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Camp Lionheart roars into its fifth year

Jul 29, 2021

The children attending a camp in Lebanon County all have something in common: they have heart disease. This was the fifth year for Camp Lionheart.

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Four Diamonds launches Play For The Kids

Jul 26, 2021

Four Diamonds at Penn State Health Children’s Hospital, a nonprofit gift fund, has launched Play For The Kids, the organization’s new, signature fundraising program that unites Four Diamonds supporters nationwide to conquer childhood cancer.

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Three-year heart transplant survival rate at Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center tops national average

Jul 26, 2021

Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center’s heart transplant program boasts a three-year survival rate nearly 10% higher than the national average, according to the most recent data.

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Adhering to guidelines for postoperative radiation therapy in Merkel cell carcinoma offers survival benefit for certain patients

Jul 22, 2021

A study by residents at Penn State College of Medicine confirmed that patients with Merkel cell carcinoma had a survival benefit from radiation therapy following surgical removal of the tumor.

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Penn State Health Children’s Hospital, College of Medicine researchers develop tool to reduce missed pediatric abusive head traumas

Jul 22, 2021

Penn State College of Medicine researchers have developed a child abuse screening tool that may prevent doctors from missing cases of abusive head trauma in pediatric patients.

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Trustees approve plan to expand number of private acute care patient rooms at Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

Jul 15, 2021

The Penn State Board of Trustees approved a $42.3 million project to provide renovated, private acute and intermediate care patient rooms at Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, following a recommendation from the board’s Committee on Finance, Business and Capital Planning.

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Healing hello for patients and visitors at new Hampden Medical Center: Art

Jul 15, 2021

The Hampden Art Committee researched what types of art would be most pleasing to patients and hand-picked some 400 pieces of art for the new Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center.

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Penn State Health moves COVID-19 vaccinations to select Medical Group practice locations

Jul 14, 2021

Penn State Health will offer COVID-19 vaccination appointments to individuals ages 12 and older at nine Medical Group practices throughout central Pennsylvania beginning Monday, July 26.

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Penn State Health St. Joseph Medical Center earns highest-level recognition for chest pain care

Jul 6, 2021

Penn State Health St. Joseph Medical Center has earned the highest recognition for chest pain care from the American College of Cardiology’s National Cardiovascular Data Registry Chest Pain – Myocardial Infarction Registry.

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Assessing the quality of health information in an age of information overload

Jul 1, 2021

Online sources can be helpful, but unfortunately, not all the information out there is accurate, and in some cases, misinformation can be downright dangerous.

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