News and Updates

Provider Profile: Meet Dr. Katherine Heineman

April 8, 2014 / 2 minutes of reading

Name:Katherine Heineman, D.O. Title:Clinician/Assistant Professor Clinic:Osteopathic Manual Medicine Clinic Undergraduate School:Carleton College, Northfield, Minnesota Medical School:Des Moines University, Des Moines, Iowa Internship:Mercy Health Partners, Muskegon, Michigan Residency:Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine/Osteopathic Manual MedicineMercy Health Partners, Muskegon, Michigan What Attracted Me to Osteopathic Manual

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Honduras health service trip: Santa Rosa De Güinope, day 3

April 8, 2014 / 3 minutes of reading

Over spring break, 31 Des Moines University students embarked on a weeklong journey to provide health care, education and supplies to hundreds of underserved individuals in Honduras. Over the coming week, Dose of DMU will feature Kelsey’s daily accounts and

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Duffy named Catherine Worthingham Fellow

April 7, 2014 / 3 minutes of reading

When you encounter Pam Duffy, P.T., Ph.D., M.Ed., OCS, RP, FAPTA, assistant professor in global health and public health, she will greet you with a warm smile and a handshake. That openness and implied invitation to connect, combined with her physical therapy background, professional leadership and love of

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Honduras health service trip: second clinic day

April 7, 2014 / 3 minutes of reading

Tuesday, March 18, 2014: DAY 2 IN SANTA ROSA DE GÜINOPE This morning we had an early start in order to have more time to see patients. Yesterday, we had to close the clinic while patients were still waiting in

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National Public Health Week 2014

April 7, 2014 / 1 minute of reading

National Public Health Week 2014 kicks off today and is focused on drawing attention to the work of local public health professionals and the role of the public health system in keeping communities healthy and safe. This year, NPHW will

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Alumni spotlight: Laura A. Delaney, MPAS, PA-C’99

April 3, 2014 / 3 minutes of reading

Laura Delaney, MPAS, PA-C, is an assistant professor in the physician assistant (PA) program at Des Moines University. She graduated from DMU with a master of science in physician assistant studies in 1999. Delaney started her career as a

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Parkinson’s Awareness Month: Spot the early warning signs and exercise to delay the onset of Parkinson’s disease

April 3, 2014 / 2 minutes of reading

April is Parkinson’s Awareness Month, a time to spread the word about this degenerative disorder that attacks the central nervous system. According to the National Parkinson Foundation, each year in the United States, 50,000 to 60,000 new cases of Parkinson’s

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Honduras health service trip: first clinic day

April 3, 2014 / 2 minutes of reading

Monday, March 17, 2014: DAY 1 IN SANTA ROSA DE GÜINOPE As we loaded the bus at 7 a.m., we were all a bit nervous – it was going to be our first day of clinic! We traveled three hours

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