Health Care

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UI Hospitals and Clinics works to quell ATV injuries, accidents

Injuries and deaths from ATVs increased so much in recent years that the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics devotes resources to a program focused on safety and injury prevention.
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Moving forward

Monday, November 11, 2013
You might think it was Dan Gable who drew Travis Taylor to the University of Iowa. But it wasn't. The first-ever state wrestling champ in his hometown of Callendar, Iowa, became a Hawkeye after breaking his neck in a tragic accident, coming to the UI for health care expertise.

College of Public Health offers new undergrad-to-grad program

Monday, November 11, 2013
Students can earn both an undergraduate and a graduate degree in five years through a new combined degree program offered by the University of Iowa College of Public Health.
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A bio patch regrows bone inside the body

Friday, November 8, 2013
Researchers from the University of Iowa have developed a remarkable new procedure for regenerating missing or damaged bone. It's called a "bio patch," and it works by sending bone-producing instructions directly into cells using microscopic particles embedded with DNA.
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Estherville boy, 7, is honorary Kid Captain when Hawkeyes take on Purdue

Friday, November 8, 2013
Almost immediately after starting surgery, the doctors found a large mass behind Aidan Hanson's eardrum. They ended the surgery and referred the Hansons to University of Iowa Children’s Hospital. Hanson will be the honorary Kid Captain when the Hawkeyes take on Purdue Saturday, Nov. 9.
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'Bio patch' restores bone tissue at damaged, weakened sites

Friday, November 8, 2013
Bone regeneration may no longer be limited to science fiction, according to a new study. Researchers at the University of Iowa have created a so-called bio patch that allows localized regeneration of bone tissue within the body.
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A bio patch that can regrow bone

Wednesday, November 6, 2013
Researchers at the University of Iowa have created an implantable bio patch that regrows bone in a living body, using existing cells. The team created a scaffold seeded with plasmids containing the genetic information for producing bone. The plasmids are absorbed by bone cells already in the body, spurring new growth. Potential applications extend to dentistry. Results appear in the journal...

Calculating the risk: child sexual assault

Tuesday, November 5, 2013
Affluent girls residing in two-parent homes are much less likely to be sexually assaulted than other female youth, according to a new study conducted by University of Iowa School of Social Work professor Amy Butler.
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Iowa City theater company curbing bullying, one act at a time

Tuesday, November 5, 2013
Through dozens of student and teacher interviews over the summer, Iowa City's Working Group Theatre developed the plot for a new Hancher-commissioned play on bullying, which will debut in local junior highs this month, with the goal of answering one question: Can we make bullying not cool?
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UI helps advance screening for babies in Puerto Rico

Monday, November 4, 2013
Travis Henry, a clinical lab analyst with the State Hygienic Laboratory at the University of Iowa, is helping Puerto Rico implement a screening process for a potentially curable condition in babies; he left a message in the sand that reads, "SHL Univ. of Iowa impacting the globe."

A celebration of global education

Monday, November 4, 2013
The public is invited to attend several social and educational events Nov. 8 through 15 as part of the University of Iowa celebration of International Education Week 2013.
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Ottumwa boy, 8, is Kid Captain when Hawkeyes host Wisconsin

Friday, November 1, 2013
Before Mason Shepherd was born, his mother, Cindy, went in for her 20-week ultrasound where doctors discovered that her son had stopped growing. The Shepherds were transferred to UI Children’s Hospital for genetic testing, and Mason was diagnosed with Russell-Silver syndrome, a disorder characterized by slow growth before and after birth.