Health Care
University of Iowa selected for nationwide stroke research network
Monday, December 16, 2013
The National Institutes of Health chose the University of Iowa, along with 24 other regional stroke centers, to participate in a national research network that aims to improve care for people affected by stroke in Iowa and across the country.
The new old age
Friday, December 13, 2013
Iowa Alumni Magazine showcases the multidisciplinary efforts of UI experts to help America's fast-growing elderly population.
UI selected for nationwide stroke research network
Thursday, December 12, 2013
The University of Iowa has been selected to participate in a national research network funded by the National Institutes of Health that aims to improve care for people affected by stroke in Iowa and across the U.S.
Collaborative effort takes aim at cyberbullying
Thursday, December 12, 2013
“Out of Bounds,” a new play by Iowa City’s Working Group Theatre, is not the first attempt to deal with cyberbullying in schools, but it may be among the first in the nation to be evaluated through the critical lens of scientific research.
Iowa hospitals interpret the best way to care for patients
Wednesday, December 11, 2013
Adrian Silva, coordinator of interpretation and translation services for UI Hospitals and Clinics since 2011, says it’s difficult to estimate how many interpretations he does daily but he’s hardly ever in his office.
Keeping employees healthy and productive
Monday, December 9, 2013
An emerging holistic view of health is motivating employers to integrate traditional occupational safety and health protections with new strategies that promote the overall well-being of employees. Total Worker Health intends to make employees healthier, safer, and more productive by integrating standard health and safety practices with health promotion measures.
UI Health Alliance to help fund rural physicians program
Friday, December 6, 2013
The UI Health Alliance announced today, Friday, Dec. 6, that it will make a $1 million commitment over several years to help fund the Iowa Rural Physician Loan Repayment Program during an event on the campus of the University of Iowa in Iowa City. Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad and other elected officials were on hand to celebrate the announcement.
'Primary' resource
Friday, December 6, 2013
The University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine is known for many things—its research enterprise, its curriculum and learning opportunities, and its faculty—but one of the hallmarks of the college is its success and commitment in the area of primary care.
UI student motivated to research Huntington's disease due to bond with her grandpa
Friday, December 6, 2013
Motivated by a close bond with her grandfather who died of Huntington's disease, UI senior Jolene Luther looks for important biomarkers of the neurodegenerative disease through a research fellowship conducted at the UI Carver College of Medicine.
UI researchers study impacts of frac sand mining
Friday, December 6, 2013
UI researchers have received a one-year federal grant to study air quality near hydraulic fracturing operations, which uses high pressure water to break rock and release natural gas and oil.
Writing about your trauma in third person helps recovery
Thursday, December 5, 2013
Writing your memoirs or simply recollecting traumatizing memories is a common therapeutic tool, and a new UI study found that switching to writing in third person eases recovery.
Media Advisory: UI Health Alliance to help fund rural physicians program
Thursday, December 5, 2013
The University of Iowa Health Alliance will announce a major commitment over several years to help fund the Iowa Rural Physician Loan Repayment Program at 10 a.m. Friday, Dec. 6 in the Medical Education and Research Facility atrium on the campus of the University of Iowa in Iowa City.
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