Nov 17, 2021
It’s well known that smoking causes lung cancer. But a new study suggests you can lower―or even erase―the risk of dying from lung cancer associated with continuous smoking if you quit when you’re young.
After successfully donating her kidney to a former co-worker in a surgery at Hershey Medical Center, Lauren Gydosh is raising awareness of organ donation with an award-winning Donate Life design.
Nov 16, 2021
Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center has appointed Jody Reyes as senior vice president and chief operating officer.
Nov 10, 2021
Concussion patients are getting out of bed, coming back into the daylight and engaging in protected exercise earlier to stave off the effects of a concussion.
Penn State Health has earned national recognition for supporting veterans and their families through its hiring and employment practices.
Nov 4, 2021
Charles Millard, co-founder of Four Diamonds, died this morning (Nov. 4) in Washington state of a brain injury resulting from a fall he suffered hours earlier.
Nov 3, 2021
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Nov. 2 gave emergency authorization for use of the Pfizer BioNTech vaccine for children as young as 5 years old. A pediatrician answers questions.
Penn State Health is now administering doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to children ages 5 to 17 years old at its dedicated vaccination sites in Berks, Cumberland, Dauphin and Lancaster counties.
Oct 28, 2021
Dr. Tjiauw-Ling Tan is celebrating 50 years as a psychiatrist with the College of Medicine, and at 86, he has no plans to retire anytime soon.
More than 400 pounds of medication and 20 sharps containers were collected during Penn State Health’s National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day on Oct. 23.