Marshall Rupe grew up outside of Mediapolis, Iowa, a small rural community in the southeast corner of the state. A first-generation four-year college graduate, he began to seriously consider a career in health care after shadowing an orthopedic surgeon from his hometown during a total hip replacement surgery.

Michael A. O’Donnell, MD, the Richard D. Williams Chaired Professor of Urology and director of urologic oncology at the University of Iowa, has received a two-year, $300,000 Research Innovation Award from the Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network (BCAN).

UI Health Care leaders have appointed two Carver College of Medicine faculty members to serve in graduate medical education (GME) leadership positions. Amy Stier, MD, MME, has been named associate dean for GME—designated institutional officer (DIO) and Tracey Cho, MD, MA, has been named associate dean for GME—leadership and development, effective July 14.

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.