2011 Department of Internal Medicine Promotions
- American Heart Association’s Go Red For Women® Movement asks the women of Johnson County to uncover the truth about heart disease (Cedar Rapids Gazette)
Kelly-Ann Light-McGroary, M.D. - Conquering kale (Cedar Rapids Gazette)
Terry Wahls, M.D. - UI researchers involved in herpes vaccine study (Cedar Rapids Gazette)
Jack Stapleton, M.D. - Twitter kept up with Haiti cholera outbreak (Science News)
Phil Polgreen, M.D. - FDA advisers: revise popular birth control labels (Reuters)
Peter Kaboli, M.D. - The American Society of Hematology Announces 2012 Scholar Award Winners (Sacreamento Boo)
Anil Chauhan, PhD and Sarah Holstein, MD, PhD - New U-I cancer facility incorporates patient design ideas (Radio Iowa)
Geroge Weiner, M.D. - New Hip Implants No Better Than Older Ones, Study Finds (MSN)
Peter Cram, M.D. - Expert says update all your vaccines, not just the flu (Radio Iowa)
Patricia Winokur, M.D. - U.S. panel recommends testing kids' cholesterol (Des Moines Register)
Jennifer Robinson, M.D. - Earlier diagnosis, better prognosis: increasing awareness for neuroendocrine tumor (NET) cancers (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)
Thorvardur Halfdanarson, M.D. - New drugs effectively wipe out hepatitis C (Omaha-World Herald)
Antonio Sanchez, M.D. - Dengue Fever Invades United States (Empowher.com)
Judy Streit, M.D. - Hospitalist programs growing in Cedar Rapids-Iowa City Corridor (Cedar Rapids Gazette)
Scott Wilson, D.O. - Some Alcohol Misconceptions That Could End Your Life (All Africa Global Media)
William Haynes, M.D., Ph.D. - IDSA: Shortage of Antimicrobials Hits Hospitals Hard (MedPage Today)
Phil Polgreen, M.D. - Gene Discovery Was Only First Step: At Last, Cystic Fibrosis Drugs Seem Near
(Wall Street Journal)
Michael Welsh, M.D. - How Twitter Tracks the Spread of Disease in Real Time (Mashable.com)
Phil Polgreen, M.D. - Michael Jackson Trial: What Happened in the Final Moments? (International Business Times)
Brian Olshansky, M.D. - Beware of Curtain! Pat hogens Plentiful on Hospital Partitions (Internal Medicine News)
Marin Schweizer, Ph.D. - MRSA: Potentially Deadly Bacteria Found in Hospital Privacy Curtains (ThirdAge.,com)
Michael Ohl, M.D. - African American patients more likely to receive replacement surgery in low-quality hospitals (News Medical)
Xueya Cai, Ph.D. - Postdocs: Striving for Success in a Tough Economy (Science Careers)
Gail Bishop, M.D. - Superbug more common in kids who've used antibiotics (Rueters)
Dan DIekema, M.D. - Polgreen uses Twitter to track H1N1 influenza outbreak progression (PBS NewsHour)
Phil Polgreen, M.D. - Return to smoking after heart attack ups death risk (Reuters)
David Katz, M.D. - Rural living with COPD is risky (Health24.com)
Thad Abrams, M.D. - Twitter to track dengue fever outbreaks in Brazil (New Scientist)
Phil Polgreen, M.D., M.P.H. - Awareness of Alpha-1 is key to living with it
(Des Moines Register)
Jeff Wilson, M.D. - UI is ranked in "Best Places to Work Academia" (The Scientist)
Kevin Glenn, M.D. - How Much Is a Drug-Resistance Death Worth? Less Than $600 (wired.com)
Eli Perencevich, M.D. - UNI student's death spurs family to advocate awareness, education
(Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Mary Beth Fasano, M.D. - Cancer survivors gather to celebrate
(Iowa City Press Citizen)
Roger Gingrich, M.D. - UIHC works to improve patient satisfaction
(Iowa City Press Citizen)
Theresa Brennan, M.D. - Lifestyle changes could stop tsunami of diabetes cases (Des Moines Register)
Robert Bar, M.D. - Caffeine-gobbling microbe found (MSNBC)
Robert Summers, M.D. - Breaking through the barrier (Chemistry World)
Beverly Davidson, Ph.D. - Don't hold back on these prunes! (TimesWellness.com)
Satish Rao, M.D. - Ruling opens door for stem-cell science
(Capitol News Connection)
Nicholas Zavazava, M.D. - Better Hand-Washing Through Technology
(New York Times)
Phil Polgreen, M.D., M.P.H. - Shorter Hospital Stays, More Readmissions After Hip Replacements (USNews.com)
Peter Cram, M.D. - Incidence of and Hospitalization for Dengue Fever Escalate (Modern Medicine)
Judy Streit, M.D. - Heard on the Hill: KU Cancer Center effort could be affected by NIH budget
(Lawrence Journal-World)
George Weiner, M.D. - Infection Prevention and Comparative Effectiveness Research (JAMA)
Eli Perencevich, MD - Innovation: An Open Can of Worms?
(manufacturing.net) - UI, Eagles dedicate new diabetes center
(Iowa City Press Citizen) - Impact of Telemedicine Intensive Care Unit Coverage on Patient Outcomes
(Archives of Internal Medicine)
Brendan Young, Ph.D., Peter Cram, M.D., M.B.A., and Colleagues - How Can You Help the Medicine Go Down?
(Wall Street Journal)
Alan Christensen, Ph.D. - Nightly commitment eases daily life
(Des Moines Register)
Douglas Somers, M.D. - Dried Plums (Prunes) Shown More Effective Than Psyllium in Treating Constipation (BusinessWire.com)
Satish Rao, M.D., Ph.D., F.R.C.P. - More cancer, fewer cancer deaths expected in Iowa (Iowa City Press Citizen)
Adrian Holm, D.O. - Local VA at forefront of telemedical research (Iowa City Press Citizen)
Peter Kaboli, M.D., M.S,
Eli Perencevich, M.D., M.S. - Gene dean talks personalized medicine (Muscatine Journal)
Paul Rothman, M.D. - Christensen assesses improved doctor-patient relationships (MSNBC)
Alan Christensen, Ph.D. - Patient celebrates 25th anniversary of UI heart transplant (Eastern Iowa Health)
Fran Johnson, M.D. - Elevated levels of the hormone prolactin are associated with infertility, low sex drive and bone loss (Health Canal)
Janet Schlechte, M.D. - Study sees no link between vitamin D, diabetes (Reuters)
Jennifer Robinson, M.D. - Defining Moment: Focused Practice in Hospital Medicine (The Hospitalist)
Melinda Johnson, M.D. - UI seeks new ways to prevent flu (Daily Iowan)
Jack Stapleton, M.D. - Pump bridges the gap from old heart to new (Omaha World-Herald)
Frances Johnson, M.D. - Can the Presence of Family and Friends Help You Heal? (ABC News)
Brian Olshansky, M.D. - Worming Your Way to Better Health (Science News)
David Elliott, M.D., Ph.D. - Iowa opens new debate over use of stem cells (Des Moines Register)
Nicholas Zavazava, M.D., Ph.D. - End-of-life counseling means 'survival panels' (Daily Iowan)
Ann Broderick, MD, MS - Worms and Flies and Basic Research (opposingviews.com)
Raymond Hohl, M.D., Ph.D. - Are Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators Overused? (ABC News)
Brian Olshansky, M.D.
News Items
- Cedar Rapids couple commits $1 million for UI kidney disease research (12/16/2011)
- New UI cancer clinic offers improved efficiency, comfort (11/30/2011)
- UI study explains how heart attack can lead to heart rupture (11/17/2011)
- Thinking about a flu shot? Adults can benefit from other vaccines too (11/16/2011)
- UI researchers develop innovative protocol of treatment for MS patients (11/14/2011)
- Internal Medicine physicians named 'Best Doctors' (9/7/2011)
- Iowa's first total artificial heart recipient discharged (8/10/2011)
- Gordon Receives Patient Care Partner Award (7/18/2011)
- Diabetes Research Center announces initial research grants (7/18/2011)
- Horwitz Named Cardiology Clinical Chief (7/15/2011)
- Higher Prevalence of Pressure Ulcers Among Black High-Risk Nursing Home Residents Is Related to Site of Care (7/12/2011)
- UI Health Care names first Diabetes Faculty Scholar (7/12/2011)
- New App is All About Gout (7/12/2011)
- UI physicians implant state's first Total Artificial Heart (7/11/2011)
- Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center's status renewed by National Cancer Institute (7/6/2011)
- UI scientist honored for lifetime contributions to hypertension research (6/27/2011)
- Brennan named new chief medical officer for UI Health Care (6/22/2011)
- Bieber receives Collegiate Teaching Award (6/13/2011)
- Apple peel makes mice mighty (6/7/2011)
- Snyder Named Vice Chair for Faculty Advancement (5/26/2011)
- UI study: Carbon black nanoparticles activate immune cells, causing cell death (5/18/2011)
- Abboud receives $4 million training grant renewal for Cardiovascular Research Center (5/12/2011)
- Sigmund honored by American Physiological Society (4/14/2011)
- Mark honored by American Physiological Society (4/14/2011)
- Fraternal Order of Eagles, UI dedicate new diabetes research center (4/1/2011)
- Pig model of cystic fibrosis improves understanding of disease (3/17/2011)
- UI team investigates function of 'junk DNA' in human genes (2/28/2011)
- Elliott to Direct Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (2/24/2011)
- Davidson to discuss molecular medicine at Presidential Lecture Feb. 27 (2/21/2011)
- 'Best Doctors in America' recognizes 91 Internal Medicine physicians (2/15/2011)
- UI Presents MLK Celebration of Human Rights January 17-28 (1/10/2011)
- Growth defects in cystic fibrosis may start before birth (11/10/2010)
- Fraternal Order of Eagles Diabetes Research Center Leadership Announced (10/29/2010)
- Vogelgesang appointed to new Strottmann Chair for medical education (10/22/2010)
- UI Heart and Vascular Center honored for heart care (10/4/2010)
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