Team research reveals how cells “eat and sleep” may impact several cancer types
By Katherine Brind’Amour From aging to cancer—with quite a bit in between—Katherine Aird, assistant professor of Cellular and Molecular Physiology at Penn State College of Medicine, and her team have a...
View ArticlePenn State College of Medicine leads transformation of medical education
By Katherine Brind’Amour Being selected to host the American Medical Association’s (AMA) “Accelerating Change in Medical Education” conference both acknowledged Penn State College of Medicine’s...
View Article“Every day is a gift:” 500th heart transplant patient celebrates milestone...
By Carolyn Kimmel Not a day goes by that David Wheeler doesn’t think about the fact that the heart beating in his chest isn’t the one he began life with 56 years ago. A former self-described...
View ArticleThe Big Picture: Science of health systems class prepares next generation of...
By Carolyn Kimmel When Dennis Madden decided to become a doctor, he didn’t realize that practicing medicine in the 21st century would entail negotiating a health system that includes much more than...
View ArticlePositive attitude beats ‘stupid bum lungs’ for cystic fibrosis patient
By Carolyn Kimmel At age 33, Alyssa Kibler has already outlived her life expectancy—twice. “I wasn’t supposed to live to be a teenager, and then when I was a teenager, I wasn’t supposed to live past...
View ArticlePreventing an incorrect diagnosis starts in the classroom
By Katherine Brind’Amour A new class at Penn State College of Medicine offers students an opportunity to tackle problems in modern health care that can lead to incorrect or even fatal misdiagnoses....
View ArticleCollege of Medicine global health collaboration reaps benefits here and there
By Carolyn Kimmel Penn State College of Medicine student Becky Koob took the old adage “walk a mile in another’s shoes” literally when she volunteered at a hospital in Kofordua, Ghana, last summer....
View ArticleVirtual reality helps Penn State Health St. Joseph pediatricians solve a problem
Doctors at Penn State Health St. Joseph Downtown Pediatric Practice had a problem. A patient – a 13-year-old boy – was recently in need of immunizations. Doctors also wanted to draw blood, as the boy...
View ArticleCustom made for her: New Jersey woman finds new life in heart valve device...
By Carolyn Kimmel Denise Brown is no stranger to adversity. Incredibly, she battled four types of cancer by the time she turned 3 years old. Her latest triumph is overcoming life-threatening heart...
View ArticleLifesaving lymphoma treatment comes to Penn State Cancer Institute
By Abby Sajid For people with an aggressive form of non-Hodgkin lymphoma, treatments can be limited. Enter a new treatment called Yescarta. Yescarta, or axicabtagene ciloleucel, can be nothing short of...
View ArticleFocus on emerging technology brings better patient care
By Carolyn Kimmel When Dr. Robert Tunks sits down with the concerned parents of a child found to have a heart defect, a 3D model of their child’s heart can go a long way in fostering understanding of...
View ArticleLeadership Academy expands horizons of emerging leaders
By Carolyn Kimmel From his clinical and academic vantage points, Dr. Todd Felix didn’t realize how much today’s competitive health care marketplace impacts the mission of Penn State Health. After...
View ArticlePenn State mounts broad attack on opioid addiction in Pennsylvania
By Katherine Brind’Amour A startling 13 to 16 people die each day in Pennsylvania due to opioid overdose, among the more than 70,000 Americans who succumbed to the epidemic in 2017, according to the...
View ArticleUnintentional pioneer: Tim Card is Penn State Cancer Institute’s first...
By Carolyn Kimmel Looking back, there were clues that Tim Card would soon be fighting for his life—his body was sending signals that he was misreading. Because who would ever think a 40-year-old owner...
View ArticleBuilding confidence one internship at a time
By Carolyn Kimmel For the first time, 18-year-old Cheyanne Wilson says she feels noticed for who she really is—and encouraged to become all that she can be. “I always felt different my whole life—this...
View ArticleDestination safety: teen driver education a priority at Penn State Children’s...
By Carolyn Kimmel Penn State Children’s Hospital pediatrician Dr. Erich Batra and his daughter had a special date with an important goal last fall—to drive safer and smarter. The pair were part of the...
View ArticleListening, connecting are hallmarks of new president’s style
By Carolyn Kimmel Dressed in scrubs and leaning in to smile reassuringly at a baby and his parents, Deborah Berini is doing what she likes best—connecting with people. The president of Penn State...
View ArticlePatients find this prescription for therapy is music to their ears
By Carolyn Kimmel After 12 days in the hospital, Hershey resident Anita Heckert could tell her optimism was waning, so when her occupational therapist suggested music therapy, she was game. “To have...
View ArticleProject ECHO prepares doctors to manage addiction care closer to home
By Katherine Brind’Amour For patients suffering from opioid use disorder, and for the physicians in small towns across Pennsylvania who are their first level of care, Project ECHO offers hope. The...
View ArticleLifesaving help from across the globe
By Carolyn Kimmel Sometimes the worst things in life can turn up gifts that far outlast the trial. That’s what Jim Miller tells people. The Red Lion man was diagnosed with myelodysplastic syndrome—a...
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