Pat Winokur of UI Health Care is testing a vaccine for a potentially deadly strain of influenza that killed dozens of people in China earlier this year, a strain so unfamiliar in humans that the vaccine may have to be combined with adjuvants, compounds that help boost immune system response.

Doctors learned Myles Peterman would be born with hydroencephalitis—a buildup of fluid inside the skull that puts pressure on the brain—and spina bifida, a birth defect in which the spinal column does not close completely while the baby is still in the womb. Now 13, he's had a variety of surgeries and comes to UI Children's Hospital a few times a year.

A multi-center study led by University of Iowa researchers to determine whether wearing back braces would prevent the need for spinal correction surgery in children with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis was cut short when early results were overwhelmingly in favor of bracing.

UI orthopedic surgeon Stuart Weinstein has published conclusive evidence that back braces are effective in treating scoliosis: “There were a lot of doctors like me who treat scoliosis as the primary focus of their practice who had doubts about whether bracing was effective.”

University of Iowa researchers Stuart Weinstein and Lori Dolan led a study team that set out to compare the risk of curve progression in patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis who wore a brace with patients who did not.

Vaccine research specialists with University of Iowa Health Care, in collaboration with colleagues across the country, are preparing for the potential pandemic spread of a new bird flu strain (H7N9) that caused severe disease in China last spring.

The number of "invasive" MRSA cases—severe infections that typically require hospitalization, and can be fatal—has declined significantly in the United States.

Dr. Dan Diekema, director of the Division of Infectious Disease for University of Iowa Health Care, said overuse of antibiotics is a huge problem in the U.S., one that’s led to bacteria that can resist even the toughest drugs.

The University of Iowa Wendell Johnson Speech and Hearing Center will co-sponsor FRIENDS Day, a conference for children and teens who stutter, their family members, and clinicians Saturday, Oct. 5 at Heartland Area Education Agency 11 in Johnston.

George Weiner, M.D., director of the Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center at the UI, was a co-author of the American Association for Cancer Research’s third annual Cancer Progress Report, which illustrates how research, along with clinical insight, have improved prevention, detection, diagnosis, and treatment for cancer.

Like many of her fellow Iowans, Maggie Mangold is full of pride—in her family, her profession, and her community. So it was a natural fit when Mangold chose to return to her hometown of Vinton to begin her family medicine practice.

Six-year old Stella Turnbull will be center stage this weekend, serving as the Hawkeye’s honorary kid captain. She’s a huge supporter of the football team, but it was a team of University of Iowa doctors that gave Stella the chance to become a loyal fan.