University of Iowa Health Care Today is a health information radio program produced by UI Hospitals and Clinics in collaboration with KXIC-AM Radio 800 in Iowa City, Iowa. The show airs Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at approximately 7:30 a.m. and 9:50 a.m.
Emergency Treatment Center
To accommodate the 60,000 patient visits annually, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics expanded it Emergency Treatment Center (ETC).
When Is 'Too Sick' for School
Stroke Study
UI researchers have shown that for people who have suffered a stroke, medical intervention can prevent or at least delay the onset of depression if they are treated with an antidepressant and a form of talk therapy.
Childhood Immunizations
August is National Immunization Awareness Month.
Burn Treatment Center Golf Tournament
Funds will be used to send burn kids to camp and continue burn-awareness programs.
Child-parent Attachment
Children heading to school for the first time may have some anxiety about being in a new place without mom or dad.
Heart Research Used to Study Asthma
Research grant program encourages "thinking outside the box."
UI QuickCare
Three walk-in clinics provide convenient care for common illnesses not serious enough to go to the emergency room.
Knee Osteoarthritis Study
The University of Iowa received a $1.18 million grant to advance treatment of knee osteoarthritis.
Detecting Cervical Cancers
The FDA recently approved the LUMA Cervical Imaging System for use in combination with routine cervical exams to detect precancerous disease.
United Resource Network Center of Excellence
The UI Obesity Surgery program is the only center in Iowa to be designated a URN Bariatric Center of Excellence.
