Battling cancer from teenage years into early adulthood comes with unique obstacles. The Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Program at the University of Iowa Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center strives to...
When Christopher Turnis was born, doctors predicted he might not live for more than an hour after birth.
Fourteen years later, Christopher, from Dubuque, will serve as this week’s Kid Captain for Iowa’s...
Des Moines Christian High swept Madrid High in three sets on Oct. 9 on Madrid’s home court. Christian’s varsity volleyball team celebrated as it scored 1 last point to secure the win, and despite the...
When Mason Zabel came home from the hospital a few days after his birth, his parents had to take him right back because of the results of his newborn scans.
His scans came back positive for phenylketonuria,...
With harvest season in full swing, farmers and agricultural workers can be seen busy in the fields. However, for farmers in the U.S., every day could result in a potential injury, because the occupation...
The University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics will soon open a new Crisis Stabilization Unit to better serve patients with mental-health issues who typically head to the emergency room.
Jodi Tate, the...
Despite legislation passed to decrease pseudoephedrine purchases in Iowa, methamphetamine consumption is still a statewide issue.
In 2004, busts of methamphetamine labs were at the highest in Iowa history....
This summer, 9-year-old Ean Gorsh saw his first moose in person.
His family had repeatedly postponed a trip to Alaska as Ean popped in and out of the University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital...
Following a 16-month pilot program, providers from the University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics and Van Buren County Hospital have found that using telemedicine improves patient care for residents in...
In order to decrease the number of blood clots, researchers from the University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics and the UI Optical Science and Technology Center have found a new option for brain stents.
Blood...
A memorial fund established by Mollie Tibbetts’ family will support Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital.
According to a UI press release, more...
Two nursing initiatives at University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics have been deemed exemplary by Magnet because of their competency and diversity.
Magnet is a program through the American Nurses Credentialing...
