National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day on April 27 aims to provide a safe, convenient and responsible means of disposing of unused or expired prescription drugs, while also educating the general public about the potential for abuse of medications.
Since the start of April, three mumps cases have been confirmed at Penn State's University Park campus, and two more cases are suspected. With the Blue-White Game this weekend, UHS is recommending that anyone showing symptoms of mumps, or who has been in close contact with a student with mumps, to not attend the game and large social functions in an attempt to stop further spread of the disease.
Penn State University Health Services is reporting that two cases of mumps have been confirmed on the University Park campus.
Penn State Living In Our Natural Selves team (LIONS), a collaboration between Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) and University Health Services (UHS) offers transgender care through counseling, treatment plans, and gender-affirming hormone therapy. LIONS consists of medical providers, mental health providers, and case managers dedicated to supporting transgender and gender diverse students contemplating gender-affirming therapies.
Penn State University Health Services is encouraging students to follow a series of illness prevention techniques to protect against respiratory illnesses that are frequently seen on university campuses this time of year.
Penn State celebrated three University Health Services (UHS) physicians for International Women’s Day on March 8: Senior Director Robin E. Oliver, Infectious Disease Manager Michelle Haffner and LIONS Team Lead Physician Yvonne Patterson.
Penn State’s Exercise is Medicine on Campus program has received gold level status from the American College of Sports Medicine. Penn State is among 60 colleges and universities that will be recognized for their EIMOC programs. The awards will be given as part of the 2017 Exercise is Medicine World Congress on May 31.
As part of National Nutrition Month in March, the Student Nutrition Association, in partnership with the Department of Nutritional Sciences and University Healthy Services (UHS) at Penn State, hosted “Put Your Best Fork Forward,” a series of classes for undergraduate students focusing on preparing healthy meals on a budget.
University Health Services (UHS) has achieved a three-year accreditation by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC). This accreditation distinguishes UHS from many other outpatient facilities, citing its dedication to providing the highest quality of care to its patients.
The pharmacy at the Student Health Center is a hive of activity. For the 10 pharmacists and technicians working behind the counter -- whether talking to patients or answering calls -- cold and flu season is a hectic time of year. But for Rex, a technician of sorts, today is like every other: eight or so hours devoted to counting pills and filling hundreds of prescription bottles -- over and over and over again.
As a general practice, Penn State's University Health Services (UHS) continuously monitors all infectious diseases, regardless of where the infected person may have been diagnosed. While the Ebola virus poses little risk to the U.S. general population, it has been mentioned frequently in the news and has raised questions about travel to and from various regions of the world.
As an international university, Penn State officials in August identified and contacted about 80 individuals from across the institution who before the start of the academic year had been to regions with suspected Ebola outbreaks. The individuals received follow-up screenings from University medical professionals. None of the individuals have contracted the virus and there is no threat to the campus community.
Students are reminded that they must have two doses of the measles-mumps-rubella vaccine.
University Health Services and Penn State Strength and Fitness are teaming up to launch the Penn State Fitness Challenge.
University Health Services will be offering the last flu vaccine clinic of the semester from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Jan. 28, in 205 Student Health Center. Thanks to a donation of the flu vaccine from the Pennsylvania Department of Health, the clinic will be free.
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- University Health Services (UHS) will remain open until 5 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 29. Students with appointments will be seen as scheduled. A small number of appointments have been canceled and those patients have been contacted. Students who wish to re-schedule or cancel an appointment may call (814) 863-0774 or visit myUHS at http://studentaffairs.psu.edu/health/myUHS/.
