Popular stream for anglers at Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center reopens
Swarr Run, a popular trout fishing location on the campus of Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center, will reopen this season after closure for the hospital’s construction. Swarr Run is stocked...
View ArticlePenn State Health names Vyas vice president and physician leader for Penn...
Penn State Health has appointed Dr. Yatin M. Vyas to the position of vice president and physician leader for Penn State Health Children’s, the health system’s approach to providing comprehensive...
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 25 and March 31. They put our values into action every day. Employees are...
View ArticleAsk Us Anything About… Enlarged Prostates
The prostate is a small gland found in men. It’s typically the size of a walnut and it’s located just below the bladder. It surrounds the urethra, or the tube that drains urine from the body. An...
View ArticleIn the CTSI Spotlight: Kelsey Stoltzfus
In October 2022, Kelsey Stoltzfus came to Penn State Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) from the Department of Family and Community Medicine at Penn State College of Medicine where she...
View ArticleIn the CTSI Spotlight: Cyndi Flanagan
Cyndi Flanagan has been with Penn State Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) since 2011. She currently serves as nurse manager at the CTSI’s University Park Clinical Research Center...
View ArticleClinical Simulation Center chosen to present at international conference on...
Penn State College of Medicine and Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center’s Clinical Simulation Center director provided insights on safety measures during an international conference in January...
View ArticleGlobal health competition provides hands-on learning experience
Haiti has the highest maternal mortality rate in the Western hemisphere, according to data from the United Nations Children’s Fund. Life-saving interventions are needed to address this public health...
View ArticlePenn State Health ‘Playbook’ offers plan for diversity
Penn State Health has a strategic plan in place to guide diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives throughout the organization. Workforce members and external community leaders contributed to the...
View ArticlePenn State Health names renowned transplant surgeon to lead abdominal...
Penn State Health has recruited Dr. Johnny Hong, an internationally known leader in organ transplantation surgery and hepatobiliary surgery, to lead the abdominal organ transplant program at Penn State...
View ArticleButler named surgical director of kidney transplant surgery at Hershey...
Dr. Thomas Butler has been appointed surgical director of kidney transplant surgery at Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, effective Jan. 16. He is one of three world-class surgeons...
View ArticleLynch named director of transplantation quality and outcomes at Hershey...
Dr. Raymond Lynch has been appointed director of transplantation quality and outcomes at Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, effective Feb. 1. He is one of three world-class surgeons...
View ArticleRenowned transplant surgeons lead reactivation of Penn State Health Milton S....
Penn State Health announced today a world-class team of surgeons will lead its new abdominal organ transplantation program at the Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. The new program fills an important...
View ArticleCollege of Medicine researchers discover different types of bladder cancer...
Why are some bladder cancers resistant to a type of immunotherapy called immune checkpoint inhibitors? Penn State College of Medicine researchers have found that the genetic and pathologic diversity of...
View ArticleThe Medical Minute: Anxiety attack or panic attack? Actually, it can be both
An attack can come crashing in like a storm on a clear spring day. In an instant, your heart pounds, sweat soaks you and you struggle to breathe. Agonizing minutes tick past, and then, quick as they...
View ArticleHershey Medical Center presents awards for patient safety, reliability
Hershey Medical Center’s Patient Safety Team honored the 2023 Patient Safety and Reliability Award winners during National Patient Safety Awareness week March 13-17. Award winners exemplify the...
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 April 1 and 7. They put our values into action every day. Employees are recognized...
View ArticleCollege of Medicine researchers receive support from Robert Luongo ALS Fund
Researchers from Penn State College of Medicine’s Department of Neurosurgery and Department of Neurology accepted a check for $25,000 from the Robert Luongo ALS Fund to support their research project....
View ArticleWhy am I always tired?
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...
View ArticleHampden, Holy Spirit medical centers honor Hirsh and Singh as 2023 Physicians...
Hampden and Holy Spirit medical center leaders and employees honored their 2023 Physicians of the Year during National Doctors’ Day appreciation celebrations on March 30. A group of physicians and...
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