Wordless Wednesday: Newbies
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A note from President Franklin
Welcome to DMU!! This is a special greeting to the new and returning students arriving at Des Moines University this week! In my short time here, I have come to know that this is a very special place with a
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Anatomy word of the month: coronary
The coronary arteries encircle the heart “like a crown” which is its literal meaning in Latin. The coronaries supply blood to the heart muscle itself. Blockage of a branch of a coronary artery causes a “heart attack” in layman’s language. The same root
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The toughest question
In a course on end-of-life issues here at DMU, Assistant Professor Denise Hill, J.D., M.P.A., instructs students to close their eyes. She then asks some riveting questions: What do you know about how a loved one would want to die?
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Let’s get physical
Let’s face it, everyone loves free stuff. But what can be better than crossing off those pesky school and sports physicals that always seem sneak up on you a week or so before they are needed. Well, let DMU take care
Up, up and away
“Once you have flown, you will walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you long to return.” – Leonardo da Vinci Take flight at the 42nd annual Indianola Balloon Classic, July 29-
Chubby isn’t cheap
Americans are continuing to supersize, reports Kaiser Health News blog. According to a report titled “F as in Fat: How Obesity Threatens America‘s Future 2011” by the Trust for America’s Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the adult obesity
Racing across frozen Alaska
In February, while the rest of us were settling in with a mug of cocoa and a Stieg Larsson novel, Eric Johnson, PA-C’98, marched 350 miles on foot to traverse the forests, rivers and mountain passes of Alaska’s Iditarod Trail – for the fifth time.
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Is the U.S. medical care system “resource constrained”?
This is the first in a series of articles addressing the critical issue of medical care delivery capacity and utilization in the United States. Richard Belloff is an assistant professor in DMU’s master of health care administration program and a former managed care company CEO.
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