Aug 8, 2018
Parents teach young children to bathe regularly, brush their teeth twice a day and keep their hair neat and clean. But when those children enter puberty and their bodies begin […]
Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center completed the first major step in becoming a latex-free health care facility. Effective December 2017, all disposable gloves used by surgical and […]
Richard Bagley will join Penn State Health as senior vice president and chief supply officer on Sept. 17. In this role, he will be responsible for developing and leading a […]
Aug 7, 2018
An intervention designed to promote healthy growth that taught first-time moms how to respond with age-appropriate responses to their babies' needs resulted in children having lower body mass indexes (BMIs) when they were three years old.
Cole Horne knows that being diagnosed with Burkett’s Lymphoma at age 6 was a life-changing moment, but his memories are not of the large tumor that had to be removed or the five months of chemotherapy that followed; he remembers the fun.
Aug 3, 2018
As Four Diamonds Mini-THON commemorates 25 years of helping families in the fight against childhood cancer, the program is celebrating the success of students, teachers and the community in raising more than $36 million over the last quarter century.
Aug 1, 2018
Anyone who has developed a kidney stone will tell you that the pain of passing one is worth an ounce of prevention.
Jul 31, 2018
By Carolyn Kimmel When Lorelei McIntyre-Brewer picks up a pen, her words—and her imagination—take her to places her heart never could. “When I write, it’s just me and my adventures, […]
Local Dairy Queen restaurants will celebrate the 13th annual Miracle Treat Day on Thursday, August 2 to benefit Penn State Health Children's Hospital, one of 170 hospitals supported by Children's Miracle Network Hospitals.
Jul 26, 2018
Dr. Elliot Vesell, founding chair of the Department of Pharmacology at Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center and assistant dean of graduate studies at Penn State College of Medicine, passed away July 23, 2018.
