Internal Medicine at Iowa

10/06/2025

ARTICLE OF THE WEEK

Junctophilin-2 Regulates Store-Operated Calcium Entry to Drive Cardiac Fibroblast Activation, Fibrotic Repair, and Angiogenesis After Myocardial Infarction

Authors: Jinxi Wang, Daniela Sarahi Yang Bennett, Emma J Echard, Biyi Chen, Grace Ciampa, Weiyang Zhao, Qian Shi, Jin-Young Yoon, Robert M Weiss, Chad E Grueter, Duane D Hall, Barry London, Long-Sheng Song

https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.125.073937

10/06/2025

Our final week of begins on the first week of interviews for the next incoming class! Thank you to every member of this outstanding group of physicians for sharing a little about themselves and making this community a little more tightly knit. https://internalmedicineiowa.org/2025/10/06/meet-your-interns-2025-part-9/

10/06/2025

10/05/2025

After the MASLD conference, the “Run for Your Liver, Run for Your Life” 5K race was hosted to raise money and awareness for Vanguard Research Grant of the International Liver Transplant Society. Although this concluded the inaugural Metabolic Health in Motion weekend, our MASLD work will continue throughout the year. Visit our ever-changing website here: https://liverwellness.sites.uiowa.edu/

10/04/2025

Check out Episode 3 of HEROIC HERSTORIES with Dept chair & DEO Upi Singh, MD. What would she tell her intern self on day one? Subscribe here before Episode 4 drops this week: bit.ly/434AMqt

10/04/2025

Led by Drs. Marta Tejador Bravo and Anthony Sanchez, the inaugural Metabolic Health in Motion weekend featured a two-day conference dedicated to raising awareness about Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease (MASLD), previously known as fatty-liver disease. Over two days a variety of experts in the field presented updates on various aspects around the diagnosis and treatment of this widespread condition. The conference was followed by a 5K race on Sunday in nearby North Liberty. Read more: https://bit.ly/4gU27Bz

10/03/2025

Learn more about the StARR program: https://youtu.be/XO11K1Xhw84

10/01/2025

This week on Heroic Herstories, our very own Upi Singh, MD — Chair and Department Executive Officer for Internal Medicine shares her story and journey to medicine. Listen to the episode here: https://youtu.be/1HbyCouNnkQ

09/30/2025

The Lung Transplant Team at UI Health Care recently enjoyed a picnic & celebration. Consistently besting the nation in outcomes, the team learned they have the top one-year survival rate for transplants according to the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients. Well done!

09/29/2025

ARTICLE OF THE WEEK

Avian Influenza Virus: The Next Pandemic?

Author: Patricia L Winokur

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12323483/

09/29/2025

We are nearing the end of . We hear from interns who found the right training program for their career goals. They are also putting down roots after seeing what makes Iowa City such a great place to live.
https://internalmedicineiowa.org/2025/09/29/meet-your-interns-2025-part-8/

09/27/2025

Congrats to Med-Psych resident Brittnee Haynes, DO, on her win this year! Thanks to the 30+ residents who delivered tight-10s on some fascinating cases and to the mentors who supported them!
https://internalmedicineiowa.org/2025/09/26/acp-clinical-vignette-competition-2025/