Bucher joins State Board of Nursing
Donald Bucher, assistant professor of medicine at Penn State College of Medicine, began a six-year term as a member of the Pennsylvania State Board of Nursing in December. He is the vice chair of...
View ArticlePenn State Health, Mount Nittany Health first in Centre County to offer...
A Penn State Health physician in Centre County is now offering a minimally invasive option to treat carotid artery disease. Through a partnership with Mount Nittany Health, Dr. Eugene Simoni, a...
View ArticleIt’s the ‘best feeling of my life,’ says Penn State Health international nurse
By Carolyn Kimmel Philippines native Arvin Ray Langurayan has dreamed of coming to the United States since childhood, when he watched American Christmas movies and was awed by the way of life portrayed...
View ArticleNyland selected for Journal of Pain Editorial Fellowship
The Journal of Pain has selected Jennifer Nyland, PhD, assistant professor of neural and behavioral sciences at Penn State College of Medicine, for its editorial fellowship. The Journal of Pain has an...
View ArticlePenn State Health and College of Medicine recognize achievements of faculty,...
Penn State Health and Penn State College of Medicine have compiled the following list of appointments and awards to showcase accolades for faculty, staff and students. This list includes achievements...
View ArticleLack of antibodies, T cell deficiency drive degenerative brain disease...
Progressive multifocal leukoencepalopathy (PML) is a degenerative brain disease caused by a virus in some immunocompromised patients, especially those with T-cell deficiencies. Therapies that modulate...
View ArticlePenn State Health names Armstrong vice president and physician leader for...
Penn State Health has named Dr. April Armstrong to the position of vice president for orthopedic services for Penn State Health Medical Group. Armstrong will oversee orthopedic services across the...
View ArticleDe Souza featured in Healthline for prunes, bone loss research
According to researchers at the National Institutes of Health, approximately 10 million Americans ages 50 and older have osteoporosis, a condition where bone mass and mineral density decrease, or bone...
View ArticleDepartment of Neurosurgery participates in groundbreaking SQUID trial for...
Chronic subdural hematomas (cSDH), or brain bleeds, are most prevalent in elderly patients, with a peak onset age of 80. This presents challenges for neurosurgeons, as older patients have higher rates...
View ArticleDepartment of Neurosurgery researchers develop the first biodegradable nerve...
Nerve injuries — whether peripheral or central — are notoriously difficult to repair. Nerves have the ability to regenerate, but if the gap between them is significant, regeneration of axons over the...
View ArticleParkinson’s researcher, clinician featured in profile on patient boxing program
Xuemei Huang, MD, PhD, distinguished professor of neurology, pharmacology, neurosurgery and kinesiology at Penn State College of Medicine and director of the Translational Brain Research Center,...
View ArticleCenter for Women’s Health Research hosts fifth Women’s Health Research Day
After a multi-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, The Center for Women’s Health Research hosted the fifth annual Women’s Health Research Day at the Englewood in Hershey on Oct. 20. The event...
View ArticleJennifer Kraschnewski presents inaugural lecture on advancing health equity...
Jennifer Kraschnewski, MD, MPH, Director of Penn State Clinical and Translational Science Institute, presented her inaugural lecture Nov. 29, 2022, titled “‘It Takes a Village…’; Advancing Health...
View ArticleGenome Sciences core introduces new technologies
The Genome Sciences Core facility (RRID:SCR_021123) announces that leading edge technologies, including single cell multiomics and spatial transcriptomics, are now available. For single cell genomics...
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 Jan. 21 and Jan. 27. They put our values into action every day. Employees are...
View ArticleMicro pulse survey will measure progress toward fiscal year 2023...
Penn State Health will distribute a micro pulse survey about employee engagement, diversity and the culture of safety to randomly selected employees across the organization Feb. 6-17. The 18-question...
View ArticleFunding available for Penn State Clinical and Translational Science Institute...
Penn State Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) invites applications for its Bridges to Translation pilot project funding, to help build connections across the translational spectrum of...
View ArticleHarter named as College of Medicine’s first chief innovation officer
Kevin Harter, MBA, has been named as Penn State College of Medicine’s first chief innovation officer effective Feb. 1, 2023. This is a new role that will help further support the groundbreaking...
View ArticleWinter storm affects some operations
Due to inclement weather, Penn State Health has modified some operations for Wednesday, Jan. 25. A detailed list of clinical locations that have either modified their hours or closed can be found here....
View ArticleThe Medical Minute: Could that breast pain be cancer? When to get a mammogram
If you’ve ever felt pain, tenderness and tightness – maybe even a sharp, stabbing sensation – in your breasts, it’s hard not to jump to conclusions. Could it be the C word? Rarely, experts say. “We see...
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