University of Iowa Health Care is one of the first academic medical centers in the U.S., and the first in the Midwest, offering a potentially groundbreaking treatment for those dealing with major depression.

House fires can lead to deaths, serious injuries, and loss of property. Fires and burns are among the 10 causes of preventable injury deaths in the U.S., resulting in over 3,400 deaths every year. In 2014, structural fires, not associated with wildfires, cost the U.S. over $328 billion. Past research has shown a link between house fires and poor housing conditions, overcrowded neighborhoods, and…

Sudden worsening of respiratory symptoms, like shortness of breath, wheezing, and coughing, are a hallmark of declining lung function and disease progression in those already diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD.) But these so-called respiratory exacerbations could also serve as an early indicator of COPD, even when patients still have normal lung function test results…

Nearly 172,000 cancer survivors currently live in Iowa—about 5.4% of the population—according to the latest “Cancer in Iowa” report issued by the Iowa Cancer Registry at the University of Iowa. The report, produced annually by the UI College of Public Health, highlights that more Iowans are surviving cancer than ever before. According to the report, the growing number of survivors presents unique…

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…

Rural emergency departments are often staffed by physician assistants who may or may not have experienced specialty training in emergency medicine. Having this type of training experience is crucial not only for a patient but also for the confidence of the providers providing life-saving care. While the University of Iowa has a program to provide this additional training, it’s not the norm in…

Through her parents, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine graduate Wanakee Carr learned at a young age that her education would be a means by which she could support her community. “My family always encouraged me to use my skills because they didn’t want me to worry for anything,” says Carr, who grew up in Des Moines, Iowa. “Being a Black female, my family wanted me to be in a career…

Since being hired in 2017 as the founding director of the Iowa Neuroscience Institute at the University of Iowa, Ted Abel has overseen impressive progress: Neuroscience research funding at Iowa has increased from $65 million a year to $110 million, 30 new faculty members have come on board, and some 135 faculty across campus have joined the collaborative institute. The university, meanwhile,…

University of Iowa (UI) Pharmaceuticals, the largest and most experienced university-affiliated FDA-registered pharmaceutical manufacturing facility in the United States, celebrates a new achievement this month. MimiVax, Inc. and UI Pharmaceuticals are proud to announce the successful clinical manufacture of SurVaxM, a novel immunotherapeutic vaccine targeting Glioblastoma, at UI Pharmaceutical's…

First-generation medical students are an important part of a thriving physician workforce that represents people and patients from all backgrounds. But the obstacles for these students are well known. Adjusting for all variables, first-generation college graduates are less likely to apply and be accepted to medical school than their continuing-generation peers. In 2023, just 11% of the total…