All Entries by Lori Botterman
August 23, 2021
Nurse leaders instrumental in new state law ensuring clean air in operating roomsThe new law mandates surgical facilities have surgical smoke evacuation policies and practices.
August 18, 2021
New study planned to help understand oral health outcomes for children in low-income areasLong-term study expands on previous data about pediatric oral health outcomes
August 11, 2021
UIC researchers awarded $7.1M for Black midwives programWill compare traditional maternity care to a new care model designed to improve Black patients’ experiences and outcomes during pregnancy and postpartum
August 6, 2021
Report outlines how to improve healthcare access for sex workersProject designed to inform how communities may develop empowerment interventions
July 27, 2021
UIC in partnership with Malcolm X College program to train health workers to fight opioid crisisUIC’s Department of Disability and Human Development assists in Opioid-Impacted Family Support Program at Malcolm X College.
July 21, 2021
UIC’s IGNITE, SPARKS programs receive $5M in federal fundsThe funding for UIC’s Urban Youth Trauma Center programs will help prevention and intervention services for vulnerable youth.
June 14, 2021
UIC research identifies potential pathways to treating alcohol use disorder, depressionResearchers find a link between STAT3 protein and alcohol withdrawal-related depression.
June 9, 2021
New research indicates maternal adult characteristics do not predict stillbirth, early neonatal deathResearch disrupts mother-blaming narratives of pregnancy outcomes in humans
May 26, 2021
UIC part of statewide project to test wastewater for potential COVID-19 outbreaksSARS-CoV-2 can be detected in wastewater before COVID-19 is detectable in humans
May 20, 2021
Survey measures health care delays during pandemic’s beginning48% of respondents to internet-based study experienced health care delays