NanoMedTrix, a 1-year-old Coralville firm based upon University of Iowa research that may one day save lives by helping physicians identify bladder and colon cancers at early stages of development, recently received a grant that is the first of its kind.

Dr. Peter Cram of the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics discusses joint replacement pricing.

Jeffrey Segar, director of the Iowa Statewide Perinatal Care Program and University of Iowa Children's Hospital director of neonatology, says a new drug-screening protocol designed to detect drug-addicted newborns has been adopted by roughly 80 birthing hospitals in the state.

This year's University of Iowa Health Care Annual Report features examples of the ways UI Health Care experts are building bridges and creating connections—through patient care, education, and research missions.

A new University of Iowa study finds that bigger may be better when it comes to lung transplants.

Donor breast milk that is donated, tested, and pasteurized at a University of Iowa milk bank is making a big difference for moms who wish to breast feed but can't, especially those with premature babies.

Patricia Quinlisk, Iowa's state epidemiologist, says that Michael Last, a parasitologist at the State Hygienic Laboratory at the UI, is a "good, good, good microbiologist" after he first recognized the microscopic parasite that caused an outbreak of diarrheal disease in Iowa.

University of Iowa Children's Hospital announces this year's Kid Captains, former and current patients whose stories will be highlighted throughout the Iowa Hawkeyes' 2013 football season.

Iowa corrections officials are developing a new treatment program for domestic abusers with help from Erika Lawrence, a UI psychology professor.

A University of Iowa study has found that bigger lungs appear to improve the survival for patients receiving double-lung transplants. The UI team used a new formula based on height and gender to match lung donors and recipients and to calculate optimal lung sizes for transplant patients. Results are published in the "Annals of Thoracic Surgery."

Tara Smith, a UI infectious disease associate professor, uses a paper on the mathematical modeling of zombies to show how math models can predict the effects of quarantines, vaccines, and other public health measures.

Ching-Long Lin, professor of mechanical and industrial engineering and faculty research engineer at IIHR—Hydroscience & Engineering, served as lead guest editor of a new special issue of the "Journal of Computational Physics," focusing on Multi-Scale Modeling and Simulation of Biological Systems.