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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics are seen on Tuesday, June 23, 2020.

University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics oncologist uses liquid biopsy to detect leftover cancer in patients

Lillian Poulsen, News Reporter July 1, 2020

University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics Medical Oncologist Pashtoon Kasi is working with other researchers on campus and around the world to develop liquid biopsy and DNA tests that will detect leftover...

University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics are seen on Tuesday, June 23, 2020.

University of Iowa doctors monitor and help COVID-19 patients remotely

Cole Krutzfeild, News Reporter June 29, 2020

A team of doctors at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics have created a program to monitor people with COVID-19 from the comfort and safety of the patients’ homes. The UI Health Care’s...

University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics are seen on Tuesday, June 23, 2020.

University of Iowa researchers develop mice model to study COVID-19 symptoms

Rachel Schilke, News Reporter June 28, 2020

Researchers at the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine say that using mice models for testing will bring labs across the country closer to developing a vaccine for COVID-19. Labs under...

University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics are seen on Tuesday, June 23, 2020. (Tate Hildyard/The Daily Iowan)

UI College of Engineering and nurse scientists collaborate with UW-Madison Health to study support of triage nurses amid COVID-19

Lillian Poulsen, News Reporter June 25, 2020

Researchers in the University of Iowa College of Engineering and UI Hospitals and Clinics recently began studying triage nurses during the coronavirus pandemic. Their study, funded by the National...

The Carver College of Medicine gathered outside the Medical Education Research Facility for White Coats for Black Lives on Friday, June 5th, 2020. The medical community silently nealt for ten minutes in honor of Breonna Taylor and to protest systemic racism.

University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics staff respond to the Black Lives Matter protest held near the hospital June 6

Lillian Poulsen, News Reporter June 14, 2020

  University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics faculty and staff are showing their support for the Black Lives Matter movement, after protesters marched directly outside the emergency department...

The Red Cross is seeking blood donations after the cancellation of blood drives created a shortage. Photo by Antonio via Flickr.

DeGowin Blood Center adapts to COVID-19 while running satellite drives

Natalie Dunlap, News Reporter June 11, 2020

As healthcare professionals continue to respond to the global spread of the coronavirus, hospitals are voicing concerns about another medical issue stemming from the pandemic — a shortage in blood...

University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics is seen on Sept. 17, 2018.

Officials from UI Hospitals and Clinics discuss financial impact of COVID-19 for fiscal 2020, 2021 with regents

Katie Ann McCarver, News Editor June 4, 2020

University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics officials discussed a projected $100 million in costs due to COVID-19 in a virtual state Board of Regents meeting Thursday. As the UI healthcare system transitions...

University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics is seen on Sept. 17, 2018.

UIHC expected to take unprecedented $100 million hit this fiscal year due to COVID-19 with more losses on the horizon

Kelsey Harrell and Katie Ann McCarver May 29, 2020

University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics leaders are expecting the response to the novel-coronavirus pandemic to take an unprecedented $100 million financial toll on the institution in the final four...

University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics is seen on Sept. 17, 2018.

UIHC begins phased approach to bringing employees back to work

Caleb McCullough, Summer Editor May 19, 2020

University of Iowa Health Care will begin recalling employees back to work in the coming weeks, according to an email sent to UIHC staff from UIHC CEO Suresh Gunasekaran and UI Vice President for Medical...

Planned Parenthood in seen on Friday, May 8, 2020.

Iowa City clinics seek to define essential practices

Rachel Schilke, News Reporter May 13, 2020

Iowa City clinics that provide sexual and reproductive health services are advocating for certain surgeries to be defined as essential medical procedures as state guidelines limit elective surgeries...

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Nurse liaisons provide human connection, technology support to patients

Rachel Schilke, News Reporter May 12, 2020

As hospital patients are cut off from visitors, Iowa City nurses have become the sole connection between patients and their loved ones, using human and technological interaction to bring families together...

University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics as seen on Sept. 17, 2018.

Johnson County hospitals on ‘high alert’ for potential uptick in COVID-19 cases

Sarah Watson, Managing Editor May 12, 2020

Hospitals in Johnson County are putting in safeguards in the case of new waves of novel coronavirus patients, and taking steps to access new treatments for COVID-19. Business closures in Iowa are set...