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Finding a perfect fit in the nursing float pool

Aug. 20, 2026 | uihc.org

Andrea Moncada, RN, can pinpoint the exact moment when she decided she wanted to become a nurse: While in labor with her first child, she was inspired by the care and respect she received from one of the labor and delivery nurses. “She was…

Patient Care

Back-to-school safety tips for parents

Aug. 24, 2026 | uihc.org

As the back-to-school season approaches, Stead Family Children’s Hospital Injury Prevention Team and Safety Store offer some tips to help keep…

Patient Care

Improv therapy group helps OCD patients navigate uncertainty

Aug. 24, 2026 |

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Patients treated at the University of Iowa Department of Psychiatry for obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) are getting up on stage together as part…

Research and Education

5 things to know about measles

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Measles, a highly contagious disease, has been making headlines in the United States due to the recent increase in reported cases across several…

Patient Care

PICU nurse brings playfulness, passion to pediatric care

Aug. 10, 2026 | uihc.org

Andrew Thomsen, BSN, RN, brings together skill, heart, and a little bit of fun in a way that a patient’s mother described as “heartwarming and awe…

Patient Care

Kid Captains meet Hawkeyes, explore Kinnick Stadium during Kids' Day

Aug. 18, 2026 | uihc.org

Engineering a better way to explain scoliosis care

Aug. 11, 2026 | uihc.org

Pancreatic cancer patient finds support in UI Health Care survivorship programs

Aug. 10, 2026 | magazine.foriowa.org

NICU nurse’s care grows into a lasting family bond

Aug. 10, 2026 | uihc.org

Research and Education

UI neuroscientists reveal breathing rhythm organizes widespread human brain activity

Aug. 10, 2026 | neurosurgery.medicine.uiowa.edu

University of Iowa Health Care research contributes to first-in-human gene therapy study for rare inherited retinal disease

Jul. 29, 2026 | eye.medicine.uiowa.edu

A voice for future physicians

Jul. 28, 2026 | md.medicine.uiowa.edu

From screening to support: UI study looks at health coaching for inactive patients

Jul. 23, 2026 | medicine.uiowa.edu

UI Health Care Updates

Lee named director of UI Health Care’s Organ Transplant Center

Aug. 11, 2026

Hoffmann, Ellermeier named to co-leadership positions for graduate and postdoctoral studies

Jul. 27, 2026

Wolf named chair and DEO of Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation

Jul. 06, 2026

Work will begin to remove the old water tower, Wendell Johnson building in July

Jun. 24, 2026

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