Imagine sitting in a waiting room for your child’s doctor. Sure, the room is warmly decorated and there are games to occupy the little ones, but this is their third ear infection this year. Are you dreading going through their health history again, worried you might forget something or overstate it? Or maybe, you feel at ease because this is the doctor who sees all three of your kids as well as…

More and more people across the country are finding themselves affected by colorectal cancer. While researchers look for answers about that increase, now may be a good time to reflect on your own risk of developing cancer. Oncologists with University of Iowa Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center say there are a number of things you can do right now to protect yourself.

Mark Brown was 10 years old when he first came to the University Hospital School for children with disabilities in the early 1970s as a resident student. While there he met Ron Lough, who taught industrial arts—woodworking, graphic arts, metal working—at the school now known as the Center for Disabilities and Development (CDD), located on the University of Iowa Health Care main campus in Iowa…

UI Sports Medicine is the official medical provider of the Iowa Heartlanders, the professional minor league hockey team based in Coralville, Iowa. Terese Whipple, MD, serves as the Heartlanders’ team lead physician, and Jason Geisler, LAT, ATC, is the team’s athletic trainer. Whipple and Geisler are care providers with UI Sports Medicine, part of the UI Department of Orthopedics and…

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a medical technology created by a University of Iowa faculty member to treat atrial fibrillation (Afib) in January 2024. Now, physicians in the cardiac electrophysiology division of UI Health Care are the first in the state to begin using the technology in clinical care. “Pulse field ablation, particularly Farapulse, offers a safe, more…

Iowans’ alcohol consumption—in volume and frequency—is among the highest in the nation, and puts residents at greater risk for cancer, according to the 2024 Cancer in Iowa report issued by the Iowa Cancer Registry. The annual report, produced by the College of Public Health at the University of Iowa, notes that the state of Iowa has the fourth-highest incidence of alcohol-related cancers in the U…

With a steady population of 500,000—plus an additional 4 million visitors each year—having access to convenient, quality care is essential to the livelihood of those who call the Quad Cities home. But how much do you know about University of Iowa Health Care in your own backyard? Explore the variety of services through this interactive graphic. Simply select a location and then a specialty area…

Step into the Central Monitoring Unit (CMU) at UI Hospitals & Clinics and you’ll find an atmosphere charged with an almost musical rhythm: monitors beep, alarms buzz, and phones ring, all in a synchronized chorus that works to provide behind-the-scenes patient care. Self-described by members of the CMU team as “the eyes and ears” for nurses and doctors, the individuals who work in the unit…

Jose Morcuende, MD, PhD, doesn’t want any baby with congenital clubfoot to undergo surgery. As the world’s leading practitioner and teacher of the nonsurgical Ponseti method, he aims to make this goal a reality. Developed at the University of Iowa in the 1950s by Morcuende’s mentor, Ignacio Ponseti, MD, the procedure is now widely recognized as a safe and extremely effective treatment for a…