Researchers studying Veterans Affairs health care across the country found that maternal pregnancy-related anxiety, depression, and post-traumatic stress disorder can lead to problems for pregnant...
One year ago, 178 University of Iowa Health Care employees were the first in Iowa and among the first in the nation to receive COVID-19 vaccines.
Close to 2 million Iowans have been vaccinated since...
University of Iowa Health Care experts recommend avoiding giving genetic test kits as gifts because of potential unwelcome health-related insights and other surprises.
Direct-to-consumer genetic...
For the first five months of her pregnancy, Jamie Burdorf didn’t know she was carrying twins.
Doctors told Burdorf that baby A looked good, but baby B has some slight dilation around his kidneys...
Brandi Gloeckner is an avid sports fan, but she has never attended a Hawkeye football game. That will change on Saturday afternoon.
Brandi, a high school sophomore, will act as the Iowa football team’s...
Researchers from the University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine are already congregating on the fifth floor of the Pappajohn Biomedical Discovery Building as members of the...
Kelsey Harrell, Managing Digital Editor
• November 11, 2021
The coming weekend will be filled with excitement for Kid Captain Lucas Moore. His fun-filled day will begin by meeting the Hawkeye Marching Band drumline, followed by an opportunity to be the center...
University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics is participating in Beard Up!, a men’s health campaign, to raise awareness for men’s physical and mental well-being during November — Men’s Health Awareness...
A few weeks after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention cleared booster shots for Modena’s and Johnson & Johnson’s vaccine, public health experts suggest recipients of the Johnson...
Thousands of people across the state of Iowa have substance use disorders, including Amanda Eleazer, a customer service worker from Burlington. After several years of struggling with a heroin addiction,...
Holly the pet rat crawled in between the folds of Bridgette Bissell’s hoodie, stopping to nestle comfortably in the crook of the teen’s neck. The 18-year-old giggled and stroked the rat’s soft...
Editor’s note: This article deals with topics related to suicide
Iowa educators can help to prevent suicide among students by recognizing signs of mental illness among students and having resources...
