Health Care

UI Stead Family Children’s Hospital ranks in ‘U.S. News & World Report’ 2018–19 Best Children’s Hospitals

Tuesday, June 26, 2018
“U.S. News & World Report” has ranked University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital in four specialties in the new 2018–19 Best Children’s Hospitals rankings published online June 26.
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UI-developed technology diagnoses leading cause of blindness

University of Iowa Health Care patients are the first in the nation to have access to a new technology that uses artificial intelligence to diagnose diabetic retinopathy. The technology, IDx-DR, is the only medical device authorized by the FDA that uses AI for the autonomous detection of diabetic retinopathy.

Study finds possible link between autism, food allergies

A study from the University of Iowa College of Public Health and Carver College of Medicine published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) finds that children who have autism spectrum disorder are twice as likely to suffer from food allergies than children who do not have autism.
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UI pharmacy student promotes public health in his native Nigeria

Monday, June 18, 2018
UI student Ishaya David is pursuing a doctorate in pharmacy and a master’s degree in public health as part of a long-term goal to provide sex education and substance use disorder services to youth in his native Nigeria.

Study finds children with autism more likely to have food allergies than children who do not

A study from the UI College of Public Health finds that children with autism spectrum disorder are more than twice as likely to have food allergies than children who do not have ASD, though it did was not able to determine if the two are linked.

Children with autism twice as likely to suffer from food allergies as children who do not have the disease

A study from the University of Iowa College of Public Health finds that children who have autism spectrum disorder are more likely to have allergies than children who do not, and are more than twice as likely to have food allergies.

UI study links food allergy to autism spectrum disorder in children

Friday, June 8, 2018
A new study from the University of Iowa finds that children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are more than twice as likely to suffer from a food allergy than children who do not have ASD, suggesting immunological dysfunction as a possible risk factor for the development of the disease.

UI participating in national program to build personal medicine database

The UI College of Public Health, Roy J. and Licille A. Carver College of Medicine, and Hardin Library for the Health Sciences are part of a federal program that seeks to build a DNA database of more than 1 million Americans that would be used to develop precision medicine.

More adults trying e-cigarettes, fewer keep using them

A study led by Wei Bao of the UI College of Public Health finds 1 in 7 adult Americans have tried e-cigarettes, but fewer people are continuing to use the devices.

College of Dentistry students and faculty member inducted into honor society

Wednesday, June 6, 2018
Nine students and a faculty member from the College of Dentistry were recognized for their achievements in the field of dentistry at the annual banquet of the Mu Chapter of the Omicron Kappa Upsilon National Dental Honorary Society.

Pharmacy dean recognized for excellence in pharmacy education

Wednesday, June 6, 2018
College of Pharmacy Dean Donald Letendre was named a fellow of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) during the group's summer meetings and exhibition event June 2–6 in Denver, Colorado.