The desire to make an impact, extraordinary surgical expertise and some coincidental DMU connections came together in the past year to save one life and change others. THE DECISION – Early last summer, David Drake, D.O.’83, wrote a letter to […]
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What exactly is wrong with America’s health care system, and how can it be fixed? ACCORDING TO THE COMMONWEALTH FUND, a private foundation that seeks to promote a high-performing health care system, the U.S. ranks last among 11 industrialized countries on health
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We are in a world of pain. From the prick of our first booster to the aches of arthritis, we experience pain at all ages in a variety of ways. Pain can range from irritating to excruciating, but it always serves a
Karl “Fritz” Disque and his team at National Health Care Provider Solutions (NHCPS) went “live” with course work for their massive open online classroom, adding to the organization’s online courses in advanced cardiac life support, pediatric advanced life support and
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Roger Senty gave a lecture at DMU on Aug. 25 titled “The Post-war Years: the College of Osteopathic Medicine and the New Acceptance.” Senty was appointed chair of the surgery department of the College of Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery, now
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Matthew Connell was appointed a gynecology faculty member at the National Institutes of Health. On July 1, 2015, he will begin a reproductive medicine fellowship at the NIH’s Program for Reproductive and Adult Endocrinology.
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Our “tailbone” was called the “cuckoo” by the Greeks who thought it resembled the beak of the bird of the same name. This structure is a fusion of three or four vertebral bones, greatly reduced in size, that is attached to
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You’ve probably heard the term “preventive medicine” a lot since the Affordable Care Act passed in 2010. The law requires insurance companies to cover several preventive care services at no cost to you. But what exactly is preventive medicine? Preventive
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Dr. Schirner retired from civil service with the U.S. Army on Sept. 20, 2014. He served the Army for 35 years, 25 on active duty and 10 as a civilian. He was the director of medical education at the Carl
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Back, hip or neck pain? Get a FREE osteopathic manual treatment at DMU during our annual OMM Community Night! Learn how osteopathic manual medicine (OMM) is used to evaluate and treat the whole body, from the feet through the pelvis,