Health Care
UI ophthalmologist Edwin Stone elected to National Academy of Medicine
The University of Iowa has announced that ophthalmologist Edwin Stone has earned election to the National Academy of Medicine (NAM), one of the field’s most prestigious honors. Dr. Stone serves as a professor of ophthalmology and visual sciences at the…
ChildServe to open office in Davenport
ChildServe, a leading pediatric healthcare provider, recently announced the organization is expanding its reach in…
Free dental clinic coming to Coralville Sept. 19-20
The Iowa Mission of Mercy will hold its 16th annual free dental clinic Sept. 19–20…
Mercy Iowa City seeks $55M from MercyOne, recovery of ‘fraudulent transfers’
The oversight committee managing Mercy Hospital Iowa City’s bankruptcy estate has filed an adversary proceeding…
Steindler Surgery Center performs its first anterior hip replacements
North Liberty-based Steindler Surgery Center announced the successful completion of its first three hip replacement…
UI Health Care hosts career fair to address Iowa’s physician shortage
Nearly 100 University of Iowa Health Care residents, fellows and their spouses attended a July…
Mercy Medical Center earns national stroke care recognition
Mercy Medical Center has received the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines – Stroke…
University of Iowa Health Care to purchase Cedar Rapids medical office
The Iowa Board of Regents Wednesday approved the University of Iowa’s $4.2 million purchase of…
UI Pharmaceuticals partners with MimiVax on brain cancer treatment
UI Pharmaceuticals (UIP), a division of the University of Iowa College of Pharmacy, has partnered…
St. Luke’s performs Cedar Rapids’ first dual-chamber leadless pacemaker implant
UnityPoint Health – St. Luke’s Hospital has performed Cedar Rapids’ first implant of the AVEIR…
North Liberty-based Steel Therapeutics secures $2M in strategic investment
Steel Therapeutics, an early-stage pharmaceutical company based in North Liberty, has closed a $2 million…
Iowa Medical Society report outlines top priorities to address health care workforce shortage
The Iowa Medical Society has released a report identifying three strategies to help address Iowa’s…
IDT expands CRISPR portfolio to accelerate safe, personalized gene therapies
On the heels of its role in a historic medical milestone, Coralville-based Integrated DNA Technologies…
Iowa City VA physician receives national award for health professions education
Dr. Matthew Soltys, a staff physician at the Iowa City VA Medical Center, has been…
UI Health Care opens newly-renovated inpatient unit at downtown campus
A previously shuttered inpatient unit at the University of Iowa Health Care Downtown Campus –…
UI awarded $49.4M in arbitration over faulty hospital windows
The University of Iowa has been awarded $49.4 million in damages by an arbitration panel…
