Health Care and Medicine

The number of Legionnaires’ disease cases among Marshalltown residents was up to 34 on Tuesday, as public health officials work to identify the source of the outbreak, State Epidemiologist Dr. Matthew Donahue told the Marshall County Board of Supervisors.

State health officials are investigating a cluster of Legionnaires’ disease diagnoses in Marshalltown that have affected 21 people and led to one death.

Nursing is a lifestyle, way of living and calling. And now, nurses are being honored for it after their deaths.

After years of construction on its main-campus emergency room -- spanning two stories, involving several departments, and expanding capacity across the high-demand space -- University of Iowa Health Care on Wednesday debuted a new pediatric-specific emergency room within its larger now-finished new ER.

Hawkeye fan favorite Cooper DeJean — fresh off his Super Bowl win as a rookie with the Philadelphia Eagles — is taking the “breakfast of champions” concept to heart by directing sales from a new self-branded cereal to the University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital.

A former University of Iowa soccer player is suing UI Health Care, accusing its providers of negligence in the care she received for an ankle injury in 2021 that left her with a limp, chronic pain, and the need to wear special shoes.

Since naloxone vending machines were installed across Linn County, the need has been apparent with more frequent than scheduled restocking. The machines dispense the drug that can reverse an overdose from prescription drugs like oxycodone or fentanyl and street drugs like heroin.

University of Iowa Health Care and its affiliated UI Community HomeCare on Friday reported a data breach affecting about 211,000 individuals.

Eastern Iowa Health Center is turning to technology and new lines of service to expand access to care, improve patient outcomes and strengthen its long-term financial footing.

Browse, sort or search University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics employee salaries for fiscal year 2024.

The federal government’s most recent assessment of health-facility inspections indicates Iowa has failed to meet three key standards.

Questioning the accuracy of numbers University of Iowa Health Care used to justify construction of a $2-plus billion inpatient tower on its main campus, along with the potential impact on traffic and the overall budget, Iowa regent David Barker in June told UIHC leadership he doesn’t believe an adequate case has been made for the new 842,000 square foot project to be built on its longstanding Iowa City site.