Health Care

Iowa names new dean of Carver College of Medicine

Friday, July 20, 2012
University of Iowa on Thursday named Debra A. Schwinn as the next dean of the Carver College of Medicine.

Four health systems, one alliance

Friday, July 20, 2012
University of Iowa Health Care is one of four Iowa health systems forming a statewide alliance in a move to lower costs and improve quality.

Fiedorowicz wins 2012 Klerman Award

Thursday, July 19, 2012
University of Iowa vascular disease researcher Jess G. Fiedorowicz is a winner of the 2012 Klerman Award from the Brain & Behavior Research Foundation.

UI names new Carver College of Medicine dean

Thursday, July 19, 2012
University of Iowa leaders today named Debra A. Schwinn, M.D., as the next dean of the University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine.

UI research connects arrhythmias and COPD

Wednesday, July 18, 2012
Research by Surya Bhatt and University of Iowa colleagues deepens the understanding of the connection between arrhythmias and COPD.
Seven-year-old Jacon Flesher of Manchester who spent his cancer remission collecting toys for other young oncology patients, plays a game while in bed

Boy in remission collects toys for other cancer patients

Wednesday, July 18, 2012
Seven-year-old Jacob Flesher of Manchester, Iowa, has spent his cancer remission collecting toys for other young oncology patients at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics.

Alumna Mori, a mental-health therapist, is profiled

Wednesday, July 18, 2012
University of Iowa psychology alumna Ashley Mori, a mental-health therapist, is profiled.

Iowans to compete in Transplant Games

Tuesday, July 17, 2012
Twenty-four athletes, ages 4 to 68 from communities across Iowa, will participate in Transplant Games of America this month in Grand Rapids, Mich.

UI Hospitals and Clinics ranked #1 in state

Tuesday, July 17, 2012
University of Iowa Health Care leaders announced this morning that University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics is included yet again on a widely recognized list of the leading hospitals in the United States.

Klein comments on cooling therapy

Monday, July 16, 2012
Jonathan Klein, medical director for the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at University of Iowa Children’s Hospital, comments on the use of cooling therapy for newborns.

Holden Cancer Center seed grants

Wednesday, July 11, 2012
Leaders at the University of Iowa Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center have announced recipients of the first round of the 2012 American Cancer Society seed grant awards.

UI doctor receives $100,000 vision award

Wednesday, July 11, 2012
Arlene Drack, associate professor of pediatric ophthalmology and ophthalmic genetics in the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, has been granted a $100,000 RPB Physician-Scientist Award by Research to Prevent Blindness (RPB).