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Nov. 11, 2026 | uihc.org

The nursing career of Kirsten Hanrahan, DNP, ARNP, RN, CPNP-PC, FAAN, has been shaped by a steady willingness to ask questions, follow opportunities, and use each chapter of her work to open doors for others. Earlier this year, she was honored with…

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How critical care teams saved the life of a nurse’s stepson

Nov. 10, 2026 | uihc.org

Carol Haugen, BSN, RN, has spent her career supporting patients and families through some of their most difficult moments as an assistant nurse…

Patient Care

Kid Captain Beau Byers thriving after rare cancer diagnosis

Nov. 09, 2026 | uihc.org

Beau Byers’ first stomachache came and went. When the pain returned a couple of weeks later, it was so intense that his parents took him to a doctor…

Patient Care

From service to surgery: Helping patients move forward with confidence

Nov. 09, 2026 | uihc.org

While deployed to Afghanistan in 2005, Joseph Galvin, DO, was almost finished with an online biology exam when incoming rocket fire interrupted the…

Patient Care

Mission Cancer + Blood offers cutting-edge theranostic precision treatment for cancer patients

Nov. 05, 2026 | uihc.org

For 45 years, Mission Cancer + Blood, part of UI Health Care, has provided community-based, patient-centered cancer care, including the latest cancer…

Patient Care

From fear to trust: How one nurse’s gentle approach helped a patient overcome anxiety

Nov. 04, 2026 | uihc.org

UI Health Care becomes first in Iowa to offer robotic-assisted shoulder arthroplasty surgery

Nov. 02, 2026 | uihc.org

Kid Captain Ellie Walker faced rare, aggressive brain cancer with courage and resilience

Nov. 02, 2026 | uihc.org

Better care, more hope for Iowans facing cancer

Oct. 28, 2026 | holden.uihealthcare.org

Research and Education

Iowa Women’s Brain Initiative aims to better understand anxiety and depression

Oct. 28, 2026 | medicineiowa.org

Anesthesia research aims to make pain management in pregnancy safer

Oct. 26, 2026 | anesthesia.medicine.uiowa.edu

How MS research shapes treatment decisions

Oct. 14, 2026 | uihc.org

Iowa roots inspire a future in cancer research

Oct. 13, 2026 | biomed.medicine.uiowa.edu

UI Health Care Updates

Task force finds UI Health Care and Mission Cancer + Blood integration enhanced quality of care, with opportunity to improve financial experience

Nov. 11, 2026

UI Health Care seeks Regents’ approval for cancer research expansion, adult hospital naming

Nov. 04, 2026

UI Health Care launches search for next North Liberty campus chief administrative officer

Oct. 22, 2026

Building access for Iowa: How UI Health Care is advancing patient care through strategic investments

Sep. 09, 2026

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