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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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AirCare Lead Pilot Tim Whaylen flies the AirCare helicopter on March 20, 2019 over Iowa City, Iowa.

An inside look into the University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics’ AirCare team

Gage Miskimen, Editor In Chief April 10, 2019

The rotor starts up as Tim Whaylen sits at the controls in the cockpit, pushing buttons and flipping switches. The blades start to turn. Whoosh … whoosh … whoosh … Whaylen, the lead pilot on...

Visitation for UI Health Care employee JoEllen Browning to be held Wednesday

Visitation for UI Health Care employee JoEllen Browning to be held Wednesday

Kayli Reese & Brooklyn Draisey, News Editors April 9, 2019

The visitation service for JoEllen Browning, described as a “loving wife, mother, sister, and friend,” will be held on Wednesday to pay respects and honor her memory, according to an obituary published...

The UI Stead Family Children’s Hospital is seen in September 2018.

Regents to consider UI Stead Family Children’s Hospital project budget increase

Katie Ann McCarver, News Reporter April 9, 2019

The state Board of Regents will consider the University of Iowa’s request to increase the UI Stead Family Children’s Hospital project budget to $392.7 million following an appellate court’s ruling...

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

University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics sees increase in placenta problem

Katie Ann McCarver, News Reporter April 8, 2019

University of Iowa Health Care specialists are seeing an increase in the rate of a pregnancy disorder known as placenta accreta. In an effort to combat the recent rise in the numbers of patients suffering...

Dr. Tom O'Dorisio of the Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center explains a Gallium 68 PET Scan on April 1, 2019. Dr. O'Dorisio is just one of a team of doctors in the Holden center who have been working with PRRT (Peptide Receptor Radionuclide Therapy), a treatment only done by the center

Neuroendocrine tumor program at Holden recognized as Center of Excellence

Kinsey Phipps, News Reporter April 4, 2019

Twenty years after its start in at the University of Iowa, the Neuroendocrine Tumor Program at the Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center is the first in North America to be designated a Neuroendocrine Tumor...

Ben Shussler (12) poses for a portrait at Boyd Tower in UIHC on Friday, March 8, 2019. Shussler flies in weekly to receive treatments for Duchenne muscular dystrophy, conducted by Dr. Katherine Mathews as part of a research study.

Child receiving experimental treatment from UIHC flies frequently from Minnesota to Iowa

Josie Fischels, News Reporter April 3, 2019

Not many could board a plane to go to a hospital 265 miles from their home every week and still have a smile on their face, but 12-year-old Ben Schussler does it with ease. Today, Ben’s flights are...

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UIHC doctor celebrated for work in diversity, ethnic skin care

Kinsey Phipps, News Reporter March 31, 2019

Until she was 17, Nkanyezi Ferguson lived in Zimbabwe with her family. She saw firsthand the effects of living in a country with a lack of access to health care, and it inspired her to go into medicine. Now,...

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New postpartum depression medication approved by the FDA

Josie Fischels, News Reporter March 25, 2019

The Food and Drug Administration approved a new medication used to treat postpartum depression on March 19. However, the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, along with other health-care facilities,...

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

New union contract means wage increase, elimination of professional standards

Josie Fischels, News Reporter March 11, 2019

University of Iowa Hospital & Clinics caregivers voted to ratify a new union contract on March 7. The  step means increased wages for current workers, but it does not address maintaining professional...

UI researchers develop a mobile simulation health-care truck

UI researchers develop a mobile simulation health-care truck

Annie Fitzpatrick, News Reporter March 6, 2019

University of Iowa researchers in the College of Nursing have received funding for a program that will develop a mobile simulation truck to provide health-care education in rural areas of Iowa. UI...

Physical Therapist Danielle Bodensteiner explains the procedure of how to protect yourself in the case of a fall during Stepping on, a 7-week fall prevention class at the Iowa River Landing on Thursday, February 28, 2019. The class learned the ways in which to help themselves up during an unexpected fall and how to find help. (Katina Zentz/The Daily Iowan)

Fall prevention workshops teach balance and other techniques to prevent injuries

Josie Fischels, News Reporter March 3, 2019

Once a week, Jim Vance and his wife get in their car and drive to the Iowa River Landing for a two-hour-long workshop focused on one thing — how not to fall. Stepping On is a fall-prevention workshop...

(From left) Student intern Abby Farmer, clinical specialist Kim Hawkins, student intern Courtney Phillips, senior activity therapist Katey Kooi, and pediatric specialist Kirsten Nelson pose for a portrait at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics on Wednesday, February 27, 2019.

Iowa City music therapists celebrate by bringing awareness to the community

Josie Fischels, News Reporter February 28, 2019

Drum sets, guitars, and shelves stocked with colorful instruments and other noise-makers are only some of things that can be found in the office of a music therapist at University of Iowa Hospitals and...