Iowa health officials are monitoring a spike in cases of an intestinal infection caused by a parasite. There have only been 10 cases of cyclospora in the state in the past 20 years, but several cases have been reported in the past two weeks. Dr. Dan Diekema is chief of the infectious diseases division at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. He says consuming tainted food or water can...

A majority of Iowans enrolled by the state health insurance program IowaCare say they have significant or chronic health issues, according to a survey done by the University of Iowa's Public Policy Center. The findings come as the IowaCare program expires at the end of this year, replaced by the Iowa Health and Wellness Plan, which will provide broader insurance coverage.

A group of pharmacy postgraduates recently completed their pharmacy residencies, and other recent graduates are stepping into their shoes.

Researchers from the University of Iowa will take part with other Big Ten and Ivy League schools in the Traumatic Brain Injury Summit later this month in Chicago.

Peter Damiano, professor of dentistry and director of the Public Policy Center, says a new report from the center shows Iowa hospitals and clinics should expect more chronically ill people when a new state health insurance program starts next year.

Cruis’n for the Kids—an annual local car show—has made a $50,000 gift commitment to support the University of Iowa Children’s Hospital building campaign.

There's good news on UI student drinking rates. All will be revealed at the bi-monthly meeting of the Partnership for Alcohol Safety Wednesday, July 10, from 3:30 to 5 p.m. in Room 2390 of the University Capitol Centre in downtown Iowa City.

Dr. Mark Dyken, director of the UI's Sleep Disorders Clinic, says people feel more anxious, restless, irritable, and less satisfied when they experience sleep deficiency, impacting everything from careers to relationships.

David Elliott, professor and division director of gastroenterology at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, says more doctors today are able to recognize and diagnose celiac disease using a screening test that wasn't previously available.

UI President Sally Mason, who is also the Big Ten Council of Presidents/Chancellors head, says she is excited by the possibilities of a collaboration between Big Ten and Ivy League institutions to continue close examination of the effects of head injuries in athletics.

Retiring UI Recreational Services Director Harry Ostrander has operated through a campus shooting, fire, three floods, and a tornado, and he has overseen millions of dollars in facility investment, most notably the Campus Recreation & Wellness Center in 2010.

Erika Lawrence, UI associate professor of psychology, says that listening can be more effective than giving advice based on a series of six studies conducted at the UI in 2009 as part of a story on the perils of spouses giving each other too much advice.