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.
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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.
Pilot grants available from Clinical and Translational Science Institute
9/24/18
As part of its mission to accelerate discoveries to benefit human health, the Penn State Clinical and Translational Science Institute will award up to $300,000 in funding for pilot projects through its Bridges to Translation V pilot grant program. A request for application workshop will be held on Oct. 17 at the University Park campus; lunch will be provided and is an opportunity for networking to promote collaboration. Registration is required by Oct. 3. Transportation will be available from Hershey to University Park with registration.
College of Medicine to host American Cancer Society grant workshop
9/21/18
The Penn State College of Medicine will host a regional workshop with the American Cancer Society from 9 to 10:30 a.m. on Nov. 14 to introduce participants to the society’s research portfolio and explore the types of competitive grants it awards to cancer researchers.
The Medical Minute: Navigating new car seat guidelines to keep kids safe
9/19/18
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, one child under the age of 13 is involved in a crash every 33 seconds.
From preemie to premed: Former NICU baby ready for career in medicine
9/19/18
One recent August morning on the seventh floor of Penn State Children’s Hospital, Tiffany Seibert shared an embrace with Dr. Charles Palmer, 21 years after they first met.
College of Medicine Dean's Lecture to highlight CAR T-cell therapy
9/18/18
Dr. Carl June, Richard W. Vague Professor in Immunotherapy in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, will present “Car T-cells: Building Smarter Cars” at the 2018 Fall Dean’s Lecture at Penn State College of Medicine.
Clinical and Translational Science Institute program welcomes new scholar
9/18/18
Penn State Clinical and Translational Science Institute has welcomed a new scholar in its program that invests in early-career faculty. Dr. Steven Hicks, assistant professor of pediatrics, was named into the institute’s KL2 Training Program, which gives researchers establishing themselves in their fields dedicated time to help their findings benefit human health more quickly while becoming successful, independent translational scientists.
Early morning concrete pour marks next phase of Children's Hospital expansion
9/14/18
A parade of 24 concrete trucks in the early morning hours marked the next phase of the three-floor expansion of Penn State Children’s Hospital.
Penn State Health presents sketch plan for new hospital to township officials
9/13/18
Plans for a new Penn State Health acute care hospital in Cumberland County reached another milestone Thursday evening (Sept. 13), when engineers presented a conceptual sketch plan for Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center to the Hampden Township Planning Commission.
The Medical Minute: Suicide: A public health crisis
9/13/18
Each day in the United States, 123 people take their own lives. For each of those deaths, at least 25 more people attempt suicide. The statistics from the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention support Dr. Ahmad Hameed’s opinion that suicide has become a public health crisis.
Building a safer heart pump
9/13/18
Blood pumps are increasingly a bridge-to-transplant for patients with end-stage heart disease or heart failure, but blood clots and strokes can put patients in peril before they receive a donor heart. Now a four-year, $3 million grant from the National Institutes of Health may solve this problem and perhaps open the pumps' use for less-sick patients who could benefit from them.
Brian recognized for Exceptional Moments in Teaching
9/12/18
Dr. Pamela Brian, a radiologist at Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, is the August winner of Penn State College of Medicine’s “Exceptional Moment in Teaching” program.
Patient bias forum offers insight into protecting providers
9/12/18
Penn State Health and Penn State College of Medicine hosted 25 organizations for a recent forum titled “Protecting Providers from Patient Bias.”