On September 19-20, 2025, at the Hyatt Regency Hotel and Conference Center in Coralville, internationally renowned health care professionals gathered for Metabolic Health in Motion: A Global Insight to Metabolic Associated Liver Disease, an academic conference dedicated to reviewing current Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease (MASLD) research and treatment. Hosted by some of the Division […]
Article: Avian Influenza Virus: The Next Pandemic? Author: Patricia L Winokur Journal: Trans Am Clin Climatol Assoc. 2025:135:87-98 Abstract: Novel avian influenza viruses continue to circulate in animal species around the world and show a propensity to reassort and acquire virulence factors, which raises the concern that these viruses may adapt to humans. Pandemic preparedness […]
We are proud to present this year’s incoming interns. We wanted to take the opportunity to go a little past the names and faces and learn a couple things about them. We asked them each to tell us about why they chose Internal Medicine at Iowa for their residency. And, now that they have been […]
The days may be long, but a year can go quickly. Next week will mark exactly one year since I had the honor to become chair & DEO of Internal Medicine at Iowa. In my first weeks I was often asked whether my expectations matched my experience. It wasn’t just curiosity, but a genuine expression […]
“The cases are always as complex and as diverse as our patient population,” an attendee at the first round of the 2025 ACP Clinical Vignette Competition said. Residents work closely with faculty mentors to identify appropriate cases that demonstrate puzzling or unique clinical encounters that also contain critical lessons to impart to colleagues. These are […]
Article: Diet-dependent modulation of energy balance by CB1 signaling in peripheral sensory neurons Authors: Benjamin Linden, Hussein Herz, Mohammad Jarrah, Dana Tasabehji, Sanaz Saleh, Aviva Fraer, Patrick Clark, Yuanchao Ye, Yi Chu, Zeina Al-Khalil, Donald A Morgan, Zhiyong Zhu, Carlos M Castorena, Leonid Zingman, Kamal Rahmouni, Mohamad Mokadem Journal: iScience. 2025 Jul 15;28(8):113124 Abstract: The […]
We are proud to present this year’s incoming interns. We wanted to take the opportunity to go a little past the names and faces and learn a couple things about them. We asked them each to tell us about why they chose Internal Medicine at Iowa for their residency. And, now that they have been […]
For the third time, members of the Division of Immunology, which counts allergy-immunologists and rheumatologists within its ranks, made good use of a Wednesday afternoon in order to ensure that everyone agreed on division goals, priorities, and values. Meeting nearby the university campus and in sight of Kinnick Stadium, members helped themselves to a sandwich […]
Below are those named to this month’s Internal Medicine Honor Roll—an employee recognition program where team members (providers, staff, etc.) can recognize other team members who are doing great things. We are pleased to recognize their contributions! Nominate someone today! Rachel Lee, Resident Internal Medicine Nominated by Anya Edwards Rachel was an incredible senior […]
Article: The extracellular matrix protein periostin is required for wound repair in primary human airway epithelia Authors: Lorena A Tran, Michael Catlin, Scott Schecter, Andrew L Thurman, Shreya Ghimire, Rosarie A Tudas, Brandon Bettis, Ryan M Gannon, Joseph Zabner, Alejandro A Pezzulo Journal: Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol. 2025 Jun 1;328(6):L826-L831 Abstract: Type […]