Location: Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

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Medical center and college honored for commitment to diversity

Oct 18, 2019

Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center and Penn State College of Medicine recently received the 2019 Health Professions Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine.

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Adapting electronic medical records may help decrease resistance to antibiotics

Oct 17, 2019

Adapting features of the electronic medical record system used by doctors in caring for their patients may improve efforts to prevent antibiotic drug resistance, according to Penn State research.

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Medical Minute: Providers help women cope with pain of infant loss

Oct 16, 2019

For women who suffer the devastation of an infant loss during pregnancy, emotions can run the gamut. They may feel guilty, angry or even relieved. No matter the feeling, expressing those emotions plays a big role in adapting to life after such a tragic event.

Child Life Assistant Tiffaney Horner places special glasses on the face of 2-year-old Ava Lawson as her sister Aurora, 3, looks on. Ava is seated in a toy car. In the near background is a table with sunglasses, shirts, cups and other merchandise on it.

Pediatric patients celebrate Halloween early

Oct 16, 2019

Pediatric patients and their families at Penn State Children's Hospital enjoyed a Halloween party, complete with costumes, games and crafts.

Dr. John Pennock, wearing a sport jacket and tie, wraps an arm around Constance Murray. Both are standing in a room surrounded by other people with signs and T-shirts that say “Save Lives.”

Hershey Medical Center heart transplant program boasts best survival rate in Mid-Atlantic region

Oct 15, 2019

One hundred percent of all patients who receive a heart transplant at Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center survive for at least one year post-surgery, according to the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients (SRTR).

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Rite Aid grant to help fund Penn State Children’s Hospital camps

Oct 14, 2019

Penn State Children’s Hospital will use a $283,000 grant from the Rite Aid Foundation to continue and grow 11 camps for children with special medical needs.

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The Medical Minute: Hand sanitizers effective, but handwashing is better

Oct 9, 2019

Hand sanitizers are convenient alternatives to handwashing, and they do work. But when it comes to keeping germs away as we enter the cold and flu season, nothing beats a good scrubbing with soap and water.

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Hershey Medical Center is the first in the region to implement advanced robotic technology for complex spine procedures

Oct 9, 2019

Patients seeking treatment for debilitating neck or back conditions may benefit from a new cutting edge tool in use at Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center.

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Hershey Medical Center personnel provide free health screenings for Lebanon students

Oct 7, 2019

Nurses, physicians and medical students from Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center visited Northwest Elementary School in Lebanon to provide health screenings for students.

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The Medical Minute: Making ADHD less stressful on the family

Oct 2, 2019

Parenting is hard work. Parenting a child who struggles with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder is even more difficult. According to one psychologist, the best situation is when parents and teachers work together to manage behaviors and promote the child’s success.

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