Health Care

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UI College of Nursing prepares next wave of modern health care leaders

Wednesday, October 10, 2018
The University of Iowa’s College of Nursing has long offered a rigorous nursing education that trains health care professionals who advocate for optimal patient care and outcomes, and who lead the way in health care research and innovation.

Researchers hope study leads to safer farm vehicles

A study from the College of Public Health finds that farm vehicle vibration can significantly contribute to chronic back and muscle pain in farmers who drive them, and researchers hope their study leads to design changes that make farm work less painful.

University of Iowa center receives CDC award renewal to continue expanding birth defect research

Wednesday, October 3, 2018
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has renewed a $4.3 million grant to the University of Iowa College of Public Health for a project to identify factors in early pregnancy that may increase the risk of major structural birth defects.

UI played role in study that could help MS patients

A unit of the College of Public Health played a key role in a study by doctors at the Cleveland Clinic that finds a drug can be helpful in slowing brain atrophy in multiple sclerosis patients.
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UI researchers identify marker in brain associated with aggression in children

Wednesday, September 26, 2018
A University of Iowa-led research team has identified a brain-wave marker associated with aggression in young children. The finding could lead to earlier identification of toddlers with aggressive tendencies before the behavior becomes more ingrained in adolescence. Results published in the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry.
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UI College of Public Health joins study to help reduce falls among elderly Iowans

Thursday, September 20, 2018
Injuries from falling cause a significant number of deaths among older Iowans, and the University of Iowa has partnered with a Des Moines–based subsidiary of Mercy Health Network on a project to reduce the number of falls.

UI Hospitals & Clinics earns Magnet Award

Wednesday, September 19, 2018
University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics in Iowa City has again been re-designated as a Magnet hospital, the world’s top honors in excellence in nursing practice, UI Hospitals & Clinics leaders announced Sept. 19.
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Multidisciplinary UI research team uses nanotechnology to create clot-less stent

Wednesday, September 19, 2018
Researchers in neuroscience, biomedical engineering, pharmaceutical sciences, and nanofabrication combined their expertise to create a clot-less stent to help people who suffer from brain aneurysms, which can cause massive hemorrhaging, stroke, and sometimes death.

Number of children diagnosed with ADHD jumps, according to UI research

The number of children diagnosed with ADHD has reached 10 percent in the United States, a significant increase over the past 20 years that is most pronounced in children from minority groups, according to a study from the UI College of Public Health.

Study finds more children diagnosed with ADHD than expected

A study from the UI College of Public Health has found that the number of children diagnosed with ADHD has increased significantly in the last 20 years, to 10.1 percent.

Iowa public health researchers contribute to landmark MS study

A study published in the New England Journal of Medicine suggesting a drug can slow atrophy in the brains of multiple sclerosis patients was aided by the Clinical Trials Statistical Data Management Center in the University of Iowa College of Public Health, which managed data gathered by clinical researchers.

Kaskie named editor of prestigious journal on aging

Wednesday, September 5, 2018
Brian Kaskie, associate professor of health management and policy in the College of Public Health, has been named editor of "Public Policy & Aging Report," a quarterly journal published by the Gerontological Society of America that explores topics generated by the aging of society.