Employees honored for work milestones
Congratulations to the following Penn State Health employees who are celebrating a milestone work anniversary between Jan. 27 and Feb. 2. They put our values into action every day: 50 Years of Service...
View ArticleThe Medical Minute: Parental involvement can help stem COVID-related suicide...
Dr. Taranjeet Jolly helps families through their worst nightmares, and lately, the nightmares have been worse than ever. Jolly, an adult and pediatric psychiatrist at Penn State Health Milton S....
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Common anti-depressant may be first-ever treatment for osteoarthritis
A disease of the joints, osteoarthritis affects more than 30 million adults and is the fifth-leading cause of disability in the United States. In a new study, scientists have discovered the cellular...
View ArticleThe Medical Minute: Is it a panic attack or a heart attack?
Chest pain. A racing heart. Shortness of breath. Sweating. They’re all signs of a heart attack. They’re also signs of a panic attack. But while panic attacks aren’t deadly, heart attacks kill. That’s...
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Lasting Legacies: Being trailblazers
As the College of Medicine looks back on 50 years of women researching in the biomedical sciences, the contributions of women who paved the way for future generations are many. Janice Egeland, PhD...
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Lasting Legacies: Making a way for women
Women at the College of Medicine have made it their mission to support each other and pave the way for the next generation of researchers and educators. Kathryn LaNoue, PhD Kathryn LaNoue, PhD LaNoue...
View ArticleHershey RVP testing partially restored
Limited Respiratory Viral Panel (RVP) testing is again available in the Hershey Medical Center Virology Lab. The new estimated turnaround time for an RVP test is four hours. Inpatient testing will be...
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Lights, camera, baby! Penn State Children’s Hospital AngelEye cameras help...
By Bill Landauer For weeks, 10 people in the Harrisburg area were hooked on a 24-hour channel – Penelope TV. The programming didn’t feature car chases or talking heads arguing politics. There was one...
View ArticlePenn State Health expands visitation guidelines, clarifies additional exceptions
Penn State Health has shifted to Tier 2 visitation guidelines because of falling numbers of COVID-19 cases. The health system has altered the Tier 2 rules to allow one support person to visit patients...
View ArticleWeekly Updates: Week of Feb. 8
COVID news New process may shorten quarantine for asymptomatic staff critical to patient care operations Quarantined, asymptomatic staff who are critical to patient care operations may be able to...
View ArticlePenn State Health changes visitation guidelines to include emergency...
Leer en español Penn State Health recognizes the importance of family and support persons in health care. As cases of COVID-19 continue to decline in hospitals and inpatient clinics, the health system...
View ArticleClinical research changes for College of Medicine take effect Feb. 15, 2021
Effective Monday, Feb. 15, 2021, the following standards are in place for clinical research at Penn State College of Medicine, per Dr. Kevin Black, interim dean, and Dr. Leslie Parent, vice dean for...
View ArticlePenn State Health cambia las pautas de visitas para incluir departamentos de...
In English Penn State Health reconoce la importancia de la familia y las personas de apoyo en la atención médica. A medida que los casos de COVID-19 siguen disminuyendo en hospitales y clínicas...
View ArticleCollege of Medicine Pandemic Response Friday Round-Up – Week of Feb. 8-12
College of Medicine leaders updated faculty, staff and students on Feb. 12 about the ongoing response to the COVID-19 pandemic: Updated Interim Employee Quarantine Policy Effective Monday, Feb. 15: The...
View ArticleHybrid cardiac rehab program rekindles Harrisburg man’s passion for staying...
For the first 35 years of his life, Brian Welsh exercised solely for fun. He played football in his freshman year of college, and later threw discus and shot put for Millersville University. “I never...
View ArticleEmployees honored for work milestones
Congratulations to the following Penn State Health employees who are celebrating a milestone work anniversary between Feb. 10 and Feb. 16. They put our values into action every day. Employees are...
View ArticlePenn State Health prepares for DOH-mandated expansion of vaccinations
Penn State Health is preparing to launch larger-scale COVID-19 vaccinations and a new online and call center scheduling system to meet new mandates announced by the Pennsylvania Department of Health...
View ArticleAsk Us Anything About… Women’s Heart Health
Heart disease is the leading cause of death for women in the U.S, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Although heart disease is sometimes thought of as a “man’s disease,” it...
View ArticleHershey Medical Center among top programs in country for heart transplant,...
The COVID-19 pandemic changed almost everything in health care, but it hasn’t affected the safety and effectiveness of surgeries for the most serious types of heart disease at Penn State Health Milton...
View ArticleHershey expands shuttle routes, introduces shuttle tracking app
Hershey Shuttle Services has expanded its routes to keep pace with demand from faculty and staff at Hershey Medical Center and the College of Medicine. All shuttle routes on the Hershey campus now...
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