University of Iowa Health Care Today
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.
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May
- Stroke Awareness
Stroke is a medical emergency like a heart attack or a car accident. It is a time-sensitive condition because brain cells start dying within minutes of the onset of stroke.
- Ambulatory Surgery Center
UI Hospitals and Clinics Ambulatory Surgery Center is designed to take care of relatively healthy patients having procedures.
- Male Infertility
Male fertility issues play a role in about 50 percent of all couples facing fertility problems.
- Buckle Up
There are very few things that a person can do that will have a greater potential impact on their long term health and on how much longer they might live than always wearing a seat belt.
- National Nurses Week
Nurses are an essential part of the care that is provided throughout University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics.
- Adult Care Pages
Family members and friends of adult patients at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics are now able to share health updates, photographs, and supportive messages through a web-based service.
- Emergency Medicine
It is important to have Trauma Awareness and EMS Awareness Week to thank the good men and women who donate their time and money for training to be ready when something bad happens.
- Stuttering Awareness
Stuttering begins anywhere from two to four years of age, typically, in both boys and girls.
- National Birth Center Week
About 1,750 babies are born each year at UI Hospitals and Clinics.
- Motorcycle safety Month
Injuries to the head following motorcycle crashes are a common cause of severe brain damage and mortality.
- Autism Awareness Month
Genetic research, including research at the University of Iowa, that are looking at some genetic causes and find some of those chromosomal deletions and repetitions.
- Stroke Awareness Month
The term stroke is used to define the diseases of the brain that are secondary to blood vessel problems.
- Hospital Week
May 6 through 12 is National Hospital Week.
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