For physician assistant (PA) student Clare Dunne, the path to graduation included more than lectures, labs, and clinical rotations—it included surviving brain cancer, stepping away from school for a year, and returning stronger than ever.

University of Iowa Health Care researchers have developed a tiny drug-delivery device that could offer patients with bladder cancer a less invasive and less time-consuming way to receive treatment.

A rare and life-threatening kidney disease in children finally has an effective therapy, thanks in large part to pioneering research and clinical leadership from University of Iowa Health Care Stead Family Children’s Hospital. The disease, known as C3 glomerulopathy (C3G), is an ultra-rare condition that primarily affects children and young adults. Only around 5,000 Americans have C3G, which…

For more than 35 years at the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Val C. Sheffield, MD, PhD, has inspired those around him — not just through groundbreaking discoveries in genetics but through kindness, curiosity, and generosity.

If you live in Iowa, you’ve probably seen news stories about cancer in our state. The headlines can be upsetting — cancer rates are rising, and people are trying to figure out why. But there’s good news, too. Right now, more people and organizations than ever before are working together to fight cancer in Iowa. Across the state, teams are following a strong action plan created by the Iowa Cancer…

Growing up in Hopkinton, Iowa, Andrea Fjelstul-Bonert saw firsthand how gaps in rural health care affect families. Now, as a CRISP scholar and family medicine resident, she’s working to close them.

Ashley Hurd-Jackson’s first deliveries were pigs on the family farm. Now she is training to deliver babies — and better access to care — across rural Iowa.

Clinicians at the University of Iowa were recently awarded a competitive grant for a multi-faceted quality improvement project using artificial intelligence (AI) to improve advanced prostate cancer care. The project is backed by a collaborative funding initiative launched by American Urological Association (AUA), Pfizer, and Astellas earlier this year.

Algona, Iowa, isn’t just where Reese Rosenmeyer grew up. It’s a main driver behind her desire to pursue medicine.