Location: Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

A group of people in parkas riding skis gather at the base of a mountain striped with ski runs. One is seated on a sit-ski, a device that balances his body on a single runner, and his legs are propped in front of him.

Saying yes: Adaptive Ski Day helps people with life-altering injuries find purpose

Feb 6, 2024

For Lebanon resident Bill Hoffman, Adaptive Ski Day is as life-changing as the accident he's overcoming.

Four people in a hospital room talk behind surgical masks. One is a child, who sits on a woman's lap. The child's shirt has been pull aside. He gestures at a man who stands taking notes on a pad.

The voice: Four Diamonds-funded translator helps families struck by childhood cancer

Feb 5, 2024

When dancers take the floor at THON, one of the outcomes they're dancing for is Ernesto Garcia, medical interpreter in the pediatric hematology-oncology unit at Penn State Health Children's Hospital.

A table has a blue table cloth over it that says "Penn State Health." On top of the table is a small Nittany Lion statue.

Penn State Health, College of Medicine recognize staff, faculty and student accomplishments

Feb 1, 2024

Penn State Health his compiled the following list of awards and appointments from Oct. 1 through Dec. 31, 2023.

Female doctor applying hearing aid to senior woman's ear.

The Medical Minute: Hearing impairment can lead to depression, isolation, dementia

Jan 31, 2024

Left unchecked, hearing loss can lead to lead to social isolation and depression – two conditions proven to hasten dementia. A Penn State Health expert sounds off on what you can do about it.

Closeup of a newborn in a onesie being held, and the baby’s right hand is wrapped around an adult finger.

The Medical Minute: Myths, realities of birth defects

Jan 24, 2024

Plenty of misinformation circulates about what causes birth defects in unborn babies. A Penn State Health expert helps separate the myths from the realities.

A woman dressed in scrubs is sitting at a table with a man. She is taking his blood pressure. They are both smiling.

Penn State Health’s first Community Benefit Report highlights work to improve public health

Jan 18, 2024

Penn State Health’s first Community Benefit Report highlights efforts to improve public health in Central Pennsylvania.

A doctor gestures and smiles at a patient on a video screen

Take the hospital home: Program allows people to recover in their own beds

Jan 17, 2024

About 280 Hershey Medical Center patients have done their recuperating at their homes through the new Home Recovery Care program.

A woman in scrubs and a surgical mask holds a blood bag full of plasma.

The Medical Minute: Calling all blood donors – especially young ones

Jan 17, 2024

Blood banks are looking for donors everywhere, but if you’re 17 to 35, step to the front of the line. A Penn State Health expert discusses why younger donors are needed more than ever.

Sweaty, blond-haired woman resting after a hard workout on a sports field.

The Medical Minute: 75 Hard, 75 Soft and how to keep your fitness resolutions

Jan 10, 2024

75 Hard, a popular fitness routine, promises to change your life – but it’s intense. A Penn State College of Medicine expert discusses how you can achieve results with lower impact.

Doris Shank stands in front of x-ray images of a breast.

Doris Shank: Without clinical trials ‘people like me would have no hope’

Jan 9, 2024

She is director of the Penn State Cancer Institute Clinical Trial Office. And she has benefited from that research.

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