Hershey

Listening, connecting hallmarks of new Hershey Medical Center president's style

2/6/19

Deborah Berini, Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center president, devotes two hours each week to shadowing employees in the hospital to improve communication and advocate for staff and patients.

Researcher to study how adversity can lead to susceptibility to disease

2/6/19

How adversity early in life can lead to susceptibility to disease will be studied through a project initially funded through Penn State Clinical and Translational Science Institute’s Bridges to Translation pilot grant program. Idan Shalev, Mark T. Greenberg Early Career Professor for the Study of Children's Health and Development, and assistant professor of biobehavioral health, was recently awarded funding through the National Institute on Aging to better understand how immune cells react and adapt to stress.

Members of the Pediatric Oncology team at Penn State Children’s Hospital stand in a semi-circle. One woman kneels, holding in her arms a collection of bowling pins. The team is participating in in National Wear Red Day.

Penn State Health 'goes red' for women's heart health

2/6/19

Penn State Health and Penn State College of Medicine faculty, staff and students helped raise awareness of women’s heart health by wearing red on National Wear Red Day Feb. 1.

Cannabinoid compounds may inhibit growth of colon cancer cells

2/6/19

Medical marijuana has gained attention in recent years for its potential to relieve pain and short-term anxiety and depression. Now, Penn State College of Medicine researchers say some cannabinoid compounds may actually inhibit the growth of colon cancer cells in the lab.

Nine women and men stand in a row front of easels and drawn curtains, behind chairs positioned at a table.

Exceptional Moments in Teaching honorees take center stage

2/5/19

During the past 17 months, George Blackall, director of the Office for a Respectful Learning Environment, has collected 758 narratives from College of Medicine students hoping to recognize someone who both challenged and changed them. The program, Blackall says, is helping to make the College of Medicine an even better place for tomorrow’s medical professionals.

Researcher to study exercise and medication adherence in breast cancer survivors

2/5/19

The American Cancer Society has awarded $728,000 in funding to Penn State College of Medicine researcher Shirley Bluethmann to study whether exercise reduces joint pain and increases adherence to a type of potentially lifesaving medication, called aromatase inhibitors, in women who have survived breast cancer.

Thyroid cancer incidence associated with malpractice climate

2/4/19

The incidence of thyroid cancer was associated with malpractice payouts in a recent study by Penn State Cancer Institute researchers. Because thyroid cancer is not usually fatal, the findings suggest that physicians sometimes offer unnecessary testing to avoid being sued.