Uveal melanoma clinical trial doubles five-year survival rate
University of Iowa Health Care has developed a strong apparatus for researching and treating a rare and highly fatal cancer called uveal melanoma. One of…
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The “support” in supportive and palliative care
For Bryan Struck, MD, director of the Supportive and Palliative Care Program at University of Iowa Health Care, the heart of palliative care isn’t about…
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Internal Medicine Honor Roll: June 2026
Below are those named to this month’s Internal Medicine Honor Roll—an employee recognition program where team members (clinicians, researchers, educators, trainees, staff, etc.) can recognize…
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Ross-Shapiro selected as Leonard Tow Humanism Award recipient
The University of Iowa’s chapter of the Gold Humanism Honor Society (GHHS) recently held its annual spring celebration. There, Evelyn Ross-Shapiro, MD, MPH, was recognized with the Leonard Tow…
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How humanism shapes Internal Medicine care, community
UI Health Care Rheumatologist Brittany Bettendorf, MD, MFA, said that, while growing up, her mom often told her that if she could write well, she could do…
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Corwin receives the Alice Hamilton Award for excellence in occupational medicine
In the 19th and early 20th centuries, an industrial medicine physician named Alice Hamilton raised public consciousness about worker health and safety through her practice…
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Learning medicine backwards: Brooke Jennings, MD
Trainees find their chosen specialty through a variety of paths. Hematology and Oncology Fellow Brooke Jennings, MD encountered hers for the first time at the foot…
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Lung Transplant Team celebration highlights patient impact
The full scale of a health care professional’s impact may not always be immediately apparent. Even with the rapport that develops between patients and providers…
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Carvour becomes first faculty member to win national Campus Compact award
When Martha Carvour, MD, PhD, thinks about improving health care systems, she does not begin by designing something new. She starts by asking the right questions. In…
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Eliminating treatment barriers with theratyping
For Alejandro Pezzulo, MD, associate professor in Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Occupational Medicine, one of the most rewarding moments in his career transpired during a…
