling public and the construction workers onsite, Devils Glen Road will be reduced to northbound traffic only from 53rd Avenue to Hopewell Avenue to complete the first stage of this project. This traffic change is expected to last about seven weeks, weather permitting, and a detour will be in place for southbound traffic. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
18-05-2025
- Yahoo
Davenport man in custody after police say he vandalized missing Bettendorf statue
A 33-year-old Davenport man was in custody Saturday in connection with vandalism of a Bettendorf statue that went missing earlier this year. Romeo Radcliff faces felony charges of second-degree criminal mischief and second-degree theft, according to Scott County Court arrest affidavits. 'Skipper,' by Quad City artist Ted McElhiney, depicted a boy skipping rocks on the Mississippi River in Leach Park, Bettendorf. The statue was stolen from Leach Park between Jan. 8 and Jan, 9, 2025, police say. Officers say in affidavits that Radcliff is seen earlier this year on camera scraping parts of the bronze statue. Radcliff admitted to scraping the statute but denied stealing it or knowing that the parts were stolen, police say in affidavits. Radcliff 'scraped the head, hands and one foot from the statue,' affidavits show. The total value of the stolen statue is between $4,000-$5,000. Scott County Court documents say pretrial release was revoked for Radcliff, who was arrested on a warrant and was being held Saturday in Scott County Jail on a $5,000 secured bond and a $10,000 cash-only bond. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
