Health Care

Closing the cardiac arrest survival gap

Wednesday, August 9, 2017
New research from the University of Iowa shows that the gap between the survival rates of black and white patients who suffer cardiac arrest while in hospital is shrinking.
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UI Hospitals and Clinics again ranks among nation’s best

University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics is again listed as one of America’s “Best Hospitals” and the No. 1 hospital in Iowa, according to rankings released by U.S. News & World Report.

UI dentistry students look after schoolchildren’s teeth in Postville, Waukon

Friday, July 28, 2017
The University of Iowa Colleges of Dentistry and Education came together to create Project SEALED (Service, Engagement, and LifeCareer Education in Dentistry), which sends UI dental students into Iowa communities to look after schoolchildren’s teeth.
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UI pharmacy professor works to improve access to lifesaving medications

Monday, July 24, 2017
UI College of Pharmacy professor Bernard Sorofman has used his expertise in pharmacy medicine to reform medical services for criminal offenders in Iowa and expand a statewide drug repository for unused medication, keeping medication out of landfills and ensuring it gets to the people who need it most.

Using tele-ERs can save patients money

A study from the College of Public Health finds that patients in rural areas can save money if their local hospital has a tele-ER service, which helps them avoid an expensive transfer to a better-equipped hospital in a larger city.

Kaskie has front-row seat to health care reform debate

College of Public Health professor Brian Kaskie has a unique vantage of the U.S. Senate's health care reform debate, spending the year in Washington, D.C., working as a fellow on the staff of the Special Subcommittee on Aging.

Mueller discusses Medicaid cut impacts on rural hospitals

Proposed Medicaid cuts would make things harder for Iowa’s rural hospitals and could jeopardize access to health care for rural residents, says Keith Mueller, UI College of Public Health interim dean.

Robinson comments on helping reduce the number of women with cardiovascular disease

Jennifer Robinson, professor of epidemiology in the College of Public Health, says that to successfully improve risk-factor control for women suffering from cardiovascular disease, awareness efforts must be coupled with quality clinician education and implementation programs.

Hamann discusses bicycle fatalities and public policy

In this podcast, Cara Hamann, professor of epidemiology in the College of Public Health, discusses her research into the increasing number of bicycle fatalities in Iowa and how public policy can help make roads safer for bicyclists.

E. Dale Abel to deliver 2018 Presidential Lecture

Wednesday, June 28, 2017
E. Dale Abel, chair and DEO of the Department of Internal Medicine in the University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine, will deliver the University of Iowa’s 35th annual Presidential Lecture on Sunday, Feb. 18, 2018.
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University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital ranks in six specialties on latest ‘U.S. News & World Report’ list

Tuesday, June 27, 2017
“U.S. News & World Report” has ranked University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital in six specialties in the 2017–18 Best Children’s Hospitals list: No. 20 in neonatology, No. 21 in nephrology, No. 34 in cancer, No. 36 in urology, No. 45 in pulmonology, and No. 48 in cardiology/heart surgery.

UI researchers find brain region that affects drug use habits

Monday, June 26, 2017
University of Iowa researchers have identified a brain region involved in cocaine addiction. The findings could lead to targeted drugs or improved behavioral treatments for substance addiction, including opioid dependency.