Penn State Health employees honored for work milestones
Congratulations to the following Penn State Health employees who are celebrating a milestone work anniversary between March 27 and April 2. They put our values into action every day. Employees are...
View ArticlePrime Anesthesia Associates joins Penn State Health
The team from Prime Anesthesia Associates, a Lancaster County physician-owned and operated anesthesia practice with three physicians and two certified registered nurse anesthetists (CRNAs), has joined...
View ArticleMilton S. Hershey Medical Center first in Pennsylvania to offer new...
Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center has become the first hospital in Pennsylvania and one of only 23 in the nation to offer BrainSense adaptive deep brain stimulation (aDBS), a...
View ArticleLink and McCoy recognized for Exceptional Moments in Teaching
Emily Link, MD, faculty member, and Zachary McCoy, MD, resident, were recognized through the “Exceptional Moments in Teaching” program for the month of April. Dr. Link is an assistant professor in the...
View ArticlePenn State Health celebrates Donate Life Month with special events
Penn State Health will honor organ donors and highlight the lifesaving impact of organ donation with events during National Donate Life Month in April. Donate Life flag-raising ceremonies The health...
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 3 and 9. They put our values into action every day. Employees are recognized...
View ArticleFacility dog program T-shirts for sale until April 6
T-shirts benefiting the facility dog program at Penn State Health Children’s Hospital and Milton S. Hershey Medical Center are for sale through Sunday, April 6. Order yours here. Available in long- and...
View ArticleDispose of medications safely on National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day...
Penn State Health will collect unwanted, unneeded or expired medication for safe disposal on Saturday, April 26, as part of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) National Prescription Drug...
View ArticleQ&A: Effective interventions and policies to reduce tobacco-caused harm
Earlier this year, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) proposed a new rule to limit nicotine in cigarettes and certain other tobacco products, like cigars and pipe tobacco, bringing nicotine...
View ArticleThe Medical Minute: Getting ahead of head and neck cancer
Many symptoms of head and neck cancer are hard to miss – a lump in the neck, persistent hoarseness, a mouth sore that doesn’t heal – which is good news for early detection as long as symptoms aren’t...
View ArticleQ&A: How can drug repurposing lower drug costs and improve care?
Americans pay a lot of money for prescription medications. In 2023, spending on prescription drugs in the United Stated topped $722 billion, a trend that’s expected to continue. Yet, nearly 30%...
View ArticlePenn State Health Obstetrics and Gynecology presents Black maternal health...
Penn State Health Obstetrics and Gynecology will present an afternoon of advocacy, research and recognition for Black Maternal Health Week on Wednesday, April 16: 3-4 p.m. College of Medicine, Room...
View ArticlePenn State Health Children’s Week celebrated April 7-13
Today marks the start of the seventh annual Penn State Health Children’s Week, a fundraising campaign to benefit the Children’s Miracle Network’s Patient Assistance Endowment at Penn State Health...
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 10 and 16. They put our values into action every day. Employees are...
View ArticleThe Medical Minute: Sexual violence against older adults: How to find help...
An estimated 9 million older adults around the world experience sexual violence or abuse, including rape or other unwanted sexual contact, each year, according to the journal Trauma, Violence, &...
View ArticleFlag-raising at Hershey Medical Center honors lifesaving gift of organ donation
Penn State Health held a moving flag-raising ceremony Wednesday at Milton S. Hershey Medical Center to honor organ donors, celebrate recipients and raise awareness for the importance of organ donation....
View ArticleThomas and Samson named to lead perioperative services for Penn State Health
Penn State Health has appointed Betsy Thomas and Dr. Thomas Samson, two medical professionals with four decades of combined experience in health care, to lead its perioperative service unit. In their...
View ArticleCollege of Medicine joins research team testing the impact of video on visit...
The Department of Neurology at Penn State College of Medicine and Penn State Neuroscience Institute are part of a research group that has received a five-year, $13 million funding award from the...
View ArticlePennsylvania 211: Get connected. Get help.
If you or your patients need to connect with resources in your community, dial 211. Penn State Health and United Way support this free, confidential service that helps people find the local resources...
View ArticleDr. Robert B. Greer, III, first chief of Orthopaedic Surgery, passes away
Dr. Robert B. Greer, III, former chief of Orthopaedic Surgery at Penn State College of Medicine and one of the last remaining foundational leaders of the medical institution, died on March 27 at home....
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