Category: Medical Minute

Mom and girl touch foreheads as girl gets ready for school. Girl is wearing a school uniform and backpack.

The Medical Minute: Parents, add these health tips to your back-to-school to-do list

Aug 5, 2025

Your child needs more than school supplies to get ready for the new school year. Two Penn State Health pediatricians share tips to help parents ease the back-to-school transition.

Mature couple walks together in nature on sunny day.

The Medical Minute: The outdoors is calling: Head outside to reduce your stroke risk

Jul 30, 2025

Outdoor exercise helps boost activity and lower stroke risk. A Penn State Health stroke care coordinator shares simple tips to help you stay safe while getting outside and moving.

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.

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.

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.

Two women sit at a table looking at a plate of food. A diabetes booklet is on the left. The woman on the left is wearing a knit top, glasses and a name badge. The woman on the right is wearing a long-sleeved top and is holding a cherry tomato.

The Medical Minute: The ABCs of diabetes

May 28, 2025

More than 38 million Americans are part of a club they never wanted to join – the 11.6% of the population living with diabetes. But the lead diabetes program coordinator at Penn State Health St. Joseph Medical Center says there’s good news: it’s not too late to take action.

The Medical Minute: Leaky bladder? Why it happens (and what you can do about it)

May 14, 2025

As she neared her 70s, her fourth decade as a dog trainer, Polly Hornberger of Birdsboro, Berks County, faced a new challenge when preparing for dog shows. “I was doing […]

A woman rubs her head as she sits up in bed.

The Medical Minute: Stroke: The women’s condition no one talks about

May 7, 2025

Strokes and heart attacks are often believed to be more common in men, but women make up half of all stroke cases. A neurologist from Penn State Health explains the specific health factors that may increase stroke risk in women.

Dr. Alison Chetlen, left, touches a patient’s arm as she positions her in front of a mammography machine. Chetlen is wearing a white coat with her name and “Radiology” on the upper-right.

The Medical Minute: What does it mean to have dense breasts?

Apr 30, 2025

Dense breasts contain more tissue than fat and can make breast cancer harder to detect. A Penn State Health breast imaging radiologist explains what other screening options may improve early detection.

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