Local jewel: Reading farm stand serves up fresh produce in food desert
By Bill Landauer Edward Kazin has found paradise Berks County. He’s lived on both coasts and plenty of places in between, but for the past quarter-century, Reading has been home. He loves the city’s...
View ArticleMedicare and Medicaid revise burdensome coding for patients in ambulatory...
A quarter century ago, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) rocked the medical establishment when it introduced its coding and documentation requirements for providers. A whole...
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Hershey Medical Center: Celebrating 50 years of people helping people
By Carolyn Kimmel Long before the credential of physician assistant appeared behind her name, Cynthia Thomasson remembers the pickup volleyball games behind the cafeteria at Penn State Health Milton S....
View ArticleThe Medical Minute: Planning ahead for a potential emergency department visit
Medical emergencies, by their nature, come with very little or no warning. While any injury or illness that requires a trip to the emergency department will likely cause distress, putting an action...
View ArticleBerini shares recap of FY20 Operating Plan achievements
Hershey Medical Center President Deborah Berini provides a recap of the significant progress the organization made to achieve the goals in the fiscal year 2020 Operating Plan in the latest edition of...
View ArticleBringing help into focus: Office for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion benefits...
Kyle Sundberg has always been curious about the world. He may not be able to see it perfectly, but that hasn’t stopped him from exploring it. Sundberg has a rare genetic condition called oculocutaneous...
View ArticleAsk Us Anything About… Emergency Preparedness
An emergency is a situation that poses an immediate risk to health, life, property or environment. But people are often not prepared for these emergencies when they occur. Russ Knapp, supervisor of...
View ArticlePublic health preparedness master’s students take on COVID-19-related projects
When COVID-19 gained pandemic status in the spring, students in health-related fields across the country saw topics from their courses and training become a reality. For Heather Schubert and Jennie...
View ArticleWoodward Scholars program supports residents, fellows studying adult education
The Woodward Scholars program supports residents and fellows in the graduate medical education programs offered Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center in purusing a certificate or master’s...
View ArticleWeekly Updates: Week of Sept. 28
Estate of College of Medicine professor emeritus establishes $1 million endowed scholarship for diverse students The estate of Dr. Alphonse Leure-duPree, former associate dean for academic achievement...
View ArticleSchmitz to give fall 2020 Dean’s Lecture on exercise as medicine
Kathryn Schmitz, PhD, MPH, FACSM, will present the Fall 2020 Penn State College of Medicine Dean’s Lecture, speaking on “Exercise is Medicine at Penn State Health.” The lecture will be presented...
View ArticlePracticing in the ‘Golden Age of Medicine’: Dr. Cheston Berlin looks back at...
Hershey Medical Center is celebrating its 50th anniversary this month. We mark the milestone with the first in a series of four profiles of employees who share what makes the medical center special to...
View ArticleMassini: Community driving force behind expansion
Penn State Health CEO Steve Massini sent the following email to employees on Monday: Dear Colleagues, I always appreciate when Penn State Health employees and patients share their perspectives...
View ArticleCollege of Medicine Pandemic Response Friday Round-Up – week of Sept. 28 –...
College of Medicine leaders updated faculty, staff and students on Oct. 2 about the ongoing response to the COVID-19 pandemic: We applaud your efforts On behalf of the College of Medicine, we want to...
View ArticleIL-21 protein a key part of immune response to central nervous system infections
Researchers at Penn State College of Medicine now better understand the role of a protein, interleukin-21 (IL-21), in the immune system response to infections in the nervous system. The results of...
View ArticleThird annual Cancer Research Day taking place Oct. 31, 2020, as remote...
All Penn State faculty, staff, trainees and students interested in cancer research careers are invited to attend the third annual Cancer Research Day online conference, taking place 9:30 a.m. to 2:30...
View ArticleTreating transgender patients with dignity, respect important as number grows
Amy Keisling knows talking about gender identity issues can be challenging. She doesn’t mean just for patients and their families. Health care professionals can find it difficult, too, she says....
View ArticleYour opportunity to make a United difference starts Monday
Penn State Health and Penn State College of Medicine’s 2020 United Way campaign kicks off Monday, Oct. 12, and runs through Friday, Nov. 20. The annual community fundraiser supports basic needs, school...
View ArticleState health leader joins Penn State Health in urging flu vaccinations
Dr. Cindy Whitener, chief of the Division of Infectious Diseases at Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, joined Sarah Boateng, State Executive Deputy Secretary of Health, at the...
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Leaders Celebrating Leaders program honors students who serve
Each year, the Office of the Dean, Office of the Vice Dean for Educational Affairs and Office of the Vice Dean for Research and Graduate Studies unite to honor student leaders from the medical doctor...
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