Local Dairy Queen restaurants will celebrate Miracle Treat Day on Thursday, July 25 to benefit Penn State Children’s Hospital, one of 170 hospitals supported by Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals.
People in one of Pennsylvania’s most populous counties will soon have greater health care access and choice close to home when Penn State Health opens a new acute care hospital near state Route 283 in East Hempfield Township, Lancaster County.
Blood tests can diagnose disease, determine organ function and help your doctor see how well treatments are working. Here’s why they sometimes require so many samples – and why you can’t eat ahead of time.
A $425,000 donation will allow Penn State Health St. Joseph Medical Center and its partner, Penn State Berks, to establish a nursing simulation lab on St. Joseph’s downtown Reading campus.
Penn State investigators conducting research with people — whether surveys or clinical trials, secondary data analysis or educational interventions — are required to work through the University's Institutional Review Board (IRB) Program, which has announced several updates to help centralize its initiatives.
Steve Massini, Penn State Health’s new CEO, has arrived at his current job through patient, diligent attention to his surroundings and following his heart.
Joseph J. Doncsecz, associate vice president for finance and corporate controller for Penn State, has been named the College of Medicine’s interim associate vice president for finance and business, effective Aug. 1. Susan Wiedemer, associate controller and assistant treasurer at Penn State, will take over for Doncsecz on an interim basis.
Preventing a protein from doing its job may keep a certain type of ovarian cancer cell from growing and dividing uncontrollably in the lab, according to a new study from Penn State College of Medicine.
Caffeine can boost energy, improve alertness and produce a general feeling of well-being – when used in moderation. Go past the sweet spot though, and that same elixir can cause insomnia, jitteriness and feelings of nervousness.
The second class of graduates from the Penn State Health Family and Community Medicine Residency at Mount Nittany Medical Center celebrated their achievements at a graduation ceremony on June 28 in State College.
On June 22, fitness and wellness companies demonstrated fitness technology and the latest workout routines on three different stages in New Cumberland, Pennsylvania, and offered free health and wellness screenings.
Dozens of children in the Lebanon School District will benefit from a donation of 60 bike helmets from Penn State Children’s Hospital. The helmets were given to children in need at each of the district’s five elementary schools.
Dr. Alawia Suliman, a staff physician in the Department of General Pediatrics at Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, is featured for July in the “Exceptional Moments in Teaching” program.
Atypical eating behaviors may be a sign a child should be screened for autism, according to a new study from Penn State College of Medicine.
From Memorial Day through Labor Day, summer celebrations offer plenty of excuses to light up the night sky. From fireworks at wedding receptions and Independence Day celebrations to graduation bonfires and simple sparklers at weekend cookouts, Americans love playing with fire.
