Post-traumatic stress disorder. Depression. Traumatic brain injury. Vulnerability to substance abuse and suicide. For many veterans, the war is not over when they come home. With more than 1.6 million U.S. troops deployed since 2001 for operations in Afghanistan and […]
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The Global Health Learning Collaborative is DMU’s student-led, discussion-based seminar that is meant to provide an introduction to global health’s key concepts and principles. Our students’ goal with the Learning Collaborative is to get people thinking critically about social, political
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Des Moines University invites students, health care providers and the public for a presentation and panel discussing veteran’s health care on Wednesday, September 26, from 8 to 10 a.m. The free event is hosted by DMU’s International Medicine Club and
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I had a ton of fun writing in the spring issue of DMU Magazine about the healthy cooking class co-taught in our Wellness Center kitchen by David Spreadbury, Ph.D., chair of biochemistry and nutrition, and Joy Schiller, M.S., CHES, director
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Early in August, Annie Losinske and Sarah Barnett, members of the DMU Physician Assistant Class of 2014, realized last week was going to be a tough one for the class, with two big exams on the schedule. Capping off the
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Registration is underway for the best 5K in the world – Run DMU. Run DMU is a 5K run/walk that supports Des Moines University’s commitment to health and wellness in the community with all proceeds going to educational offerings at
I’m a fool for a good deal, especially when it involves food, and OH MY I’m in love with my latest discovery: Thanks to several volunteers – including DMU osteopathic medical student Chris Edwards and his wife, Rachel, and Erica
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