Category: health care

  • Learning About Monkeypox

    Learning About Monkeypox

    The University of Iowa podcast Rounding@Iowa, hosted by Dr. Gerard Clancy, MD talked with Infectious Diseases specialist Dr. Jeffery Meier, MD about the essential facts about Monkeypox for health care professionals, recorded on June 2, 2022. This podcast would also be interesting to anyone interested in learning more about Monkeypox.

  • No Swimming at Terry Trueblood Recreation Area

    No Swimming at Terry Trueblood Recreation Area

    There is no swimming at the Terry Trueblood Recreation Area because E. coli has been detected in Sand Lake. Check Iowa City parks web site for updates.

  • How Hot?

    How Hot?

    It’s 97 degrees and with the heat index it feels like 103 this afternoon. There is an Excessive Heat Warning today. I was going to replace the sun room door jambs weather stripping today—but decided against it. I’d have to turn off the air conditioning and leave the door open. I did that yesterday when…

  • CDC Monkeypox Information

    CDC Monkeypox Information

    CDC has a website with details about Monkeypox.

  • Covid-19 Transmission Medium in Johnson County Iowa

    Covid-19 Transmission Medium in Johnson County Iowa

    CDC transmission map indicates Covid-19 transmission rate is Medium in Johnson County. Please follow recommendations accordingly.

  • FDA Advisory Committee Green Lights Novavax Covid-19 Vaccine

    FDA Advisory Committee Green Lights Novavax Covid-19 Vaccine

    The FDA Advisory Committee endorsed the Novavax Covid-19 Vaccine at their meeting June 7, 2022. It awaits the FDA Director’s decision and, if endorsed by the director, would next go to the CDC Advisory Committee for their evaluation, which looks like it might be scheduled later this month.

  • FDA Advisory Committee Meeting on June 7, 2022 for New Covid-19 Vaccine

    FDA Advisory Committee Meeting on June 7, 2022 for New Covid-19 Vaccine

    The FDA Advisory Committee will meet on June 7, 2022, 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM ET to discuss the Novavax Covid-19 vaccine EUA application. The vaccine is a SARS-CoV-2 Recombinant Spike Protein Nanoparticle Vaccine (SARS-CoV-2rS) with Matrix-M1 Adjuvant.

  • What is Monkeypox?

    What is Monkeypox?

    University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics epidemiologist, Dr. Karen Brust, MD, provides essential information about Monkeypox, which has been in the news a lot lately.

  • Heads Up from University of Iowa Health Care: Why Vaccinated People Still Catch Covid-19

    Heads Up from University of Iowa Health Care: Why Vaccinated People Still Catch Covid-19

    Some people still get Covid-19 symptoms despite being vaccinated. University of Iowa Health Care infectious disease expert, Dr. Dan Diekema, MD, MS, explains why.

  • Short History of C-L Psychiatry Fellowship at Iowa

    Short History of C-L Psychiatry Fellowship at Iowa

    I read a short article, “The case for pursuing a consultation-liaison psychiatry fellowship” by Samuel P. Greenstein, MD in Current Psychiatry (Vol. 1, No. 5, May 2022). After 3 years as an attending, he found his calling as a C-L psychiatrist, especially after getting teaching awards from trainees. But when he applied to academic institutions…