A repurposed mouse model can develop symptoms of both severe COVID-19 (lung damage, blood clots, abnormal blood vessels, and death) and also of milder disease, including loss of the sense of smell, according to a new University of Iowa study published in Nature. The study also showed that...
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Finding highlights toxic effects of glucose on heart health
Prabhat Goswami, PhD, professor of radiation oncology in the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, has been selected as director of the college’s Biomedical Science Program.
Students in the University of Iowa Physician Assistant (PA) Program are approaching commencement after a year that has required plenty of flexibility and adjustment. Student body president Amalia Leveille reflects on training during a pandemic and the major strengths of the nationally ranked program.
Stanley Perlman, MD, PhD, is among the national experts advising the federal government on that decision, as well as how to prioritize distribution of the first doses of an approved vaccine.
Growing up in rural, northwest Iowa, Gabe Conley's pathway as a first-generation student in medicine seem universally different from other classmates and colleagues.
The winners of the 2020 University of Iowa Physicians (UIP) Clinical Awards were presented Oct. 26, 2020 at a special ceremony held online and at the UI Urmila Sahai Auditorium.
A team of cystic fibrosis experts with University of Iowa Health Care have been awarded a five-year, $11.5 million grant by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute to research molecular therapies for cystic fibrosis (CF) lung disease.
Welsh named a finalist for for Sanford Lorraine Cross Award.
Previously, I wrote to tell you about the University of Iowa’s response to Executive Order 13950, which required a review of employee training programs. I’m pleased to inform you that UI Health Care’s review is now complete, and all our own DEI-related trainings and programming remain unchanged and have fully resumed.