Feb 28, 2017
Adolescents with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) use emergency department services four times as often as their peers without autism, according to Penn State College of Medicine researchers.
Feb 27, 2017
Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center presented CPR in Schools Training Kits to representatives of 22 schools from across central Pennsylvania.
Feb 23, 2017
Millions of people across the United States struggle with eating disorders. With so much public discussion about obesity and healthy eating, conversations about weight and BMI – or body mass index – can even make the problem worse.
Feb 20, 2017
Penn State Cancer Institute has appointed Jeffrey M. Peters, distinguished professor of molecular toxicology and carcinogenesis in the College of Agricultural Sciences and the Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences at Penn State, as its new deputy director.
Feb 19, 2017
The patients, families, faculty, and staff at Penn State Health Children's Hospital have something to say to the thousands of Penn State students who made THON 2017 happen.
Feb 15, 2017
Ask any doctor what can be done to maintain a healthy heart and the answer will most likely be eat healthy and exercise regularly. But what happens when someone's heart is not healthy and does not pump blood properly?
The PA Breast Cancer Coalition honored Nancy Lill, assistant professor of pharmacology at Penn State Cancer Institute, with a $50,000 grant to take the next steps with her research into triple-negative breast cancer.
Penn State Health has appointed Kimberly Lansford as its chief compliance officer, effective Feb. 20.
THON represents the culmination of a year-long fundraising effort that engages 16,500 student volunteers. It is the largest student-run philanthropy in the world. Since 1977, THON has raised more than $147 million for Four Diamonds.
Feb 9, 2017
A Penn State Cancer Institute expert says a new report on cancer disparities invites a deeper examination by local health care organizations about the work that needs to be done.
