Latest Health Care News

Kaskie named editor of prestigious journal on aging

Wednesday, September 5, 2018
Brian Kaskie, associate professor of health management and policy in the College of Public Health, has been named editor of "Public Policy & Aging Report," a quarterly journal published by the Gerontological Society of America that explores topics generated by the aging of society.

Iowa researcher comments on sharp decline in rural pharmacies

Wednesday, September 5, 2018
A study from the Rural Policy Research Institute (RUPRI) in the University of Iowa College of Public Health finds an ongoing drop in the number of rural pharmacies, and the study's co-author says one reason is the result of changes in Medicare prescription drug policies.

UI analysis finds significant increase in number of US children diagnosed with ADHD over 20 years

Friday, August 31, 2018
The number of children in the United States diagnosed with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) increased from 6.1 percent to 10.2 percent from 1997 to 2016, according to an analysis from the University of Iowa published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) Network Open.

UI spin-out business uses artificial intelligence to detect eye disease

Wednesday, August 15, 2018
Coralville-based IDx uses artificial intelligence technology developed at the University of Iowa to revolutionize the detection of diabetic retinopathy, an eye disease common in people who have diabetes.

Gruca research finds visiting doctors can ease provider shortages in rural areas

Thursday, August 2, 2018
Research by Tom Gruca, professor of marketing in the Tippie College of Business, finds that traveling doctors can help reduce the health care provider shortage in rural areas, but it comes with tradeoffs for the doctors in longer days and longer drives.

Iowa study: Older people less apt to recognize they’ve made a mistake

Wednesday, August 1, 2018
University of Iowa researchers have found that older people are less likely than younger people to realize when they’ve made a mistake. The finding offers new insight into how aging adults perceive their decisions and view their performance.

A RAGBRAI to remember

Monday, July 30, 2018
As RAGBRAI riders traveled from one side of Iowa to the other, black and gold could be seen everywhere. Hawkeye pride was displayed on the gear of many a cyclist, and the University of Iowa campus took center stage as Iowa City served as an overnight stop.

UI joins Iowa State-led national institute to research bacteria resistant to antibiotics

Thursday, July 26, 2018
The University of Iowa College of Public Health is partnering with Iowa State University in a new national institute that will address the global public health concern of antimicrobial resistance.

New York Academy of Medicine honors Sheffield with Lewis Rudin Glaucoma Prize

Wednesday, July 25, 2018
The New York Academy of Medicine has awarded its prestigious 2018 Lewis Rudin Glaucoma Prize to Val C. Sheffield, of the University of Iowa, for his groundbreaking research on glaucoma treatment.

RAGBRAI 2018: UI children’s hospital team shares bicycle safety message

Sunday, July 22, 2018
For five years, the University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital has been sharing its message about bicycle safety across the state during the Register’s Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa (RAGBRAI), along with delivering medical care for cyclists along the route.

2018 Kid Captains announced

Friday, July 20, 2018
Thirteen current and former UI Stead Family Children’s Hospital patients have been selected to represent the hospital as Kid Captains during the Iowa Hawkeyes’ 2018 football season.

Nopoulos named chair and DEO of Department of Psychiatry

Tuesday, July 3, 2018
Peggy Nopoulos has been named chair and departmental executive officer (DEO) of the Department of Psychiatry in the University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine, following a national search in which she was recommended as the top finalist for the position.

UI pharmacy researchers help rural doctors improve care with innovative virtual service

Monday, July 2, 2018
UI College of Pharmacy researchers have created a virtual, web-based pharmacy service that offers Iowa primary-care providers in small towns and rural areas additional help in managing chronic health conditions such as hypertension and diabetes. The team is looking to expand the service in Iowa and beyond.

UI Stead Family Children’s Hospital ranks in ‘U.S. News & World Report’ 2018–19 Best Children’s Hospitals

Tuesday, June 26, 2018
“U.S. News & World Report” has ranked University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital in four specialties in the new 2018–19 Best Children’s Hospitals rankings published online June 26.

UI-developed technology diagnoses leading cause of blindness

Tuesday, June 26, 2018
University of Iowa Health Care patients are the first in the nation to have access to a new technology that uses artificial intelligence to diagnose diabetic retinopathy. The technology, IDx-DR, is the only medical device authorized by the FDA that uses AI for the autonomous detection of diabetic retinopathy.

Study finds possible link between autism, food allergies

Wednesday, June 20, 2018
A study from the University of Iowa College of Public Health and Carver College of Medicine published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) finds that children who have autism spectrum disorder are twice as likely to suffer from food allergies than children who do not have autism.

UI pharmacy student promotes public health in his native Nigeria

Monday, June 18, 2018
UI student Ishaya David is pursuing a doctorate in pharmacy and a master’s degree in public health as part of a long-term goal to provide sex education and substance use disorder services to youth in his native Nigeria.

UI starts business to sell medical devices designed by university students, faculty

Tuesday, June 12, 2018
IowaMADE sells surgical devices developed and designed by UI faculty and students.

Study finds children with autism more likely to have food allergies than children who do not

Tuesday, June 12, 2018
A study from the UI College of Public Health finds that children with autism spectrum disorder are more than twice as likely to have food allergies than children who do not have ASD, though it did was not able to determine if the two are linked.

Children with autism twice as likely to suffer from food allergies as children who do not have the disease

Tuesday, June 12, 2018
A study from the University of Iowa College of Public Health finds that children who have autism spectrum disorder are more likely to have allergies than children who do not, and are more than twice as likely to have food allergies.