Jul 2, 2010
As many of the day-shift employees are just arriving, still shaking off the morning grog and sipping coffee, Kevin Staveley-O’Carroll, MD, Ph.D., is already in surgical scrubs and doing something […]
Early children’s hospitals were places to keep sick kids comfortable, administer medicine, and take vital signs. There wasn’t a lot of hands-on healing happening. Instead, the main duty of the […]
When talk turns to critical health issues among women, common issues such as the appropriateness of the recent controversial mammography guidelines get the most attention. However, an often overlooked health […]
Jul 1, 2010
Dan McDougal, MD, ’71, passed away on May 10, from ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease). The story below was written just before his passing. When he was a young child, the […]
Students at medical schools everywhere have their up and down days. They listen to lectures and try to make sense of hundreds of new concepts sent their way in a […]
To really appreciate this story, we have to start at the end—simply put, there are people alive today because of a discovery made by an oncology fellow in the mid […]
In the wake of an autism diagnosis−one of the most puzzling of human conditions−a family’s journey to create order out of chaos begins. Researchers estimate that as many as one […]
With an artistic eye and a knack for photography, Peter Houts, PhD, brought the beauty and splendor of the Hershey Gardens into the halls of the new Penn State Hershey […]
Dale Maljevac, R.N., a Life Lion Critical Care Transport nurse and Public Relations and Outreach Coordinator, has always wanted to share his smile and spread smiles to those around him. […]
Four years of hard work and dedication all lead to one of the most anticipated, nerve-wracking, and potentially joyous days in the life of a medical student—Match Day. And for […]
