Iowa's family physicians train the next generation

Thursday, November 15, 2018
The University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine’s Family Medicine Preceptorship provides an opportunity for all medical students to spend four weeks on-site with a family physician practicing in Iowa.

Family Medicine physicians serving the underserved

Monday, November 12, 2018
Meet three physicians in the Department of Family Medicine who have found their niche and are helping populations that might otherwise find it difficult to get the care they need.

Failing heart cells trigger self-protection mechanism

Wednesday, November 7, 2018
UI researchers uncover an unexpected finding that links a structural heart protein to gene regulation following heart stress suggests potential new avenues for developing heart failure therapies.

New grant supports training for opioid addiction treatment

Monday, November 5, 2018
A team led by psychiatrist Alison Lynch, MD, will use a $1.5 million grant to train more Iowa clinicians in medication-assisted treatment of opioid use disorders.

Building a better flu vaccine

Thursday, November 1, 2018
Researchers at the University of Iowa, in collaboration with colleagues at Iowa State University, are working on a universal flu vaccine based on nanoparticle technology.

University announces 2018 Staff Excellence Award winners

Monday, October 22, 2018
Carver College of Medicine and UI Hospitals & Clinics staff members were represented well among the 2018 honorees for a variety of University and Board of Regents awards recognizing outstanding teaching, service, and research.

2018 UIP Clinical Awards

Monday, October 15, 2018
The 2018 University of Iowa Physicians (UIP) Clinical Awards recipients were named at an October 15 UIP event.

Weigel named to National Academy of Medicine

Friday, October 12, 2018
Ronald J. Weigel, MD, PhD, MBA, the E.A. Crowell Jr. Professor and chairman of the Department of Surgery, has been elected to the National Academy of Medicine (NAM), effective Oct. 1, 2018.

New grant supports cancer prevention and control in rural Iowa

Thursday, October 11, 2018
Researchers at Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center have received a two-year, $200,000 grant from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) to devise research strategies that can support health care providers in Iowa’s rural communities, where many hospitals are struggling to maintain their cancer-control efforts.

UI heart surgeons are first in Iowa to implant third-generation heart device

Wednesday, October 10, 2018