Are you getting ready to re-up your running program now that winter is turning to spring? Or are you thinking of starting one? For many people, that’s a great idea. Running is an inexpensive, accessible form of exercise with great […]
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Some of Ronald Sanzone’s strongest memories of his student days at the College of Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery (COMS) – now Des Moines University – were of faculty who qualify for the description as, well, characters. For example, Stanley Miroyiannis,
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Des Moines University will honor members of the classes of 1993, 1978, 1968 and earlier years during their milestone reunions May 23-25 on campus. In addition to good times with great friends, reunions give graduates an opportunity to reflect on
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Thanks to key efforts by the Iowa Physical Therapy Association (IPTA) and the legislative advocacy of students and faculty from DMU’s doctor of physical therapy program, Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds signed the Physical Therapy Licensure Compact (House File 2425) into
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Ashley Bedi, D.O.’18, is passionate about osteopathic manual medicine (OMM). An OMM fellow in DMU’s College of Osteopathic Medicine, the hands-on technique fits her views of health care. “I chose DMU because of the OMM department here. I knew it
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In March 2017, then-first-year DMU osteopathic medical students Pat Gilson and Valeriya Korchina were stuck at St. Louis’ Lambert International Airport when their flight back to Des Moines was delayed. As delegates for DMU’s Student Osteopathic Medical Association (SOMA) chapter,
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One of the most terrifying aspects of dementia, which plagues 47 million people around the world, is memory loss. Cultural critic and playwright Anne Basting, Ph.D., has a suggestion: Forget memory. Instead, she emphasizes the importance of activities that focus
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Stephanie Powell Watts says she loved the classic novel The Great Gatsby when she read it the first time. However, in subsequent readings, she found something missing. “I felt like I’m seeing other things. I’m seeing all of these black
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The victims arrived in droves, severely burned, bruised, struck by shrapnel or all of the above. Many suffered smoke inhalation and open fractures. A mass-casualty gas explosion had created a nightmarish scene. DMU osteopathic medical students and clinicians worked valiantly
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A recent Tuesday found Katie Wilson, a junior at Des Moines’ Roosevelt High School, holding a sheep’s brain in the palm of her gloved hand. She points to parts of the specimen as she names them off. “I’ve always really
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