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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'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

Cancer and Latino communities

Published: 
2013.05.22 | By Debra Venzke | 07:00 AM

A University of Iowa workshop will bring together community members and health providers to address cancer prevention, screening, and treatment for Latino communities in Iowa. Story

Spotlight: Melody heart valve puts teen back in the game

Health at Iowa: Spotlight: Melody heart valve puts teen back in the game
Published: 
2013.05.14
Rebecca Hemm, University of Iowa Children's Hospital patient

Fourteen-year-old Rebecca Hemm of Moline, Ill., was among the first to receive a Melody Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve at University of Iowa Children's Hospital, allowing her to play tennis on her school team and sing in the choir. Story from: Health at Iowa

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