Des Moines University students and faculty volunteered at the 16th annual I’ll Make Me a World in Iowa (IMMAWII) celebration on Saturday, February 15, providing free health screenings for attendees. Founded in 1998, the annual festival draws several thousand people
DMU students, faculty provide free screenings at Iowa’s African American Festival Read More
Is your stress stressing you out? Do you ever feel like you have too much to do and not enough time? Although it is only a few weeks into the spring semester, it seems like classwork, friends, family and work
If you have the pleasure of meeting DMU osteopathic medical student Libby Abbas, you will know immediately she’s exactly what you’d want in a health care provider. Friendly, compassionate and focused on enhancing her health care skills, this California native-turned-Iowa-farm-kid
DMU seeks to serve rural health care needs Read More
I recently learned about Ernestine Shepherd, who holds the title of World’s Oldest Performing Bodybuilder, proclaimed by the Guinness Book of World Records. While her age (late 70s) and accomplishments are remarkable, perhaps even more impressive is that two decades
An inspiring role model at any age Read More
The World Food Prize (WFP) is the foremost international award recognizing the achievements of individuals who have advanced human development by improving the quality, quantity or availability of food in the world. This weekend, the organization will launch a smorgasbord
Enjoy a smorgasbord of food for thought Read More
Adverse childhood experiences and their effect on lifelong health By Caitlin Suginaka, M.P.H.’13 and Barbara Dietrich Boose Imagine a world where rates of hypertension, heart disease, lung disease, mental illness, HIV, arthritis, asthma, cancer, stroke and many other leading health
DMU is offering some great ways to contemplate and celebrate Black History Month. Today, special guest William Anderson, D.O., FACOS, a 1956 DMU graduate, will talk on campus from noon to 1 p.m. in the Student Education Center (SEC) Auditorium.
Great ways to mark Black History Month Read More
Fourth-year osteopathic medical student Melissa Deer says many of the patients she’s interacted with have positively influenced her amid the challenges of medical school, but her “absolute inspiration” came in the form of a 35-pound spitfire who would soon lose
Student seeks ‘Woman of the Year’ title for a good cause Read More
“My feet are freezing!” This has been a frequent refrain this winter, as we have been blessed with Arctic-like wind chills in central Iowa. Being outside for just a few minutes can cause your toes to feel numb. What can
Keep your toes and feet toasty in the winter cold Read More
“Scoops, buckets” in Latin. In ancient times water wheels with a series of buckets along the rim drew up water from shallow wells and poured it into troughs for watering stock or irrigation ditches. As imaginative as ever, anatomists thought
Anatomy word of the month: haustra Read More
