Michael Kanellis, the associate dean for patient care at the University of Iowa College of Dentistry, says that while Iowa faces challenges due to the economy, the state’s dental care is ahead of other states with large urban populations. "With more people out of work, the first thing they will stop spending on is dental care, and so they can end up in the hospital, which isn't good because they...

An additional class of former Ames Laboratory employees who've been diagnosed with certain cancers may qualify for assistance, thanks in part to a screening program administered by the University of Iowa College of Public Health.

The regular bi-monthly meeting of the Partnership for Alcohol Safety will be from 3:30 to 5 p.m. Wednesday, March 21, in Room 2390 of the University Capitol Centre. The room is located on the second floor above Cookies & More.

Scientists have studied the prickle gene mutation in flies since the 1930s, but only a couple winters ago did anyone realize these flies had epilepsy. The discovery could provide a new testing route for human treatments.

Social worker Lori Roetlin noticed that many patients were injured by gel fuel candles. What she did next may have saved lives.

Some theorize it's low-pressure fields, but a UI pathologist and colleagues suggest a more basic problem.

The drug-manufacturing unit based at the UI College of Pharmacy is the largest, most-experienced program of its kind, partnering with industry and government agencies on the development of new medications.

Postdoctoral research fellow Nancy Downing can't cure the fatal genetic disorder, but she hopes to help people deal with the diagnosis and the changes it brings.

Sponsored by the University of Iowa College of Nursing, the May 6 awards honor courage, compassion, and commitment.

Don't just throw away that old prescription — UI pharmacy students can help make sure it's discarded safely and greenly.

Julie Reynolds figured she'd go into private practice after dental school. Instead, she discovered a passion for confronting large-scale health challenges, forging a new path through school that took her around the world.

The State Hygienic Laboratory will celebrate its LEED gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Council on Tuesday, April 3, at the facility, with tours at 3:15 p.m. and remarks at 4 p.m.

While traveling abroad in 2002, finance major Amanda Richter was hospitalized with life-threatening bacterial meningitis. She returned to the UI that fall in a wheelchair, but after major surgeries and grafts, she can now walk again with a cane. “That's life. You adjust,” Amanda says. “I've always been a positive person.”

A University of Iowa study finds the state’s graduated driver’s license program, in place for 10 years, could use some tweaking to prevent crashes and save lives. John Lundell, deputy director of the UI Injury Prevention Research Center, says Iowa was among the first states to launch a GDL program, but now changes are needed.

The Kid Captain program, developed as a partnership between University of Iowa Children’s Hospital and the Iowa Hawkeyes, brings stories of determination, strength, and hope to football game days.

When University of Iowa staffer Damian Simcox needed to fix a leaky heart valve, he didn't have to go far. The UI Heart and Vascular Center is a leader in heart valve treatment and has been performing minimally invasive heart surgery since 2008—the only hospital in the region to consistently do so.

The new College of Public Health Building brings together faculty, students, and staff to create a vibrant home for public health learning and collaboration.

Over the last few years, alumna and former nurse Donna Glee Reim has showed up in some big-name films, putting her nursing experience to work in some unexpected ways.

Psychiatry and family medicine faculty member Michelle Weckmann studied the frequency of delirium in advanced cancer patients, and found that it is common due to many factors.

UI psychiatrist Ricardo Jorge comments on the possibility that a traumatic brain injury led to a U.S. soldier's murderous rampage in Afghanistan.