The University of Iowa has obtained NIH funding to study lower-urinary tract dysfunction, a condition that affects millions of men and women in the United States. The $1.8 million grant aims to better match diagnosis and treatment of lower-urinary tract dysfunction and patient outcomes.

For Grundy Center native Marissa Getting, 25 is more than a birthday. Getting received a heart transplant at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics at just 7 days old in 1987, making her Iowa's first pediatric heart transplant recipient.

Following today’s release of a report from the Iowa State Auditor office regarding the alleged theft of $327,000 in computer equipment and lapses in financial oversight in the Department of Orthopaedics, University of Iowa Health Care leaders outlined corrective actions they initiated to address those issues, as well as a concern about documentation procedures.

John Westefeld, a counseling psychology professor in the University of Iowa College of Education, says that if someone is ever worried about a family member or friend considering suicide, they should ask him or her about it.

The latest UI Wellness challenge for faculty and staff eases participants into adopting healthy eating habits.

Loreen Herwaldt, M.D., University of Iowa professor of epidemiology and hospital epidemiologist at UI Hospitals and Clinics, discusses when to stay home if you're sick and how to stay well at work on the Wall Street Journal's "Lunch Break" (video interview and story.)

“Healthiest State” is the theme for this year’s Faculty and Staff Health Fair. Visitors can get flu vaccinations, cholesterol testing, blood glucose checks, and more.

Ann Santos, a University of Iowa College of Education clinical assistant professor practicum coordinator, says children who are hungry or who lack nutritious food will most likely struggle to improve in the classroom until their basic needs are met.

Dan Diekema, M.D., director of the Division of Infectious Diseases with University of Iowa Health Care, comments on a new study showing that a simple education program for pediatricians can halve the number of inappropriate antibiotic prescriptions.

The Gerdin family of Solon, Iowa, has made a $12 million gift commitment to the University of Iowa to support the new UI Children’s Hospital. The gift, from the Gerdin Family Foundation, is the largest to date for the Children's Hospital's $50 million building campaign.

A new study by researchers in the University of Iowa College of Public Health has found methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in two rabbits and a shorebird, raising questions about how the wildlife came to be infected.

Sandra Daack-Hirsch, a clinical geneticist and assistant professor in the University of Iowa College of Nursing, is the new environmental and public health ambassador for the State Hygienic Laboratory.