Hampden Medical Center first in Pennsylvania to offer new treatment for men...
A Penn State Health patient has become the first person to receive a new, minimally invasive treatment for enlarged prostate at a Pennsylvania hospital. A team at Penn State Health Hampden Medical...
View ArticlePenn State Health primary care practice in Reading moving upstairs to bigger,...
A primary care practice that serves patients on the first floor of the Penn State Health St. Joseph Downtown Campus (145 North 6th Street, Reading) is moving upstairs – to a larger, fully renovated...
View Article‘Hopeful Tomorrow’ commemorates COVID care
A new mosaic work of art reflects the light coming in the Penn State Heart and Vascular Institute Critical Care Unit (HVICCU) south entrance lobby. The art itself reflects so much more. “This special...
View ArticlePenn State Health helps address community needs by delivering more than 1,500...
In partnership with the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Penn State Health provided more than 1,500 free flu vaccines to residents of under-resourced communities throughout the region in fall 2022....
View ArticleThe Medical Minute: Treating endometriosis and how you can manage the pain at...
Endometriosis, an often-painful condition that affects one in nine people who menstruate, can take seven to 10 years to diagnose definitively. But patients don’t have to wait to begin treatment....
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 March 4 and March 10. They put our values into action every day. Employees are...
View ArticleHuerta-Saenz recognized for Exceptional Moments in Teaching
Dr. Lina Huerta-Saenz, a physician in the Department of Pediatrics, is featured for March in the “Exceptional Moments in Teaching” program. “Dr. Huerta-Saenz took a very special approach to patient...
View ArticlePenn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center celebrates 60th anniversary
Holy Spirit Hospital opened its doors to serve the first eight patients on March 3, 1963, a response to community members who asked that Camp Hill have its own hospital to meet the area’s health care...
View ArticleHershey Medical Center names employees of the month
Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center named the following employees winners of Employee of the Month award: Deimler’s nomination noted her exceptional attention to patient needs and...
View ArticleBlood test for brain cancer may be on horizon, new research finds
Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most common and deadliest type of brain cancer with a five-year survival rate of only five percent. Researchers at Penn State College of Medicine have identified a biomarker...
View ArticlePenn State researchers reflect on pandemic-resilient health care facility design
When the coronavirus pandemic hit the United States, health care institutions and higher education were faced with many challenges never before seen in this country. These challenges led two Penn State...
View ArticlePenn State Health Life Lion adds helicopter and a new base in Lancaster County
Penn State Health Life Lion Critical Care Transport is deepening its commitment to Lancaster County and all of central Pennsylvania by welcoming a new helicopter to its lifesaving fleet and...
View ArticleYu, Ingram, Paules and others collaborate on Open Forum Infectious Diseases...
Nyein Yu, MD, David Ingram, DO, Catharine Paules, MD, and several other co-authors across Penn State College of Medicine and Penn State Health recently collaborated on an article in Open Forum...
View ArticlePenn State College of Medicine’s Leaders Celebrating Leaders program...
Each year, the offices of the Dean, Vice Dean for Educational Affairs and Vice Dean for Research and Graduate Studies unite to honor student leaders from the medical doctor (MD), physician assistant...
View ArticlePenn State Health supports patients, workforce members observing Ramadan
Ramadan begins the evening of Wednesday, March 22, and ends the evening of Friday, April 21. Celebrated by Muslims around the world and considered one of the Five Pillars of Islam, the annual...
View ArticlePenn State Health recognizes International Women’s Day
Penn State Health recognizes International Women’s Day on Wednesday, March 8, honoring this year’s theme of “embrace equity.” “Imagine a gender equal world. A world free of bias, stereotypes, and...
View ArticleCompassion in the war zone: Two chaplains in Hershey help caregivers
Sixteen years ago, the son of a dying woman opened Penn State Health Chaplain Kelly Fuddy’s eyes. She was working as a resident chaplain in a hospital intensive care unit holding vigil for the woman,...
View ArticlePenn State Cancer Institute now using robot to detect lung cancer earlier
Penn State Cancer Institute is now using a robot-assisted bronchoscopy system that can diagnose lung cancer at its earliest stages. The Monarch Platform robot-assisted bronchoscopy is a minimally...
View ArticleCollege of Medicine researcher awarded $2.3M grant to enhance understanding...
Rotator cuff injuries are the second leading cause of musculoskeletal pain, following lower back pain. Their prevalence increases with age, with individuals over 80 years old at a 64% risk of the...
View ArticleThe Medical Minute: Eating disorders on the rise
Mental health issues clung to COVID-19 like remoras to a shark during the height of the pandemic. And among the most serious were eating disorders. During 2020, eating disorders spiked among teenage...
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