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 independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

Guest Column | Standing up for what’s “Right”

Guest Column | Standing up for what’s “Right”

Kyle Clare, University of Iowa College Republicans September 28, 2022

A student slammed his skateboard on a Turning Point USA at Iowa tabling on the University of Iowa Pentacrest on Aug. 23 and refused to leave. A week later, a student flipped the College Republicans table...

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The Doctor is In | Transient Smartphone Blindness, what is it?

September 25, 2022

In 2016, a physician in the U.K. described two strange cas­es of patients who complained of intermittent blindness in one eye for several months. The pa­tients underwent an expensive workup to no...

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Guest Opinion | The Doctor is in: Alarming stool colors do not have to be scary

September 6, 2022

Everybody poops. Typically, people poop three times a day to three times a week, with a characteristic brown to dark green hue. However, when our stool color changes abruptly or slowly over time, it...

Guest Opinion | The Doctor is in: Relearning your ABCDEs can help diagnose melanoma

Guest Opinion | The Doctor is in: Relearning your ABCDEs can help diagnose melanoma

August 28, 2022

Melanoma is the fifth most common cancer in the U.S, and its incidence has grown over 320 percent in the past four decades. The risk of melanoma increases with age, but it is one of the most common...

Guest Opinion | The University Needs to Look into Renting Scooters

Guest Opinion | The University Needs to Look into Renting Scooters

Meg Doster, News Editor June 16, 2022

The University of Iowa covers more than two thousand acres of land, while Iowa City is over 16 thousand acres of land.   I lived in the dorms when I came to the UI four years ago. Like most...

Guest Opinion | The Doctor is in: Medical research and how to find reliable data

Guest Opinion | The Doctor is in: Medical research and how to find reliable data

May 1, 2022

Whether you work in health care or not, it is likely you have used Google to answer a medically related question. If so, you’re not alone. A recent survey from Pew Research Center showed that 72...

Guest Opinion | The Doctor is in: What you need to know about seizures

Guest Opinion | The Doctor is in: What you need to know about seizures

April 24, 2022

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, one out of 10 people will experience a seizure at some point in their life. That means seizures are common and should not be taken lightly....

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Guest Opinion | The Doctor Is In: We need to talk about herpes

April 3, 2022

You’re in middle school. Acne and Axe body spray abound. Out of nowhere, you overhear someone sneer, “You know cold sores are herpes, right?” This may have been surprising the first time you...

A hairy woodpecker sits on a tree branch at the Iowa River on Monday, Jan. 24, 2022.

Guest Opinion | The Doctor Is In: Why woodpeckers don’t need helmets

March 27, 2022

Some of our greatest scientific and engineering feats are rediscoveries of Mother Nature’s prolific career. From down feathers in our winter coats, luminescence from the depths of the ocean, and...

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Guest Opinion | Cannabis criminalization is failed public policy for Iowa

March 21, 2022

Tuesday marks the 50th anniversary of an important report from the Shafer Commission, a Nixon-appointed group tasked with studying marijuana and issuing policy recommendations. The group’s findings...

Guest Opinion | The Doctor is in: How to stay hydrated

Guest Opinion | The Doctor is in: How to stay hydrated

March 6, 2022

The human body is made up of around 55-75 percent water. Most adults lose about 2.5-3 liters of water per day due to sweating, breathing, and filtering waste products through the kidneys and intestines. By...

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Guest Opinion | Doctor is In: How to properly take antibiotics

February 1, 2022

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, nearly 2.8 million infections are caused by antibiotic-resistant bacteria in the U.S. every year. Antibiotic resistance happens when bacteria...

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