While there hasn’t yet been an approved vaccine for COVID-19, many different types of vaccines are in development. We break down the types of vaccines and how each works.
As cases of COVID-19 surge to levels that could overwhelm Iowa’s hospitals, one potential solution that may allow hospitals to care for more patients with the virus without exceeding their bed capacity is a “virtual hospital” model.
University of Iowa Health Care is among 100 of the nation’s top health care systems that have come together with a national public service effort to encourage all Americans to mask up, because wearing a facemask is our best chance at slowing the surging COVID-19 pandemic now.
Navigating the holiday season with family and friends can be challenging in a normal year. Add a dangerous pandemic to the mix and things get even more complicated.
Kate Benge was a standout high school and collegiate athlete. She’s always loved running, playing soccer, staying active, and keeping fit. Healthy at age 29, this conscientious UI Health Care nurse never imagined she’d become infected with COVID-19.
Pat Winokur, MD, Executive Dean, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, and principal investigator for the UI trial wrote this editorial for the Cedar Rapids Gazette, published on Friday Nov. 13, 2020.
NBC’s Anne Thompson tells the story of a Missouri father who struggled to find an ICU bed when he needed surgery for a rapidly worsening brain infection.
The Environmental Services (EVS) team has been keeping us all safe and our spaces clean long before the COVID-19 pandemic began, and as our emphasis on safety sharpens, their role has become more important than ever.
