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The Daily Iowan

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

The Daily Iowan

The new University of Iowa Hospitals AirCare plane rests in its hanger on Wednesday, February 20, 2019. This PC-12 was built by Swiss company Pilatus and boasts a Pratt and Whitney PT6 turboprop engine capable of producing over 1900 horsepower.

New UIHC plane brings patients farther, faster

Josie Fischels, News Reporter February 22, 2019

A pediatric patient in need of intensive care was flown to the University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics on Feb. 15, but not by helicopter — by airplane. The newest black-and-gold addition to UI Hospitals...

UIHC to host Parkinson’s Foundation program

UIHC to host Parkinson’s Foundation program

Katie Ann McCarver, News Reporter February 20, 2019

Medical professionals from across the nation specializing in neurological disorders next month will flock to Iowa City, where the Parkinson’s Foundation Allied Team Training will be held in partnership...

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

UI Stead Family Children’s Hospital receives $4.5 million gift

Kinsey Phipps, News Reporter February 18, 2019

The Richard O. Jacobson Foundation recently contributed $4.5 million to create two endowed chairs at the University of Iowa Stead Family Pediatrics Department. There are 15 divisions in the Pediatrics...

Nikki Gierman donates blood for the Greek Week blood drive at the IMU on Monday, April 7, 2014.

Polar winds lead to critically low blood donations

Katie Ann McCarver, News Reporter February 14, 2019

Local blood centers are searching for people willing to give blood after a sharp decrease in their supply following the polar weather. According to the American Association of Blood Banks, 38 percent...

The Exterior to UI QuickCare is pictured in the Old Capitol Center on Tuesday, February 5, 2019.

After students express QuickCare concerns, UIHC responds

Kate Pixley, News Reporter February 7, 2019

Dozens of University of Iowa students took to Twitter to voice concerns about their experiences at UI QuickCare following a post that went viral in the campus community. In a thread started by UI sophomore...

The UI Hospitals and Clinics is seen from the west on Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2017.

Twins are believed to be youngest born at UIHC

Alexandra Skores, News Reporter February 5, 2019

Twin sisters Kambry and Keeley Ewoldt came into the world four months early, and officials believe they are the youngest twins to be born at the University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics. Jade and...

The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics building is seen from the west on Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2017. A $1.3 million grant now helps UI practicum students to provide counseling services in rural areas across Iowa for the next four years. (Joseph Cress/The Daily Iowan)

UIHC opens Blood & Marrow Transplant unit focused on patients

Annie Fitzpatrick, News Reporter January 30, 2019

A new stem-cell transplant and cellular-therapies unit has begun research and treatment at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics as part of the Blood & Marrow Transplant Program. The unit prioritizes...

The UI Hospitals and Clinics is seen from the west on Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2017.

UI Health Care ranked a top employer for diversity, inclusion by Forbes

Kinsey Phipps, News Reporter January 27, 2019

Forbes has just released its second ranking of America’s best employers for diversity, and the University of Iowa made the list. UI Health Care was No. 24 among a list of 500 top diversity-focused...

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Children’s Hospital receives donation of $6,000 worth of Legos

Josie Fischels, News Reporter January 25, 2019

When former head basketball coach Mark Lofgren’s 2-year-old son was diagnosed with Burkitt lymphoma in 2016, he and his family were met with overwhelming support from their hometown of Riverdale, Illinois....

The Accelerate Pheno, a new technology that diagnoses Sepsis, is seen in a lab at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics on Tuesday, January 22, 2019. Lab scientist Brett Irving demonstrates how to use the technology.

UIHC invites in new sepsis treatment

Katie Ann McCarver, News Reporter January 22, 2019

An immune reaction to an infection that could be viral, could be bacterial, and could be in any organ system in the body, sepsis is a life-threatening illness of the blood that is classically difficult...

The Old Capitol building is seen in 2018.

UI’s Institute for Vision Research receives $5 million gift for blinding eye disease

Rylee Wilson, News Reporter January 17, 2019

The University of Iowa Institute for Vision Research recently received a $5-million gift from Alice and John Butler to establish the Alice L. and John E. Butler Vision Research Fund, which will go toward...

The Old Capitol is seen on Nov. 25, 2018.

UI research presents proof of accidental overdose by infants on household prescriptions

Katie Ann McCarver, News Reporter January 14, 2019

As medicine advances and treatments for chronic illness are consolidated into small tablets or pills, swallowing the latter is routine for most people. However, some may not be aware of the danger that...