Author: Penn State Health News

An older woman suffering from leg pain holds her ankle at home.

The Medical Minute: Chronic venous insufficiency: Top tips for managing this common condition

Jul 23, 2025

Leg swelling, aching and varicose veins may signal chronic venous insufficiency. A Penn State Health vascular expert shares tips to help you reduce your risk for this common vein condition.

A nurse stands at a computer, looking to the side as she speaks with a patient. They are in a hospital emergency room treatment bay.

Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center earns prestigious Emergency Nurses Association award

Jul 23, 2025

Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center has received the Emergency Nurses Association (ENA) 2025 Lantern Award, recognizing the excellence of its caregivers in incorporating evidence-based practice and innovation.

Two men wearing Walk With a Doc T-shirts smile as they walk at City Park in Reading. Behind them, three other people walk along the path.

Walk this way: Penn State Health’s prescription for movement and connection

Jun 30, 2025

Penn State Health’s free walking programs, Walk With a Doc and StoryWalk, help community members move their bodies while connecting with other people.

Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center is lit up in red and white lights as an orchestra plays on a lit stage in front of the building's signature Crescent. A crowd of a couple thousand people looks on.

Penn State Health and College of Medicine to host Independence Day celebration – CANCELED

Jun 27, 2025

This evening’s event is canceled due to possible inclement weather.

Dr. Sushrutha Sridhar, left, talks to Dr. Stephanie Estes of Penn State Health Obstetrics and Gynecology in a doctor’s office. Sridhar is wearing a flowered dress, and Estes is wearing a white lab coat. An ultrasound image of a uterus is shown on a screen between them.

The Medical Minute: Irregular periods, weight gain and facial hair? It could be PCOS

Jun 25, 2025

More than 5 million women in the U.S. have polycystic ovarian syndrome, or PCOS, the most common hormone disorder among women. Penn State Health physicians explain what causes the condition and how to manage its symptoms.

A middle-aged woman hikes in the mountains. She is walking on top of a mountain ridge, holding hiking poles, smiling and looking down.

The Medical Minute: Top 7 tips for safe outdoor exercise

Jun 18, 2025

Exercising in nature has its benefits, but it also comes with some risks. A sports medicine physician at Penn State Health Orthopedics in Reading shares his top tips for staying safe and avoiding injury while being active outdoors.

A man and a woman stand side-by-side talking in a community garden. The woman is holding a container with several potted plants. Both individuals are smiling.

Penn State Health prioritizes mental well-being, food and nutrition security, and physical well-being to advance health equity

Jun 17, 2025

Penn State Health will focus on three top-priority community health needs as it continues to work toward its broader goal of improving health equity in the communities it serves.

Aerial view of Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center on a sunny day.

Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center and Teamsters Local 776 finalize new three-year collective bargaining agreement

Jun 13, 2025

Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center is proud to announce the ratification of a new three-year collective bargaining agreement, effective July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2028. The […]

The Medical Minute: Prostate cancer screening can be a lifesaver

Jun 12, 2025

About one in eight men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer ─ the second-leading cause of cancer death in men, the American Cancer Society says. A Penn State Health urologic oncology surgeon explains when to get checked and how it’s treated.

Photos of Angela Sonon and Valerie Ritter are superimposed over an external photo of Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center.

Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center appoints Sonon, Ritter to executive roles

Jun 12, 2025

Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center has named Angela Sonon senior vice president and chief operating officer and Valerie Ritter vice president and chief nursing officer, effective June 1.

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