Milestones and Innovation
This time of year is significant as we welcome new trainees and faculty. Because so many begin their time with us in July each year,…
Patient Care
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Fasano and team work to expand and refine screening for newborn immune disorder
Though symptomless at birth, infants with severe combined immunodeficiency disorder (SCID) are at high risk for developing infections that they are unable to fight off,…
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Non-invasive double valve replacement procedure cuts recovery time for high-risk patients
Open-heart surgery to repair or replace valves can often be too great a risk for many patients despite the necessity of the procedure. Instead, these…
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Successes at Every Career Stage
One of the greatest rewards of being an educator is seeing students and trainees experience success, whether it is completion of a difficult procedure, obtaining…
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Highlights from the Culturally Responsive Health Care Conference
On Friday, June 3, the University of Iowa hosted a conference titled “Culturally Responsive Health Care in IOWA 2016.” Attendees met in the UI College…
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Our Chief Residents and Research Town Hall Survey Results
Last week, I had the privilege of recognizing the contributions of our departing Chief Residents to the Department of Internal Medicine. It was also an…
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By trusting in clinical trials, cancer patients spread the benefits of treatment innovations
by Tony Craine, Health at Iowa In spring 2015, Trent Phillips of Jesup, Iowa, felt a nagging pain in the back of his left leg…
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Glenn Named Director of the Hospitalist Program
Dr. Kevin Glenn, Associate Professor of General Internal Medicine, has been named as the permanent Director of the Adult Hospitalist Program. The Program, staffed by…
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Infection detection: Motion-sensing tools deployed in war on pathogens
by Tony Craine, Medicine Iowa With fists at chin level, a young video game player focuses on the television in front of him. He begins…
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Math professor counts on UI for innovative cardiac procedure
Roseanne Wolf is well-schooled on how the heart works. The 31-year-old earned a PhD in applied mathematics at the University of Iowa in 2012, and…
