Penn State Health and Penn State College of Medicine celebrate successful...
More than 180,000 donors helped Penn State Health and Penn State College of Medicine surpass its fiscal year 2024 fundraising goal, contributing more than $60.4 million in gifts and commitments between...
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 Sept. 14 and 20. They put our values into action every day. Employees are...
View ArticleThe Medical Minute: Genetics play big role in ovarian cancer
In 2024, about 19,680 women in the United States will receive a new diagnosis of ovarian cancer and 12,740 women will die from the disease, said Dr. Shaina Bruce, a gynecologic oncologist at Penn State...
View Article‘We find people who fall through the cracks’: Community health workers...
When she met Cristel Woodcock, tears welled up in Maria Hernandez’s eyes. They’d found one another just in time. Maria and her daughter, Jaileah, had moved to Harrisburg from El Salvador six months...
View Article‘Gaming for Miracles’ raised more than $2800 for Children’s Miracle Network
The inaugural ‘Gaming for Miracles,’ an event hosted by Penn State College of Medicine’s Games Club, raised more than $2800 for Children’s Miracle Network at Penn State Health Children’s Hospital. A...
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 Sept. 21 and 27. They put our values into action every day. Employees are...
View ArticleFaculty, trainees in Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology attend...
Faculty and trainees in the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology in the Department of Medicine at Penn State College of Medicine were recognized and well represented again this year at Digestive...
View ArticleCompassion on display at Penn State Health St. Joseph Medical Center
When Jeannette Reigel first started volunteering at Penn State Health St. Joseph Medical Center three years ago, she passed her moments of free time between tasks by twisting brown paper bags to create...
View ArticleSebastianelli receives national recognition from American Orthopaedic...
Wayne J. Sebastianelli, MD, associate dean for clinical affairs at the University Park Regional Campus and Alexander Kalenak, MD, Professor in Orthopaedics at Penn State College of Medicine, has been...
View ArticleHeart transplant patient reunion celebrates 40 years of heart transplants at...
Some of the more than 590 people who have received heart transplants at Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center gathered to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the hospital’s heart transplant...
View ArticleThe Medical Minute: Exercise gain without pain. Well, maybe some soreness.
Did the simple act of clicking on this week’s Medical Minute make your arm ache? Maybe you overdid it at the gym. Almost half of the adult U.S. population engages regularly in some sort of fitness...
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 Sept. 28 and Oct. 4. They put our values into action every day. Employees are...
View ArticlePenn State Health and Penn State College of Medicine celebrate LGBTQ+ Pride...
Penn State Health’s LGBTQ+ and Allies Business Employee Resource Group (BERG) will host a Pride event to commemorate LGBTQ+ History Month: Location: Penn State College of Medicine Biomedical Research...
View ArticleThe Medical Minute: Return to play after injury — What athletes and families...
Injuries are a reality in any sport, from recreational leagues all the way to the pros. Whether they’re obvious, like a multicolored bruise or a broken bone, or more subtle, such as a concussion,...
View ArticleCollege of Medicine awarded $4 million grant to advance pediatric oncology...
Dr. Sinisa Dovat, professor and vice chair for basic science research in the Department of Pediatrics and Four Diamonds researcher at the Penn State College of Medicine, has been awarded a $4 million...
View ArticleHershey Medical Center honors award winners
Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center honored award recipients at its annual awards ceremony Sept. 19 at Historic Acres Hershey: Allison Irvin Jordan Gebhart (Providers who have received...
View ArticleRates of sudden unexpected infant death changed during the COVID-19 pandemic
The risk of sudden unexpected infant death (SUID) and sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) increased during the COVID-19 pandemic compared to the pre-pandemic period, especially in 2021, according to a...
View ArticleLactation consultants at Penn State Health St. Joseph Medical Center help new...
For babies, breast milk is more than sustenance. It provides them with the complete nutrition they need, protects them from digestive problems and gives them immunity to various illnesses. It also...
View ArticleVrana named one of AAMC’s four national distinguished teachers
The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) has honored Kent Vrana, PhD, the Elliot S. Vesell Professor and emeritus chair of the Department of Pharmacology at Penn State College of Medicine,...
View ArticleRecFest 2024 highlights range of recreational activities for all ages and...
On Saturday, Sept. 28, people of all ages and abilities came together to participate in an inclusive event that celebrated adaptive sports and recreational activities. Penn State Health RecFest 2024,...
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