Mar 24, 2022
At least 100 vehicles representing more than 75 organizations filled the night sky with flashing lights of many different colors, all in an effort to brighten the spirits of patients and families at Penn State Health Children’s Hospital.
Mar 23, 2022
More than half of people with diabetes will develop diabetic retinopathy, one of the leading causes of legal blindness in the U.S., yet fewer than half of patients with diabetes get their annual screenings.
Mar 18, 2022
Gifts to Children’s Miracle Network at Penn State Health Children’s Hospital totaled $73,646 during Penn State Health Children’s Week, a virtual fundraising week held March 7-11.
Mar 16, 2022
Endometriosis, an inflammatory condition affecting 10% of women, causes severe pelvic pain and other complications. There’s no way to prevent it, but treatments are available to help manage the pain.
Mar 9, 2022
While over-the-counter tests for colon cancer provide results that can prevent a life-threatening illness, it’s better to think of them more as the sidekick to the real hero: colonoscopy. A Penn State Health physician discusses why it’s still the gold standard and why now it’s a must for a younger demographic.
Wendy and Ronald Gilbert treasure a tangible reminder of their son, Dylan, who passed away last year – a 3D representation of his heartbeat – created as a legacy gift.
Mar 4, 2022
Meg Snead, acting secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services (DHS), visited Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center for a media event March 1 to spotlight joint efforts to improve maternal health services in central Pennsylvania.
Mar 3, 2022
College of Medicine researchers received more than $4 million to design a wireless pump that will act as the missing right ventricle in certain people born with heart defects.
Mar 2, 2022
The Pennsylvania Medical Society has named Dr. Gayatra Mainali, a pediatric neurologist at Penn State Health Children’s Hospital, an “Everyday Hero.”
Insurance companies are telling inflammatory bowel disease patients that they must switch to biosimilars for coverage to continue. A nurse practitioner from the Carlino Family IBD Center at Penn State Health says there’s no need to stress about it.
