Health Care
UI heart and stroke prevention study seeks participants
Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Adults age 45 and older with elevated triglycerides who have had a stroke, heart attack, chest pain, or heart surgery are invited to participate in a University of Iowa research study on preventing these conditions.
Advanced lung cancer patients likely to misunderstand treatment
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Oncologists may be failing to communicate to advanced lung cancer patients and their families about the limits of measures aimed at making them more comfortable, according to a new study with authors from the University of Iowa, among other institutions.
World Stroke Day is Oct. 29
Monday, October 29, 2012
Carver College of Medicine student marks World Stroke Day by recounting his experience witnessing the dramatic results of timely stroke treatment.
Power naps might be more powerful than previously thought
Monday, October 29, 2012
Mark Dyken, the director of the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics Sleep Disorders Clinic, says that power naps allow people to encode data better. At the UI, researchers such as Professor Karla McGregor are looking at the power of naps and memory formation.
Grant to help lower-urinary tract sufferers
Thursday, October 25, 2012
The University of Iowa has obtained NIH funding to study lower-urinary tract dysfunction, a condition that affects millions of men and women in the United States. The $1.8 million grant aims to better match diagnosis and treatment of lower-urinary tract dysfunction and patient outcomes.
Iowa's first pediatric heart transplant recipient celebrates 25 years
Thursday, October 25, 2012
For Grundy Center native Marissa Getting, 25 is more than a birthday. Getting received a heart transplant at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics at just 7 days old in 1987, making her Iowa's first pediatric heart transplant recipient.
UI Health Care leaders discuss audit findings, documentation issues
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
Following today’s release of a report from the Iowa State Auditor office regarding the alleged theft of $327,000 in computer equipment and lapses in financial oversight in the Department of Orthopaedics, University of Iowa Health Care leaders outlined corrective actions they initiated to address those issues, as well as a concern about documentation procedures.
UI's Westefeld says talking about suicide can save lives
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
John Westefeld, a counseling psychology professor in the University of Iowa College of Education, says that if someone is ever worried about a family member or friend considering suicide, they should ask him or her about it.
UI Wellness offers nutrition challenge
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
The latest UI Wellness challenge for faculty and staff eases participants into adopting healthy eating habits.
Herwaldt advises how to determine if you're too sick for workplace
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
Loreen Herwaldt, M.D., University of Iowa professor of epidemiology and hospital epidemiologist at UI Hospitals and Clinics, discusses when to stay home if you're sick and how to stay well at work on the Wall Street Journal's "Lunch Break" (video interview and story.)
Faculty and Staff Health Fair set for Nov. 7
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
“Healthiest State” is the theme for this year’s Faculty and Staff Health Fair. Visitors can get flu vaccinations, cholesterol testing, blood glucose checks, and more.
Education professor says kids' basic needs must be met before they can learn
Monday, October 22, 2012
Ann Santos, a University of Iowa College of Education clinical assistant professor practicum coordinator, says children who are hungry or who lack nutritious food will most likely struggle to improve in the classroom until their basic needs are met.
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