University of Iowa Health Care has been designated a National Organization for Rare Diseases (NORD) Rare Disease Center of Excellence, joining a highly select group of 31 medical centers across the country which serve as part of an innovative network seeking to expand access and advance care and research for rare disease patients in the United States.
UI Health Care pediatrician Rami Boutros, MD, and Chief Medical Officer Theresa Brennan, MD, answered questions about authorization of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 5 and older during a live Q&A on Nov. 4, 2021.
University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital was recently recognized by the National Safe Sleep Hospital Certification Program as a Gold Certified Safe Sleep Hospital. This is the second time UI Stead Family Children’s has received this five-year certification for its commitment to teaching safe sleep best practices to families with infants.
Watch pediatrician Hao Tran, MD, FAAP, answer your questions and concerns regarding going back to school, COVID-19, and fall physicals and vaccinations.
One in six children are diagnosed with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), such as autism and attention-deficit disorder, and more than 1.5% of the population is diagnosed across the lifespan, into adolescence and adulthood—an especially common trend in rural areas.
Whether counseling children, working with gifted students, diagnosing learning disabilities, or promoting social justice, Joy Goins-Fernandez, PhD, or “Dr. Joy” as she’s known, is passionate about helping others.
After enduring close to 100 procedures to keep her airway open, a central Iowa teen is seeing potential for normalcy following a complex throat surgery at the University of Iowa in 2019.
Families in Iowa can rest easy knowing when the unimaginable does happen, they now have improved access to the state’s only Level 4 neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) at University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital through a newly expanded neonatal medical transport service.
University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics Infectious Disease Specialist Melanie Wellington, MD, PhD, answers questions about COVID-19 vaccinations for teens and continued mask safety.
