On Feb. 25, 2017, 6-year-old Will Kohn, son of Meghan and Chris Kohn of Bettendorf, Iowa, was the first patient to be transported to the new UI Stead Family Children’s Hospital.

IDx, LLC, a diagnostic algorithm company founded by University of Iowa retina physician Michael D. Abramoff, took an important step forward by joining the IBM Watson Health Medical Imaging Collaborative.

University of Iowa alumnus David Colbert is known as a dermatologist to the stars, but he spends a lot of his time working to improve the lives of those far less fortunate.

University of Iowa Health Care staff will begin moving pediatric patients into the new University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital on Saturday, Feb. 25.

Karl Kreder, professor of urology and Rubin H. Flocks Chair, has received the Victor A. Politano Award from the American Urological Association for his research and clinical excellence in urinary incontinence. The award, presented annually, is given to an individual for outstanding achievements in the field and for enhancing the treatment of incontinent patients.

The University of Iowa’s Carver College of Medicine and Tippie College of Business have teamed up to offer classes that teach business basics to medical students so they have a better idea of the business side of medicine when they go into practice.

The UI College of Pharmacy hopes to become a leader in palliative and hospice care education, allowing its graduates to help meet the growing demand for end-of-life medical experts.

Christopher Adams, professor of internal medicine in the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, has been named the Fraternal Order of Eagles Diabetes Research Center Endowed Chair. The five-year appointment became effective Jan. 1, 2017.

Vincent Liu, clinical professor of dermatology in the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, was named the recipient of the Robert F. Godwin Professorship in Dermatology. The five-year appointment became effective Jan. 1, 2017.

Yaohui Zeng, a doctoral student in biostatistics in the College of Public Health, has been selected as a winner of this year’s student paper competition sponsored by the American Statistical Association (ASA) Section on Statistical Computing.

Little medical research has examined the actual health impacts of cannabis use, and Robert Wallace, in the College of Public Health, says laws limiting the availability of marijuana make it difficult to study them.

Four early career University of Iowa scientists have each received an American Cancer Society seed grant through Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center at the UI to investigate new ideas related to the cause, prevention, and treatment of cancer.