After undergoing multiple surgeries, a patient in the Adult Acute Care Unit at the university campus was understandably anxious about adjusting to life with a tracheostomy.

University of Iowa Health Care Stead Family Children’s Hospital is once again ranked the state’s No. 1 children’s hospital and No. 12 in the Midwest region in the 2025-26 “Best Children’s Hospitals” rankings published by U.S. News & World Report.

Community members will have access to University of Iowa Health Care’s family medicine services at a new location later this year. Patients will begin receiving care starting Monday, Dec. 15, at the 33,000-square-foot facility at 2751 Northgate Drive on the east side of Iowa City.

It’s now easier than ever to get your mammogram. Simply walk into one of our four convenient locations—no appointment needed.

Amber and Rob Sebastian knew that raising twin girls would be double the fun and double the challenge. What they didn’t expect was for one of the girls to be born with a rare condition that — for a premature baby — was life-threatening.

Even if you’re not seeing a physical therapist right now, chances are you’ve dealt with aches, pains, or injuries at some point — and most likely will again.

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"Breath by Breath: Living with Cystic Fibrosis" is a documentary film about how research and collaboration at the University of Iowa changed our understanding of cystic fibrosis — and changed the lives of patients. Watch the premiere live on Tuesday, Sept. 30.

It was just after 5:30 a.m. when Paul Sanders, a valet supervisor, noticed a vehicle parked outside the main entrance at the university campus, unattended. As he walked over to check on the car, he noticed that the driver had already entered the building, but a passenger was still inside. “When I got to the car, I could tell that the person in the passenger seat was in distress,” Sanders says. …

Before he turned 5, Jaxton Engstrom of Waterloo began sitting too close to the TV, tripping over objects, and struggling in preschool. At first, doctors thought Jaxton might have a retinal disorder. But further testing at University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital revealed something far more serious: Batten disease, a rare and terminal neurological disorder.