Need a thrill?
I don’t know if it’s because the July 4th holiday is behind us or because my son will depart for college in just six weeks, but I’m feeling the vague anxiety of summer slipping away. Granted, there are plenty of […]
Abandoning crazy-busy
I grew up on a farm where, when my family wasn’t walking beans, gardening, mowing our large lawn or tending chickens and livestock, I filled my childhood days with all kinds of leisure. I read five novels a week. I
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Free physicals at DMU for area students
Middle school and high school students from Des Moines and surrounding communities can receive a free school or sports physical at Des Moines University’s annual physical fair. DMU has provided free physical exams to local children for years. This year’s
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Welcome Health P.A.S.S.ers
The Health Professions Advanced Summer Scholars, or Health P.A.S.S. program, was developed in 2009 to increase awareness of DMU programs among prospective students from backgrounds which are underrepresented in health care – underrepresented minority, economically disadvantaged, or educationally disadvantaged students.
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Mark E. Paidin, D.O.’07
Paidin completed a residency in physical medicine and rehabilitation at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City in 2011 and graduated from the pain and musculoskeletal medicine fellowship at the University of Wisconsin in Madison in June 2012. In
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Is meat on your menu?
If you attended a family gathering that included a big meal, would you be surprised if meat weren’t on the table? When you plan to host a special occasion, do you always include meat on the menu? In America, that’s
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Three DMU researchers awarded an Iowa Science Foundation grant
Three Des Moines University researchers have received a $5,000 grant from the Iowa Science Foundation, the foundation arm of the Iowa Academy of Science. Marie Nguyen, Ph.D., Martin Schmidt, Ph.D., and Muhammad Spocter, Ph.D. all submitted proposals and were fully
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Anatomy word of the month: Buccinator
The “trumpeter” in Latin. Our cheek muscles, the buccinator, assist the tongue during chewing movements to hold food between our teeth. Otherwise food would accumulate between our cheek and gums making chewing much less efficient and much more frustrating to
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