The Medical Minute: Mental health, overall wellness for breast cancer patients
10/3/18
It’s bad enough that breast cancer attacks physical health, but it can also take a toll on mental health and overall wellness.
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Freeman recognized for 'Exceptional Moments in Teaching'
10/3/18
Dr. Michael Freeman, a pediatric nephrologist and ethicist with Penn State Children’s Hospital, is featured for October in Penn State College of Medicine’s “Exceptional Moments in Teaching” program.
Boehmer chosen as new College of Medicine associate dean for faculty affairs
10/3/18
Dr. John Boehmer, professor of medicine and surgery, and former president of the Penn State College of Medicine Faculty Organization, has been selected as the College of Medicine's new associate dean for faculty affairs. He will replace Dr. Carol Weisman when she steps down as associate dean in July 2019.
College of Medicine's Continuing Education program achieves reaccreditation
10/3/18
Penn State College of Medicine’s Continuing Education program recently achieved Accreditation with Commendation from the Accreditation Council on Continuing Medical Education.
Seminar to discuss challenges and opportunities in rural communities
10/3/18
“Illustrating Rural Health Research Through Breast Cancer Survivorship” 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 Oct. 30. This seminar will be held in H4504 at Penn State College of Medicine, streamed to 116 Henderson at University Park, and streamed online via Zoom. Register at bit.ly/B3Oct2018.
Penn State trustee's gifts to create ag sci professorship, medical scholarship
10/2/18
During a Sept. 30 ceremony held at the residence of Penn State President Eric Barron, Penn State trustee Keith E. Masser and his wife, Helen E. Masser, signed documents to create a professorship in the Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences and a scholarship in the Penn State College of Medicine.
New predictive models may transform personalized treatment of infectious disease
10/2/18
A new National Institutes of Health (NIH) High-Risk, High-Reward grant will allow Penn State’s Steven Schiff and team to explore a radically changed approach to predicting, preventing and treating infectious disease at the individual level at point-of-care. This venture provides the researchers an opportunity to explore a new way of addressing critical unmet needs, especially in the developing world.
Computer model may help scientists split up, reassemble proteins on command
10/2/18
Researchers say that a computer-guided algorithm they created may help scientists find just the right spot to split a protein and then reassemble it to functionality. They add this could be another step — perhaps even a dance step — toward using chemical and light signals to create new medical treatments — for instance CAR T-cell therapy — and biosensors.
Schuylkill Valley Family Practice joins Penn State Health
10/1/18
A practice whose providers are known for a 35-year tradition of providing community-focused family medicine services to Berks and Schuylkill county residents is now part of Penn State Health Medical Group.
Clinical and Translational Science Institute awards six pilot grants
10/1/18
Penn State Clinical and Translational Science Institute is helping generate innovative health research ideas and promoting collaboration through the awarding of pilot grants in its Bridges to Translation IV program. This program seeks to link researchers not traditionally in health research with those who can help mold a new idea. Six diverse projects have been funded, giving researchers an opportunity to further explore new ideas and gather more information in preparation for larger grant opportunities from outside organizations.
John E. Morgan Foundation named inaugural Foundation Partner of the Year
9/28/18
Penn State has named the John E. Morgan Foundation its inaugural Foundation Partner of the Year. The award recognizes the Morgan Foundation’s long history of philanthropy toward a wide range of programs across the University.
The Medical Minute: Healthy volunteers vital to clinical trials
9/27/18
There is an ongoing need for healthy volunteers in clinical research studies that can lead to health care breakthroughs that provide better drugs and treatments for patients.
Helping Josiah be Josiah: A story about friendship
9/26/18
When he was diagnosed with leukemia in 2014, Four Diamonds child Josiah Garcia turned to his best friend to help him feel less like a kid with cancer, and more like just a kid.
Milton S. Hershey Medical Center honors exceptional nurses at awards dinner
9/26/18
More than 600 nurses from Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center were recently honored for outstanding patient care and professional achievements at the 14th annual Nursing Recognition Dinner.
Developing a quick-acting foam for treating wounds on the battlefield
9/25/18
A new grant will help Penn State researchers develop an innovative foam that helps seal wounds quickly — whether on the battlefield, in rural areas, or in other isolated locations far from hospitals.