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Kids to help break ground on new UI Children's Hospital
Published: 2013.06.18 | By Tom Moore | 9:34 AM
Published: 2013.06.18
By Tom Moore
9:34 AM
Former pediatric patients will play a leading role in the groundbreaking ceremony for the new UI Children’s Hospital, which will begin at 3:30 p.m. on Friday, June 21, on the patio of the John Colloton Pavilion at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City. Story
 

UI dentistry alum from Scotland loves life in Iowa

Mason City Globe Gazette: UI dentistry alum from Scotland loves life in Iowa
Published: 
2013.06.03
Dr. Lyell Hogg has been an oral surgeon in Mason City for almost 13 years.

Mason City oral surgeon Dr. Lyell Hogg, a native of Scotland and an alumnus of the UI College of Dentistry and Dental Clinics, traveled a long way to become a fan of the Iowa Hawkeyes. Story from: Mason City Globe Gazette

Mason City Globe Gazette

Tranel talks about living with brain trauma

Iowa Public Radio: Tranel talks about living with brain trauma
Published: 
2013.05.30
An image of the human brain

Daniel Tranel, UI neurology professor and director of the Iowa Neurological Patient Registry—a unique Iowa registry that tracks patient who've experience brain damage, talks brain science with River to River host Ben Kieffer. Story from: Iowa Public Radio

Iowa Public Radio

UI's Reed to discuss advanced computing at DC forum

Published: 
2013.06.03 | By Richard C. Lewis | 11:03 AM

Daniel Reed, vice president for research and economic development at the University of Iowa, will discuss advanced computing at a congressional briefing organized by the American Chemical Society on June 4 in Washington. Story

UI Hospital and Clinics begins recruitment for long-term study of diabetes drug efficacy

Published: 
2013.06.03 | By UI Health Care Marketing and Communications | 09:42 AM

University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics is recruiting volunteers to participate in a study to compare the long-term benefits and risks of four widely used diabetes drugs in combination with metformin, the most common first-line medication for treating type 2 diabetes. Story

Children of long-lived parents less likely to get cancer

Science Daily: Children of long-lived parents less likely to get cancer
Published: 
2013.05.28
A photo of an intergenerational family standing on a beach looking out at the waves with their arms around each other.

The offspring of parents who live to a ripe old age are more likely to live longer themselves, and less prone to cancer and other common diseases associated with aging, a study involving UI experts has revealed. Story from: Science Daily

Science Daily

Music as medicine

Published: 
2013.05.28 | By Molly Rossiter | 10:32 AM
music therapist playing guitar next to pediatric patient

Kirsten Nelson, one of three music therapists at UI Hospitals and Clinics and UI Children's Hospital, uses music to help the youngest heal. Story

Ponseti International sets June 3 as World Clubfoot Day

Published: 
2013.05.28 | By UI Health Care Marketing and Communications | 10:24 AM

Ponseti International Association (PIA) has designated June 3 as World Clubfoot Day. The date was chosen to commemorate the birthdate of Dr. Ignacio Ponseti, (1914-2009) the developer of the Ponseti Method to treat clubfoot. Story

UI students receive 2013 Stanley Awards

Published: 
2013.05.28 | By Katelyn McBride | 08:58 AM

Four University of Iowa undergraduate students and 20 UI graduate students have received Stanley Awards for International Research to conduct research abroad or pursue learning activities in international studies that are not available on the UI campus. Story

Black says misconceptions surround shopping addictions

MSN Money: Black says misconceptions surround shopping addictions
Published: 
2013.05.21
An image of a woman's torso sitting on a chair surrounded by shopping bags in a story on compulsive shopping

Donald Black, a UI psychiatrist and professor of psychiatry who studies impulse-control disorders, says a number of misconceptions surround shopping addictions in a story on confessions of former shopaholics. Story from: MSN Money

MSN Money

Endometriosis is less common in heavy women, study finds

The Oakland Press: Endometriosis is less common in heavy women, study finds
Published: 
2013.05.21
A woman with endometriosis clutches a heating bag with a pink heart on it to her stomache to alleviate the pain

Heavy women are less likely to be diagnosed with endometriosis than their slimmer peers, according to a new study. That link was especially strong among women with infertility, according to Dr. Divya Shah from the UI Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City and her colleagues. Story from: The Oakland Press

The Oakland Press

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