The 2010 Des Moines University Glanton Scholarship Dinner October 14 at the Meadows at Prairie Meadows will honor Iowa’s former governor, Robert D. Ray. Money raised from ticket sales and donations increases the endowment for the scholarship named for The […]
Annual DMU dinner in October will honor Gov. Robert Ray Read More
Often when victims of domestic violence flee for safety they have nothing but what they’re currently wearing. The FreeStore is designed to help them start fresh by providing what’s needed to setup a new home. As you’re spring cleaning out
Your old couch could help someone start a new life Read More
Middle school and high school athletes from Des Moines and surrounding areas can receive a free sports physical on May 1 at Des Moines University. Des Moines University (DMU) has offered free sports physicals to local children for years. This
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“The Doctors” is an ABC tv show on which four docs of various specialties weigh in on pertinent health topics and bring in guests to explore health-related issues. Tomorrow, Dr. Lee C. Rogers, a ’04 grad of DMU, will be
Alum on “The Doctors” show today! Read More
Nearly 830 women die in Nepal for every 100,000 live births. This is the 16th worst maternal mortality rate in the world. So when Dr. Yogesh Shah, associate dean of global affairs for Des Moines University, met Charlie Wittmack, a
DMU supports World Triathlon with global health outreach Read More
Watch this video for 2010 National Public Health Week and consider how you can help. A recent survey, commissioned by the American Public Health Association, shows an effort toward improving community health. Results show 64 percent of Americans have already
Happy public health week! Read More
In the U.S. we don’t often worry about contracting disease with flu-like symptoms from a parasite. And yet there are up to 500 MILLION cases and one million deaths from malaria around the world. All from a lil mosquito! What
World Malaria Day – April 25 Read More
April 5-11 is National Public Health Week in America and the theme is “A Healthier America: One Community At A Time.” Des Moines University students take that theme to heart and strive toward that goal every day. In honor of
Free conference April 7 at DMU on public health issues related to sex Read More
Don’t forget what day it is…
Going to pull someone’s leg today? Read More
Sometimes a diagnosis becomes all-consuming and overshadows the patient. Good health practitioners should always focus on the person. A discussion on how to best do that will take place during “A Holistic Approach to Cancer Care: treating the patient, not
Free conference at DMU on treating patients with cancer, not just disease Read More