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What doctors wish patients knew about erectile dysfunction

Erectile dysfunction goes beyond sex, affecting overall health and well-being. Amanda Swanton, MD, from University of Iowa Health Care, shares more.

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What Doctors Wish Patients Knew™

Help Move Medicine

Medicine doesn’t stand still, and neither do we. AMA members don’t just keep up with medicine—they shape its future.

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Another form of mammography for breast-cancer detection

Contrast-enhanced mammography can help find breast cancers regular mammograms may miss. Learn how University of Iowa Health Care has put it into practice.

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How these health systems are prioritizing physician well-being

Reducing burnout is essential to high-quality patient care and a sustainable health system. Learn how health systems are driving solutions to physician burnout.

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What it's like to specialize in pediatric orthopaedic surgery

Heather Kowalski, MD, a pediatric orthopaedic surgeon at University of Iowa Health Care, feels privileged to help children through scary, stressful times.

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"Shadow Me" Specialty Series
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Innovative health systems use data to advance health equity

Earn CME and find out how smart health systems use safety and quality-improvement reporting processes to address health inequities.

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Teamwork can help save the lives of Iowa patients in cardiac arrest

University of Iowa Health Care’s extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation program can save lives when standard treatment hasn’t worked.

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Scope of Practice
Health System Spotlight
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Top health tips neurologists want you to know

Neurological conditions affect more than one in three people worldwide. Learn what neurologists want everyone to know about key brain health topics.

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What Doctors Wish Patients Knew™
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What doctors wish patients knew about kidney stones

One in 10 people will get kidney stones at some point. Ryan Steinberg, MD, a urologist at the University of Iowa Health Care, shares more.

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What Doctors Wish Patients Knew™
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Training physicians to serve rural communities, close care gaps

For medical students interested in practicing in small towns, University of Iowa Health Care has a program to build pathways for rural physicians.

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