Medicine

Cancer Research Day showcases Penn State Cancer Institute research

An image of a mouse brain has different sections labeled using various colors.

Researcher leads $3.8 million project to map developing mice brains

A man dressed in personal protective equipment including a gown, mask and face shield prepares to enter a patient room. Signs indicating the use of personal protective equipment are posted around him.

Certain pre-existing conditions may double, triple mortality risk for COVID-19

A woman sits on the floor, her arms resting on her knees. She looks out the window on a sunny day.

Zgierska, colleagues work to reduce stigma in addiction terminology

Dr. Willis W. Willard III, wearing a suit and tie, holds the foot of a young boy on an exam table. Two nurses, dressed in white dresses and nursing caps, stand in the background. The boy wears shorts and a jacket and is smiling.

Hershey Medical Center: Celebrating 50 years of people helping people

A nurse gives a woman a flu shot

State health leader joins Penn State Health in urging flu vaccinations

The signature crescent on the campus of Hershey Medical Center and Penn State College of Medicine. Flowers are in the immediate foreground.

College of Medicine faculty, trainees recognized at EdVenture 2020

Dr. Cheston Berlin, who is wearing glasses and a suit and tie, shows a photo of himself from 1971.

Practicing in the 'Golden Age of Medicine'

Red, purple and gray cells are present in a sample of a brain of MuPyV-infected mice. The red cells are CD4 T-cells and the purple cells are CD8 tissue-resident-memory cells.

IL-21 protein a key part of immune response to central nervous system infections

A hand wearing a Smartwatch and holding a water bottle

Using wearable technology to prevent kidney stones

A man dressed in a suit and tie smiles for a photo

Estate of professor emeritus establishes $1 million endowed scholarship

collage of map, dna test, brain and lab

Bacteria virus combo may be cause of neonatal brain infections in Uganda

A man in a suit smiles for a photo

Machtay named Cancer Institute associate director for clinical research

On the left is an aerial photo of Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. On the right are photos of graduates Jennie Kriznik and Heather Schubert.

Public health preparedness master's students take on COVID-19-related projects

A man wearing a white shirt looks at an alarm clock while experiencing trouble sleeping

Insomnia, sleeping less than six hours may increase risk of cognitive impairment

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