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patient and doctor standing in front of mirrorNatalie Wright and UI facial plastic surgeon Douglas Henstrom the day before Henstrom completed the two-stage facial reanimation surgery that will restore Natalie's smile. Photos by Susan McClellen.
Reclaiming Natalie's smile
Published: 2013.04.24 | By Jennifer Brown | 11:15 AM
Published: 2013.04.24
By Jennifer Brown
11:15 AM
Treatment for a brain tumor at a young age paralyzed the left side of Natalie Wright's face leaving her with a one-sided smile. Now, thanks to a chance conversation with a neighbor and the expertise of a University of Iowa facial plastic surgeon, Natalie’s dream of reclaiming her smile is within reach. Story
 

UI program looks to reduce nursing shortage

Radio Iowa: UI program looks to reduce nursing shortage
Published: 
2013.02.14
UI nursing students perform mock exams on each other during a class

Iowa's shortage of nurses is being addressed through a University of Iowa program that allows place-bound Iowans to get a full UI degree without leaving their home communities. Story from: Radio Iowa

Radio Iowa

UI students shave heads to support children with cancer

The Gazette: UI students shave heads to support children with cancer
Published: 
2013.02.13
Sophomore computer engineering major Lindsey Trotter (left) of Green Bay, Wis., feels her scalp while supporting sophomore cinema major Therese Pechacek (right) of Lakeville, Minn., during the St. Baldrick's head shaving event at the Newman Catholic Student Center at The University of Iowa on Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013, in Iowa City, Iowa. Students and others shaved their heads and/or donated their hair to raise money and show solidarity for children cancer patients. (Jim Slosiarek/Gazette-KCRG)

University of Iowa students and members of the ministry at the Newman Catholic Student Center shaved their heads to show solidarity and raise money to support children with cancer during a St. Baldrick's Foundation event. Story from: The Gazette

The Gazette

UI partners on centralized liver center

The Daily Iowan: UI partners on centralized liver center
Published: 
2013.02.14

The University of Iowa is joining forces with two health-care organizations in a partnership to improve care for patients with liver disease. Story from: The Daily Iowan

The Daily Iowan

Providing better futures for Iowans

Published: 
2013.02.14 | By Shelby Cronk | 10:16 AM

Three University of Iowa College of Education leaders have received Better Futures for Iowans grants to support projects in dentistry, disability, and world language education. Through the outreach work of Saba Ali, Nicholas Colangelo, and James Stachowiak, Iowans benefit across the state. Story

UI study finds 'lazy eye' can be detected as early as age 1

NBC 33 TV: UI study finds 'lazy eye' can be detected as early as age 1
Published: 
2013.02.12
Close up of a human eye

Susannah Longmuir with UI Health Care says that the goal of a recently published study is to identify children with amblyopia, sometimes called lazy eye, as young as possible so that they can start treatment before they have an eye problem or it gets worse. Story from: NBC 33 TV

NBC 33 TV

UI researcher: cost of hip replacement surgery hard to find

NBC News: UI researcher: cost of hip replacement surgery hard to find
Published: 
2013.02.11

Consumers wanting to know the cost of hip replacement will find it's difficult to find out ahead of time how much the procedure will cost, according to Jaime Rosenthal, one of the authors of a study published by JAMA in its publication, JAMA Internal Medicine. Story from: NBC News

NBC News

UI study finds patients in the dark on hip replacement costs

The Boston Globe: UI study finds patients in the dark on hip replacement costs
Published: 
2013.02.12
Sean Toohey, a grains broker in Chicago, who says he never looked at or paid attention to the cost of his hip replacement, standing in a downtown metro area. Photo by M. Spencer Green/AP

A new study published by University of Iowa researchers discovered that many hospitals are unable to tell patients what the cost of a hip replacement will be, and for those who can, the costs can vary widely. Story from: The Boston Globe

The Boston Globe

Price for hip replacement highly variable, hard to obtain

Published: 
2013.02.11 | By Jennifer Brown | 11:07 AM

Forty percent of top-ranked and 36 percent of non-top-ranked hospitals were unable to provide a price estimate for a total hip replacement procedure. Moreover, among the hospitals that could provide an estimate, the cost quoted for the procedure ranged from $11,100 to $125,798—a greater than ten-fold difference. Story

Spotlight: UI students receive end-of-life training abroad

College of Nursing website: Spotlight: UI students receive end-of-life training abroad
Published: 
2013.02.07
Photo of an Indian youth holding someone's hand

University of Iowa College of Nursing Professor Joann "Jo" Eland and 18 students provided a helping hand in India over the winter break as part of a class that provides hospice and palliative care overseas. Story from: College of Nursing website

College of Nursing website

UI expert says rehabilitation plan can help those with vision loss

The Wickenburg Sun: UI expert says rehabilitation plan can help those with vision loss
Published: 
2013.02.08
Vision rehabilitation can make a world of difference to a person adjusting to vision loss and should be considered part of the continuum of care. (NAPS)

Mark Wilkinson, a low vision specialist at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, says that a vision rehabilitation plan helps people reach their true visual potential when nothing more can be done from a medical or surgical standpoint. Story from: The Wickenburg Sun

The Wickenburg Sun

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