Wordless Wednesday: fore a good cause
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Anatomy word of the month: thymus
“Burned as a sacrifice, incense” in Greek. A lymphoid organ lying directly above the heart, more prominent in the young than adults. This gland provides the T-lymphocytes so important in the immune process and the primary cell type attacked by
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Heroes in health care, at DMU and beyond: the 2014 Alumni of the Year
As part of this year’s alumni reunion festivities, the University recognized three outstanding graduates who have given greatly to their alma mater, professions and communities. College of Podiatric Medicine and Surgery Alumnus of the Year Sean T. Grambart, D.P.M.’01, FACFAS Foot
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Martha L. Owen, M.H.A.’96, FACMPE
Martha Owen, M.H.A.’96, FACMPE, recently accepted a new position as manager, change management and informatics, at the Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, FL.
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Veronica M. Sutherland, D.O.’99
Veronica Sutherland, D.O.’99, recently was elected president of the Nevada Osteopathic Medical Association. She works in family medicine at St. Mary’s Medical Group in Reno, NV.
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New consortium to probe climate change’s impact on health
While the polar vortex gripping many states this winter had people complaining about the weather more than usual, the discussion by a group gathered in a DMU boardroom on the snowy morning of Feb. 4 was even more somber in
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Reaching out to the unsheltered
A recent early March morning in Des Moines was the kind that would make most medical students – most people, for that matter – hit the snooze button and crawl deeper under the covers. Central Iowa was under yet another four inches of
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What to say? What to do?
One of the things I have always struggled with as a person and a health care provider is how to approach a friend, a colleague, a patient who is having personal challenges. How do you let them know you are
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Harkin: osteopathic physicians “in the vanguard again”
Calling America’s health care system a “sick care system,” U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin challenged DMU’s 2014 graduates to confront aspects of the nation’s “medical-industrial complex” that make it difficult for people to be healthy. Harkin praised DMU’s “holistic approach” in
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Stopping the cycle of child abuse
Editor’s note: The winter 2014 issue of DMU Magazine explored the long-term effects and high health costs of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) as shown in numerous studies, beginning with the groundbreaking work of Robert Anda, M.D., and Vincent Felitti, M.D.,
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