Beth Bennett never set out to sew and distribute 2,700 masks during the COVID-19 pandemic. But now that she’s passed that mark, she has her sights set on 3,000.
Ashley Smith, clerk III lead for the information desk in the University of Iowa Stead Family Children's Hospital, talks about the plethora of new responsibilities added to her role and reflects on some of her recent experiences with families.
The University of Iowa Young Adult Hip Clinic is the only clinic in Iowa that performs the periacetabular osteotomy Becky needed to return to her active life.
Aquarius Bunch, 27, a pregnant mother who was diagnosed with COVID-19, was discharged from UI Hospitals & Clinics on May 10 after receiving care from our teams.
Last March, Jon Maakestad, a safety compliance specialist who runs the reagent lab of the Department of Pathology, received a call with one important question: Could the lab produce the reagent necessary for COVID-19 testing? Fast forward to today, and the reagent lab is churning out 600 to 1000 test kits every day.
Nicholas Klein, RN, had a recent experience with a patient that shows how nursing touches lives and how lives touch nurses. He reminds us all that compassionate care is oftentimes not just what one is obligated to do, but what one is compelled to do.
While everyone is at risk of contracting COVID-19, the CDC says history proves severe illness and death rates tend to be higher for certain groups, especially racial minority populations, during public health emergencies.
Chris returned to living a full life with help from UI Sports Medicine surgeon Brian Wolf, MD, who specializes in less-invasive arthroscopic shoulder surgery.
University of Iowa is participating in a large-scale, international clinical trial to study the safety, tolerability, immunogenicity, and efficacy of vaccines against COVID-19.
Despite comprising only 6% of Iowa’s population, the Latinx community makes up nearly 30% of COVID-19 cases in the state. While there are many barriers to health care for the Latinx population, UI Health Care is making strides to ensure this population receives care.
