Concussions are defined as a traumatic brain injury usually caused by a blow to the head, whiplash, or an abrupt stop of the head. What is a concussion? Contrary to what you may have heard, concussions are not “brain bleeds.” […]
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If you weren’t able to tune in on November 7 to Des Moines University’s “50 & Better” Health Fair, we invite you to explore all of the topics that were covered as individual segments. Simply click on any title you want
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General information on pelvic health for males is more difficult to find than for females, and guys certainly don’t sit around the coffee shop talking about their urinary incontinence after having prostate cancer. However, information should be available since prostate
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The 2020 DMU Research Symposium, now in its 11th year, will occur virtually on Thursday, Dec. 3, and will feature all the important aspects of previous years’ symposia – poster and oral presentations of exciting scientific discoveries, a visionary keynote
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For the first time in this event’s long history, Des Moines University will host its “50 & Better” Health Fair (formerly known as the “50 & Better Senior Health Fair”) entirely online. While this is not optimal (we love to
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Although educators face countless barriers created by the COVID-19 pandemic, innovative thinking has resulted in the offering of high-quality, interactive online learning. In this social distancing era, isolation is a real threat, especially for the geriatric population. The impacts of
Krista Hoevemeyer, D.O.’21, M.P.H.’21, completed an eight-week virtual internship with United States Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) during June and July 2020. She was selected to participate in this internship as part of the Department of Global Health’s Distinguished Global
Student explores climate change’s effects on the pandemic Read More
Back when I was at the University of Northern Iowa, my friend Chad Baumler decided that we could pay for our fraternity’s formal if everybody donated plasma twice and threw the money into a fund. It sort of worked…about half
Convalescent Plasma…What’s the Fuss? Read More
Researchers at Des Moines University and The Harkin Institute for Public Policy & Citizen Engagement presented their preliminary results at the American Public Health Association Virtual Annual Meeting and Expo of a scientific research project that analyzed how the Count
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Let’s talk about the new mRNA vaccines which may very well be employed to usher us out of the disaster that is known as 2020. If you find this useful, please don’t think twice about sharing. And I will say that
How do mRNA vaccines work? Read More