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…
Hematology-Oncology
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Novel combination therapy for advanced melanoma points to future directions
Oncology research at its best drives new treatment options with life-saving potential. And, according to Mohammed Milhem, MBBS, Melanoma Program Director at UI’s Holden Comprehensive…
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Shaikh Receives ACS Institutional Research Award
Hira Shaikh, MBBS, Clinical Assistant Professor of Hematology, Oncology, and Blood and Marrow Transplantation (HOBMT), has received a 2026 American Cancer Society Institutional Research Grant….
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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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Farooq named HOBMT division director
The below announcement was sent to the Department of Internal Medicine earlier today by Chair & DEO Upinder Singh, MD. It is my great pleasure…
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Fleege recognized with dual career development awards
When asked how she balances work as both a clinician and researcher, Nicole Fleege, MD, doesn’t hesitate: her patients always come first. Now, two prestigious…
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New Faculty and APP Additions – 2025
The Department of Internal Medicine is pleased to introduce some of the department’s newest members, most of whom joined us between July and September 2025…
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OINC revamps oncology involvement for Carver students
In two weeks, Carver College of Medicine leaders will ceremoniously cloak UI’s new class of medical students in their white coats at Hancher Auditorium. Some…
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HCCC and Iowa Cancer Consortium collaborate to spread awareness, ease Iowa cancer burden
The partnership between the University of Iowa Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center (HCCC) and the Iowa Cancer Consortium (the Consortium) has long been a boon for…
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Extracellular histones and vesicles identified as key contributors to COVID-19 thrombosis
When Sanjana Dayal, PhD, and her colleagues met for their weekly “Blood Club” on March 12, 2020, they kickstarted a branch of research that would…
