Mark Faulkner, Penn State Health’s general counsel, has announced plans to retire. His decision brings to a close a legal career that began in 1972, and included providing legal services to Penn State, The Milton S Hershey Medical Center, and what evolved during his tenure into Penn State Health.
Click to view article: Faulkner to retire as general counsel of Penn State Health
For a patient awaiting a new organ – namely a liver or kidney – living donation provides a viable alternative and can often shorten a recipient’s wait time.
Click to view article: The Medical Minute: Living donors may benefit transplant patients
A child with an extremely rare -- and usually fatal -- condition is being discharged after spending the first 13 months of her life in the hospital.
Click to view article: Ramiah’s story: How patient care and medical innovation helped her overcome obstacles
Dr. Deepa Sekhar has been appointed executive director of Penn State PRO Wellness. Sekhar, a pediatrician at Penn State Health and an associate professor of pediatrics at Penn State College of Medicine, assumed the post this month.
Click to view article: Sekhar named new leader of Penn State PRO Wellness
Everyone gets hiccups. And nearly everyone has a theory about the cause and the cure.
Click to view article: The Medical Minute: Causes and cures of hiccups remain elusive
Penn State researchers have developed an evidence-based predictive tool physicians can use to help confirm, exclude and report suspected cases of abusive head trauma.
Click to view article: New, evidence-based diagnostic tool developed for abusive head trauma
Mount Joy resident Tim Card made history at Penn State Cancer Institute as the first recipient of CAR-T therapy. Follow his journey to remission.
Click to view article: Unintentional pioneer
What is considered normal memory loss? Is memory loss simply a part of aging and is there a way to slow it down?
Click to view article: Ask Us Anything About… Memory Loss
Nearly half of adults habitually snore when they sleep. For some, it’s not a problem. For others, it may affect the quality of their bed partner’s rest. It can also be associated with sleep apnea.
Click to view article: The Medical Minute: The causes and complications of snoring
People with cancer are more than four times more likely to commit suicide than people without cancer, according to Penn State College of Medicine researchers.
Click to view article: Suicide risk more than quadruples for people with cancer
