The facility dog program at Penn State Children’s Hospital has grown from four legs to eight with the addition of Becky, a golden retriever.
Click to view article: Child Life at Penn State Children’s Hospital welcomes second facility dog
Cleaning out your medicine cabinet is about more than having a tidy bathroom. In an age of opioid addiction, it can also prevent leftover medications from getting into the wrong hands.
Click to view article: The Medical Minute: How to safely dispose of opioids
People with obesity are more likely to develop a rapid and irregular heart rate, called atrial fibrillation, which can lead to stroke, heart failure and other complications, according to Penn State College of Medicine researchers.
Click to view article: Obesity linked with higher chance of developing rapid, irregular heart rate
The Penn State Cancer Institute and broader Penn State community are mourning the passing of alumnus and longtime cancer research philanthropist Warren Gittlen.
Click to view article: Remembering cancer research philanthropist Warren Gittlen
A lot of people seem to put stock in the “stage” of cancer with which they or their loved one has been diagnosed. We learn more about the stages of cancer from Dr. Joseph Drabick, chief of hematology and oncology at Penn State Cancer Institute.
Click to view article: Ask Us Anything About… The Stages of Cancer
A drive-through prescription drug take-back event will take place on Saturday, April 28 on the campus of Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center.
Click to view article: Unwanted drugs, needles and syringes accepted at upcoming event
Many people accept deteriorating eyesight as an inevitable part of getting older, but blurry or distorted vision – such as when straight lines appear wavy – could be signs of age-related macular degeneration.
Click to view article: The Medical Minute: Are you at risk for macular degeneration?
The flavor of an e-cigarette may affect more than a consumer’s taste buds, according to Penn State researchers who say the chemicals that make up the different flavors also produce different levels of free radicals.
Click to view article: Flavor affects free radicals produced by e-cigarettes
All children have moments of moodiness, but family medicine doctors and pediatricians may doubt their abilities to tell the difference between normal irritability and possibly bigger issues, according to Penn State researchers.
Click to view article: Primary care doctors may be unsure when kids’ bad moods are serious or not
The grant will provide support for development of new cancer treatment drugs, clinical trials to test promising new therapies and recruitment of leading cancer researchers in key disciplines.
Click to view article: Highmark Health grants $25 million to Penn State Health to advance cancer research and innovative therapies
