Penn State lends statistical expertise to nearly $31 million asthma clinical...
Asthma, which causes inflammation of the lungs and difficulty breathing, affects more than 20 million people in the U.S., according to the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America. To better understand...
View ArticleThe Medical Minute: COVID-19 vaccine still your best bet against BA.5
Since the pandemic arrived two years ago, new COVID-19 variant names have filtered from scientific papers to talk around the dinner table. Remember the delta variant? Omicron? In recent weeks, BA.5 has...
View ArticleA Graduation Speech
By Gabriella Ramos When writing this speech, I couldn’t think of the right words. I knew what I wanted to say but didn’t know how to say it. It’s hard to believe that our high school years have ended....
View Article“Why Me?”: Questions of Faith
Gus Bostdorf I will never forget the day the doctor told me I had cancer. At that moment, my entire life froze. I remember staring out the window on that January day, taking in the barren ground and...
View ArticlePenn State Health employees honored for work milestones
Congratulations to the following Penn State Health employees who are celebrating a milestone work anniversary between July 23 and July 29. They put our values into action every day. Employees are...
View ArticleSt. Joseph Medical Center names three June DAISY Award winners
St. Joseph Medical Center presented three DAISY Awards during June. The winners were Morgan Boyer, clinical program coordinator; Deanna Kunder, a nurse with the Family Birthing Center; and Brittany...
View ArticlePenn State College of Medicine welcomes entering MD class of 2022 with White...
Members of this year’s entering medical student class of 2022 at Penn State College of Medicine took their first step on their journey to becoming physicians on July 22 by receiving their white coats....
View ArticleMeet the 2022-2023 T32 Penn State Primary Care Research fellows
The Penn State Primary Care Research Fellowship welcomes its new and continuing fellows for the 2022-2023 academic year. The two-year mentored training program is a collaboration with Penn State Family...
View ArticleImplementation plans can help integrate exercise into standard care
Note: This post is written by the team of The ONE Group (Oncology – Nutrition – Exercise) at Penn State College of Medicine as part of a first-person blog about their work. Learn more about the group...
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College of Medicine MD/PhD students travel to national conference
The MD/PhD program at Penn State College of Medicine sent five students to the 37th Annual MD-PhD National Student Conference in Copper Mountain, Colo., in July. Nadia DiNunno presents her...
View ArticleBascom has big plans as new lead of Penn State Institutes of Energy and the...
Accelerating changes to climate and its impact on human health create a renewed urgency for a University-level response that addresses the connections between health and the environment. Among the many...
View ArticleDepartment of Medicine shares diversity news for August and September 2022
About the Department of Medicine Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Council The mission of the Department of Medicine’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Council is to be a resource and advocate for all...
View ArticlePennsylvania Breastfeeding Coalition honors Hampden Medical Center’s...
The Pennsylvania Breastfeeding Coalition recently recognized Hampden Medical Center for establishing its Lactation Support Program. Hampden Medical Center’s program supports breastfeeding/chest-feeding...
View ArticleFour Diamonds elevates commitment to curing pediatric cancer with new...
Four Diamonds and Penn State Health Children’s Hospital are strengthening their commitment to conquering childhood cancer with the creation of a new virtual center designed to bolster pediatric cancer...
View ArticleDance with me? Study uses music to soothe dementia patients, caregivers
The room transformed as an older woman danced around the skilled nursing care unit to rock ‘n’ roll hits from her youth. Her husband later took her hands and joined her in a two-step tour of the space....
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The Medical Minute: Pickleball anyone? Sport’s popularity surges, health...
It’s just after 8 a.m. at the University Fitness Center on the Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center campus, and a familiar thock-thock-thock sound is coming from the basketball court....
View ArticlePenn State Health employees honored for work milestones
Congratulations to the following Penn State Health employees who are celebrating a milestone work anniversary between July 30 and Aug. 5. They put our values into action every day. Employees are...
View ArticleHoly Spirit Medical Center earns three national recognitions for quality,...
Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center has been recognized for high-quality, safe health care and exceptional patient experience by three national organizations that evaluate the quality of...
View ArticleSeitz recognized by Hampden Medical Center as first DAISY Award winner
Hampden Medical Center presented the facility’s first DAISY (Diseases Attacking the Immune System) Award to Lauran Seitz, Intensive Care Unit nurse. The DAISY award recognizes nurses for their...
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Four Diamonds Mini-THONs raise $5.7 million to help fight childhood cancer
Students from hundreds of school districts across five states gathered this morning to celebrate raising $5,778,903.93 for the fight to conquer childhood cancer. The money, raised through Mini-THON...
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