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Gingrich elected to American Academy of Family Physicians Board of Directors

11/28/18

Dr. Dennis Gingrich, Fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians and a family physician with Penn State Health and Penn State College of Medicine, has been named to the American Academy of Family Physicians board of directors.

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Hershey Medical Center hosts first STEM Goes Red event

11/28/18

Two dozen middle school girls from the Milton Hershey School spent the day at Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center for the first regional STEM Goes Red event on Nov. 13.

Three Pennsylvania State Police cadets learn how to apply a tourniquet during Stop the Bleed training. A man in the front-left tightens a tourniquet strap on a dummy, which has a fake gunshot wound on its right leg and blood on its left leg. A man in the back-left holds a cloth to the back of an actor. A man in the front-left reaches for a device with his gloved hand, which is covered in fake blood. The arm of another cadet reaches in holding a device.

State Police cadets learn how to ‘Stop the Bleed’

11/28/18

Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center trauma prevention staff led about 100 Pennsylvania State Police cadets in Stop the Bleed training.

A man wearing winter clothing uses cross-country skis to make his way along a tree-lined road that is coated in a few inches of snow.

The Medical Minute: Understand the danger of concussion as winter sports begin

11/28/18

Youth winter sports are underway, and with a recent increase in national attention on the possible dangers of head trauma for athletes, it is important for coaches, parents and players to recognize symptoms of a concussion and also help lessen their likelihood of occurring.

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Researchers to study universal depression screening in adolescents

11/27/18

A research team at Penn State College of Medicine will study universal school based screening of adolescents for major depressive disorder with the help of a three-year, $2 million funding award from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute.

'Communicating Research to the Public' to be topic of Dec. 12 seminar

11/19/18

“Communicating Research to the Public” will be presented at the next Penn State Clinical and Translational Science Institute Bench to Bedside and Beyond Seminar Series from noon to 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 12.

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The Medical Minute: Preventing shingles through vaccination

11/14/18

While this season is usually associated with the flu vaccine, adults, especially those who are older than 50, should also consider getting a vaccine for shingles.

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Virtual reality helps Penn State Health St. Joseph pediatricians solve a problem

11/14/18

Doctors at Penn State Health St. Joseph Downtown Pediatric Practice had a problem. They found a solution in a pair of virtual reality goggles.

Gavin Gilhool, a former Penn State Children’s Hospital patient, with Jen Shade from WQXA-FM. Gavin fell 24 feet from a window at his home and was flown by Life Lion to the Children’s Hospital for treatment.

'Pay 4 Play' event benefits Children’s Hospital and sets new record

11/13/18

The 12th annual People’s "Pay 4 Play" on WQXA-FM 105.7 The X, held Nov. 8 and 9, raised a record-breaking $265,010 for Children’s Miracle Network at Penn State Children’s Hospital.

Dr. John Elfar, center, receives a check from Clare Thibodeaux, director of scientific affairs, Cures Within Reach, and Barbara Goodman, president and COO, Cures Within Reach.

Elfar’s severe limb trauma study wins CureAccelerator Live!

11/13/18

When a patient suffers a traumatic nerve injury, doctors can’t tell whether the nerve is crushed or severed without performing surgery. Dr. John Elfar, an orthopedic surgeon at Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, hopes to change that.

Schreyer Scholar alumna and MD/PhD student Kristin Lambert and family

Early choices set Scholar alumna down life-changing path in medicine

11/12/18

Schreyer Scholar alumna and Penn State MD/PhD student Kristin Lambert aspires to practice bench-to-bedside medicine and to mentor current honors students.

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New Mini-THON partnership aims to expand student leadership opportunities

11/9/18

Four Diamonds Mini-THON and the Pennsylvania Association of Student Councils have announced a strategic partnership to expand leadership opportunities and benefits for their students and schools by uniting in their shared goals of empowering students, developing leaders and inspiring acts of service.

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CNN: November 01, 2018
Superheroes are more violent than villains
"We actually found the protagonists were performing a greater amount of violence per hour than the antagonists," said John Muller, a medical student at Penn State.
MSN: October 19, 2018
Your Child's Mouth Could Reveal Their Obesity Risk
Scientists believe the bacteria that live in a toddler’s mouth could provide clues as to whether they will become obese.

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How much can you really learn while you're asleep?
Can you learn things while you're asleep? Penn State neuroscience doctoral candidate Jordan Gaines Lewis explains the facts behind the fiction.
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A solid foundation for improving diagnosis
Penn State Hershey has been actively addressing issues that can lead to diagnostic errors with programs from medical education through to the clinic.
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Gingrich elected to American Academy of Family Physicians Board of Directors

Hershey Medical Center hosts first STEM Goes Red event

State Police cadets learn how to ‘Stop the Bleed’

The Medical Minute: Understand the danger of concussion as winter sports begin

Researchers to study universal depression screening in adolescents

'Communicating Research to the Public' to be topic of Dec. 12 seminar

The Medical Minute: Preventing shingles through vaccination

Virtual reality helps Penn State Health St. Joseph pediatricians solve a problem

'Pay 4 Play' event benefits Children’s Hospital and sets new record

Elfar’s severe limb trauma study wins CureAccelerator Live!

Early choices set Scholar alumna down life-changing path in medicine

New Mini-THON partnership aims to expand student leadership opportunities

Penn State Health hospitals achieve A grades on Leapfrog safety report card

The Medical Minute: Why Naloxone rescue kits are now being prescribed

College of Medicine honored by Association for Healthcare Philanthropy

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