You Make a Difference in Internal Medicine
The University of Iowa Health Care Making a Difference program is designed to recognize individuals who have performed in an exemplary manner, consistent with the…
Patient Care
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Endocrinology aids in SSI reduction project
An excessive amount of sugar in a person’s bloodstream, or hyperglycemia, occurs most often in people with diabetes. When someone experiencing hyperglycemia has surgery, the…
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Gerke, Sekar earn clinical recognition
Since expanding in 2011 to cover the entire Carver College of Medicine, the University of Iowa Physicians (UIP) Clinical Awards has honored providers in six…
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Phadke leads pilot study into “chemo brain”
Sneha Phadke, DO, assistant clinical professor in Hematology, Oncology and Blood & Marrow Transplantation and a breast medical oncologist at the Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center…
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Personalized medicine
For those who attended our 53rd annual Internal Medicine Research Day last week, I hope that you enjoyed it as much as I did. Attending…
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Liquid biopsy reveals ability to tailor treatment
Cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) is a cancer that arises from bile ducts/channels draining bile in the liver and often includes the gallbladder cancers. CCA is the second…
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Current Topics in Allergy & Clinical Immunology, 10/4/19
With the famous Saturday night lights and the UI Stead Family Children’s Hospital just outside the window, members of Internal Medicine as well as specialists…
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Heart Failure 360, 10/4/19
Formerly known as “Heart Failure in the Heartland,” organizers rebranded their eleventh annual heart failure symposium in name only, now calling it “Heart Failure 360.”…
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Fortis expands urban-rural COPD comparisons
Spyridon Fortis, MD, clinical assistant professor in Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Occupational Medicine, has received a two-year, $120,000 Career Development Award from the VA Office…
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Education beyond our walls
For understandable reasons, much of our attention focuses heavily on our resident and fellow training programs. The chance to participate in them is a big…
