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Highmark Health grants Penn State Health Children’s Hospital $30,000 for car...
With a commitment to community safety and traumatic injury prevention, Highmark Health announced a $30,000 grant to Penn State Health Children’s Hospital to support the hospital’s car seat safety...
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Women in Medicine: Rana Al-Sadi, PhD
September is Women in Medicine Month, presented by the American Medical Association Women Physicians Section. Penn State College of Medicine honors Rana Al-Sadi, assistant professor in the Division of...
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View ArticleCollege of Medicine Pandemic Response Friday Round-Up – Week of Sept. 20-24
College of Medicine leaders updated faculty, staff and students on Sept. 24 about the ongoing response to the COVID-19 pandemic: This Week’s Updates: Reminder: Continue to Use Daily Check-In Before...
View ArticleDrugs used by some Type 2 diabetics may lessen their risk for severe COVID-19...
A type of drug already used to treat obesity and Type 2 diabetes, when taken six months prior to the diagnosis of COVID-19, was associated with a decreased risk of hospitalization, respiratory...
View ArticleHusband-and-wife research team bring patient-focused expertise to MR-guided...
Radiation oncologist Dr. Bryan Traughber and his magnetic resonance engineer wife, Melanie Traughber, always dreamed of working together. Recruited by Penn State Cancer Institute and the newly formed...
View ArticleBook Club: Connecting through Literature
Please join the Department of Humanities and the Harrell Health Sciences Library at Penn State College of Medicine every month in the upcoming year to discuss selected books by contemporary writers of...
View ArticlePenn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center named one of 24 Tree...
For the second straight year, the Arbor Day Foundation has recognized Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center as a Tree Campus Healthcare Institution. The program celebrates health care...
View ArticleLos medicamentos utilizados por algunos diabéticos tipo 2 pueden disminuir su...
In English Un tipo de medicamento que ya se usa para tratar la obesidad y la diabetes tipo 2, cuando se tomó seis meses antes del diagnóstico de COVID-19, se asoció con un menor riesgo de...
View ArticleHappy Anniversary: Employees honored for work milestones
Congratulations to the following Penn State Health employees who are celebrating a milestone work anniversary between Sept. 22 and Sept. 28. They put our values into action every day. Employees are...
View ArticleThere’s still time to support United Way campaign
With just one day to go in Penn State Health and the College of Medicine’s 2021 United Way campaign, employees have pledged or donated $430,353 or 98.9% of the goal. If you haven’t had an opportunity...
View ArticleResearchers collaborate to develop smart skin grafts
Penn State College of Medicine and Penn State College of Engineering researchers are teaming up to create smart skin grafts that can both improve the wound monitoring process and expedite healing in...
View ArticleYouth with mental illness, substance misuse histories at risk of opioid misuse
Opioid misuse is a devastating problem in the U.S. and a leading cause of death among adolescents and young adults. Penn State College of Medicine researchers found young people with certain mental...
View ArticlePhysician Assistant Program earns continued accreditation status
The Penn State College of Medicine Physician Assistant Program has been granted a six-year Accreditation-Continued status. The Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant,...
View ArticlePenn State College of Medicine Pandemic Response highlights COVID-19...
College of Medicine leaders updated faculty, staff and students on Nov. 19 about COVID-19 vaccination deadlines and FAQs. This Week’s Updates: CMS Guidance Requires First Dose by Dec. 6; Full...
View ArticlePenn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center earns PEER certification
Medical Center awarded platinum-level certification for energy conservation efforts The culmination of more than a decade of policy changes and improvements, Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical...
View ArticlePenn State Health, College of Medicine exceed combined United Way campaign...
Penn State Health and College of Medicine employees have pledged $469,524 in this year’s combined United Way campaign, surpassing its goal of $435,000 by 8% or $34,524. Pledges continue to be tallied,...
View ArticleThe Medical Minute: What you need to know about epilepsy
All people with epilepsy have seizures, but not everyone who has had a seizure has epilepsy. The illness, which affects 3.5 million children and adults in the U.S., is a brain disorder characterized by...
View ArticleAsk Us Anything About…Healthy Holiday Celebrations
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the advice from medical experts last year around holiday celebrations was rather straightforward and not very optimistic: don’t go, but if you do, please be really...
View ArticleHershey Medical Center’s “We Listen…We Care” questions answered here
Hershey Medical Center leaders are working to ensure that all unvaccinated employees receive answers to questions about the federal COVID-19 vaccine mandate and have the resources they need to make...
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