The Medical Minute: Long-term smoker? Lung cancer screenings can save your life
Even if you’re a smoker, this isn’t a news flash: Quitting can greatly reduce your risk of lung cancer. It’s the leading cause of cancer death in the U.S., and estimates say it will claim more than...
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Beckie’s story: Finding answers for herself, other women
Beckie Bomberger left the doctor’s office in denial. Sure, some months, she’d miss her period, but she figured that was because her job and the college courses she was taking in high school were...
View ArticleContinue to mask up, follow safety measures, get vaccinated as delta variant...
The SARS-CoV-2 delta variant is on the rise in Pennsylvania and accounts for 92% of the most recent positive COVID tests that were screened for variants at Hershey Medical Center. On Aug. 3, the...
View ArticleDespite pandemic, Four Diamonds Mini-THON raises $2.8 million to fight...
Tens of thousands of students across Pennsylvania and in surrounding states have joined Four Diamonds to conquer childhood cancer by participating in Mini-THONs. Despite the changes the COVID-19...
View ArticleDr. Cheston Berlin commended by Emeritus Faculty Organization for 50 years of...
Cheston Berlin, MD, a longtime faculty member in the Department of Pediatrics at Penn State College of Medicine, was recently honored by the college’s Emeritus Faculty Organization for 50 years of...
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St. Joseph clinic narrows the medical-care gap for unaccompanied minors
Doctors at Penn State Health St. Joseph – Downtown Campus provide much-needed medical care to unaccompanied minors while they are temporarily at shelters in the Reading area. The unaccompanied minors,...
View ArticleProject ECHO Team Spotlight: Jackie Sabol
Project ECHO Spotlight interviews feature advocates, participants or team members discussing their experiences with ECHO. Jacqueline Sabol, MEd Educational Program Associate Background Sabol serves as...
View ArticleCollege of Medicine Pandemic Response Friday Round-Up – Week of Aug. 2-6
College of Medicine leaders updated faculty, staff and students on Aug. 6 about the ongoing response to the COVID-19 pandemic: This Week’s Updates: New public health recommendation for vaccinated...
View ArticleSchiff, international team develop tool to help mitigate COVID-19 in Africa
Dr. Steven Schiff, Brush Chair Professor of Engineering at Penn State and professor neurosurgery at Penn State College of Medicine, was part of a multi-country collaboration to develop a surveillance...
View ArticleSchiff develops normal brain growth curves for children
Dr. Steven Schiff, Brush Chair Professor of Engineering at Penn State and professor of neurosurgery at Penn State College of Medicine, and a multi-institution research team have developed normalized...
View ArticleSynthetic biology circuits can respond within seconds
James Broach, professor and chair of the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at Penn State College of Medicine and director of the Penn State Institute for Personalized Medicine, was part...
View ArticlePenn State Health’s modified employment policy for interviews increases...
Penn State Health has seen the diversity of its senior leaders climb dramatically since implementing a diverse interview pool requirement. The health system now requires interviews for all manager or...
View ArticleHappy Anniversary: Employees honored for work milestones
Congratulations to the following Penn State Health employees who are celebrating a milestone work anniversary between Aug. 4 and Aug. 10. They put our values into action every day. Employees are...
View ArticleStuff the Bus with school, health supplies now through Sept. 10 for United...
Penn State Health and Penn State College of Medicine are collecting school and health supplies for United Way of the Capital Region and United Way of Berks County now through Sept. 10. United Way of...
View ArticleInternal medicine resident Lai honored for exceptional teaching
Dr. Forest Lai, an internal medicine resident at Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, was recognized in August 2021 as part of the Exceptional Moments in Teaching program of Penn State...
View ArticleFirst graduates complete St. Joseph Medical Center Nurse Residency Program
St. Joseph Medical Center held a graduation ceremony July 22 for the first participants of its nurse residency program, which supports graduate nurses through their initial year of nursing practice and...
View ArticleThe Medical Minute: What to do while you’re waiting for the ambulance
No one is prepared for a medical emergency, but when the unexpected happens, you can help make a bad situation better – especially if you’re a bystander. The first thing – and don’t take offense here –...
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Ethan’s room: Penn State Health Children’s Hospital staff helps family grieve...
By Bill Landauer Jerileez Colon-Garcia was starting to decorate a spare room in her apartment in downtown Reading this winter for Ethan, the baby boy who arrived like a miracle after doctors told her...
View ArticleHumanities Grand Rounds: HumIN Focus
The COVID 19 pandemic has provided a stress test for the American health care system. In Rethinking Care, WPSU’s HumIn Focus April 2021 episode, health care is viewed through the lens of the...
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Manglani, Class of 2022, Recognized for Community Service
Monica Manglani, MD/PhD student, has received the 2021 Dellasega Community Outreach Award in recognition of her dedication and contributions to addressing community needs. Given annually, the Dellasega...
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