When an injury stands in your way, recovery can feel like a long and daunting process. Yet, with the right tools and resources, you can recover like a pro athlete.

A pair of white Birkenstock clogs sits on a shelf in Suzy Hammer-White’s office. They’re falling apart, soles worn down to the cork, and wrinkled in a way that suggests they’ve seen miles of hospital hallways.

University of Iowa Health Care's Medical Toxicology Clinic opened last summer to help meet the ongoing medical needs of patients exposed to toxic substances.

In 2019, Lisa Dickerson of Newton, Iowa, was celebrating the Fourth of July with family and friends when a firework unexpectedly malfunctioned, setting off a series of explosions on the ground. Dickerson was hit directly in the face and burned badly.

As the Fourth of July approaches, ophthalmologists at University of Iowa Health Care are reminding Iowans to celebrate safely and be mindful of the serious risk fireworks can pose to eye health.

“The food we eat is fertilizer for our microbial garden,” says Terry Wahls, MD, a clinical professor of internal medicine. “If you eat more fruits and vegetables, you’re fertilizing health-promoting bacteria. But if I’m inhibiting those helpful microbes by having lots of sugar, lots of white flour, lots of food-like chemicals, then I may be fertilizing new bacterial species that are creating…

Measles is an extremely contagious airborne disease caused by a virus. Currently there has been an increase in reported cases across several U.S. states (including Iowa), Canada, and Mexico.

Heat illness is a result of your body temperature rising to a dangerous level during hot weather. It normally occurs from staying in the heat for too long without taking adequate measures to cool down. Take steps to prevent getting sick from the heat. Remain in shaded or air-conditioned areas on hot and humid days. Drink plenty of water if you have to be outside, especially during exercise. Know…

Patients who experience a specific type of aortic tear now have a new treatment option available at UI Health Care. The AMDS Hybrid Prosthesis, the world's first aortic arch remodeling device, was recently approved for DeBakey Type 1 aortic dissection patients.

University of Iowa Health Care has added three new da Vinci® 5 robotic-assisted surgical systems, one of the latest minimally invasive technologies on the market, as part of the health system’s continued commitment to providing patients with the most advanced treatment options before they’re available elsewhere.