University of Iowa Health Care pulmonologist David Stoltz, MD, PhD, and his colleagues have been awarded a five-year, $11.8 million grant from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health, to study the pathogenesis and therapeutic approaches for primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD), a rare genetic disorder characterized by chronic respiratory tract…

Laws banning the use of handheld phones while driving are an important layer of protection against distracted driving. Like laws requiring seat belt use and prohibiting drunken driving, hands-free laws keep drivers, passengers, and everyone on the roadway safer.

“There is a saying in pediatrics that kids are not just little adults. They’re physiologically different humans,” says Laura Socwell, MD.

Cancer clinical trials are research studies that test new treatments to see if they are safer and more effective than older treatments. These treatments may include new medicines, new ways to use existing medicines, or even new types of surgery or radiation.

A new study led by researchers at University of Iowa Health Care has revealed a significant association between high blood pressure during pregnancy (gestational hypertension) and an increased risk of seizures in children.

New study by UI Health Care researchers shows proliferation of specialty tobacco shops and weak enforcement penalties cause high rates of violations.

Based in the Department of Internal Medicine and its cardiovascular medicine division, the Abboud Cardiovascular Research Center’s roster includes more than 200 investigators from the Carver College of Medicine as well as the UI Colleges of Pharmacy, Public Health, and Liberal Arts and Sciences.

When a beloved family member died of cancer, Iowa native Lillian Wischmeyer knew what she wanted to do with her life — and that the University of Iowa was the best place to prepare her for it.

Radiation has been a mainstay cancer therapy for almost 100 years. But its potent cell-killing power, so effective against tumors, is a double-edged sword when healthy tissue gets in the way. Borrowing from one of nature’s toughest survivors, researchers at University of Iowa Health Care, MIT, and Brigham and Women’s Hospital, are creating a unique approach to protect healthy tissue during…

After receiving her bachelor’s degree in biomedical engineering at the University of Iowa, Lindsey Knake, MD, ventured out on a winding path. Knake stayed at Iowa to earn an MD degree at the Carver College of Medicine and then did residency training in pediatrics at the Baylor College of Medicine. She went on to complete a fellowship in neonatal-perinatal medicine and receive a master’s degree…