Health Care

Visiting clinicians can increase rural access to orthopedic care

A study from the Tippie College of Business finds that the use of visiting clinicians can effectively increases access to orthopedic care in rural hospitals that can’t afford to have an orthopedist on staff.

College of Public Health study analyzes causes of low birth weight babies in India

A study by College of Public Health researcher Kelly Baker highlights the relationship between adverse birth outcomes and sanitation access, domestic water fetching, crime, and gender-based harassment. It finds that the more time a woman spends fetching water, the more likely she is to have a low birth weight baby.

College of Public Health surveys state’s LGBTQ population about their health care

The UI College of Public Health conducted a survey of LGBTQ Iowans about their health care issues, the first such survey of its size in the state.

UI study shows neighborhood conditions affect mortality, health outcomes

Wednesday, November 28, 2018
UI researchers are looking into the ways that the neighborhood you live in contributes to your health. Qian Xiao, assistant professor of health and human physiology, and postdoctoral researcher Dong Zhang worked with Iowa collaborators and others further afield to track cancer rates and mortality in various communities.
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UI research examines effectiveness of music therapy on Iowans with Alzheimer’s, related dementias

Wednesday, November 14, 2018
University of Iowa music therapist PhD student Alaine E. Reschke-Hernández planned and facilitated a study in four Iowa nursing homes to examine the effectiveness of music therapy intervention for people with Alzheimer’s or related dementias.
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Roy J. Carver Charitable Trust commits $12 million to the UI College of Engineering to improve human health

Thursday, November 8, 2018
The Roy J. Carver Charitable Trust has committed a $12 million grant to fund life-changing research and discoveries in the UI Department of Biomedical Engineering. With this grant, the department will build on its contributions to the field of pulmonary and respiratory biomedicine.
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UI College of Dentistry helps veterans smile again

Wednesday, November 7, 2018
The UI College of Dentistry provides reduced-cost dental services to veterans, but recently partnered with the nonprofit Everyone For Veterans, which connects combat veterans with free dental services. The college is encouraging dentists across the state to participate.
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A century later, UI experts recall deadly flu outbreak, prepare for new flu season

Wednesday, November 7, 2018
In 1918, near the end of World War I, an especially virulent flu virus caused an estimated 20 million deaths worldwide. In Iowa, the virus forced the quarantine of a group of student soldiers, the cancellation of social events, and a stern public health warning from the UI’s then-president.

College of Nursing faculty members win top honors

Monday, November 5, 2018
Three nursing faculty members were honored for their career achievements at the American Academy of Nursing's annual policy conference Nov. 1–3 in Washington, D.C.

UI study seems looming physician assistant shortage in Iowa

A new study from the University of Iowa finds that Iowa could face a critical shortage of physician assistants in the coming decade as an aging PA workforce begins to retire.

Teaching business to future pharmacists

Friday, November 2, 2018
A new UI partnership with the Tippie College and College of Public Health provides an education in business and leadership basics to students in the College of Pharmacy so they can learn how to manage a health care business in their careers.

UI study: Iowa faces physician assistant shortage

Wednesday, October 24, 2018
Already facing a shortage of primary care physicians, the state of Iowa also may soon face a shortage of physician assistants, according to a new study from the University of Iowa.