In an effort to help make world health outcomes more equitable, an Iowa high school student has developed organic, color-changing sutures that warn of infection as soon as it appears. High school ...

Dasia Taylor’s hand was up before her brain registered what she was doing. Her AP chemistry teacher at Iowa City's West High School had just asked which students might be interested in competing at an ...

All over the world, infections at the site of surgical incisions are a major cause of new illnesses, extended hospital stays and even death. In the U.S. alone, these infections cost more than $3 ...