On October 28, 2015, approximately 300 health care professionals, students, and community members from a wide variety of backgrounds gathered together for one common mission – to save lives and address the issue of cancer prevention. Des Moines University Continuing
Screening of Someone You Love a success Read More
According to the American Cancer Society, much of the suffering and death from cancer could be prevented by increasing the use of established screening tests and addressing lifestyle factors such as tobacco use, diet and physical activity. Nearly every person
Joining forces to quell cancer Read More
Rhonda invites you to try. The Des Moines resident is very grateful that after three years of living in a tent near the city’s rivers and in abandoned lots, she’s now living in a modest apartment along a public bus
Can you feed yourself on $4 a day? Read More
Lori Graff remembers eating food from the animals raised on her family’s farm and getting fresh milk from a neighbor. But that’s not an experience shared by her children, who’s meals are more likely to come from the Hy-Vee where
Food Day spreads a message of sustainability Read More
Des Moines University is offering free health screenings to adults 50 and older at its annual Senior Health Fair on Saturday, Nov. 7, from 8 a.m. to noon. DMU students, faculty and clinicians will administer the screenings and interpret the
DMU health fair offers free check-ups to seniors Nov. 7 Read More
The scholarship fund continues to inspire future health care professionals and garner generous support, including the record $344,552 raised this year. As an undergraduate at the University of California-Santa Barbara, Jesse Dalton by sheer chance encountered his homeless uncle who was
2015 DMU dinner raises record donations Read More
On October 10, 374 first-year students took the first step on their journey to clinical practice, receiving their first white coat. The white coat signifies the excellence and caring demanded of those entering health care professions. The annual rite of passage emphasizes
DMU issues the next wave of white coats Read More
It was a beautiful football Saturday at Drake Stadium on October 3 as Des Moines University and Drake University Law School renewed their rivalry in the Malpractice Bowl. DMU split the games, with the women’s team winning 19-0 and the men’s
Women prevail, men fail in annual Malpractice Bowl Read More
Des Moines University’s annual Senior Health Fair, which will occur this year on Saturday, Nov. 7, was named one of 16 “age-friendly good practices” from around the globe by AARP International in its 2015 Age-Friendly: Inspiring Communities Report. A bit
DMU Senior Health Fair praised by AARP International Read More
More than 200 DMU students, employees, alumni and friends took the challenge to Run DMU on September 11. Runners and walkers warmed up with a pre-race yoga session and nourished their tired bodies after five tough kilometers with food, refreshments and
Two hundred turn out to Run DMU Read More
