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
Six Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center residents were honored by Penn State College of Medicine MD students for their excellence in teaching.
Click to view article: Penn State Health residents honored for excellence in teaching College of Medicine MD students
Clinicians, researchers and administrators with Penn State Health at Penn State College of Medicine have united to fight the opioid crisis. Their weapons are evidence-based clinical treatment, research and education, and they are aiming at every phase of the problem - from pre-addiction through treatment and recovery.
Click to view article: Penn State mounts broad attack on opioid addiction in Pennsylvania
“Improving Collaboration Through a Strong Online Presence” will be presented at the next Penn State Clinical and Translational Science Institute Bench to Bedside and Beyond Seminar Series, taking place noon to 1 p.m. Jan. 24.
Click to view article: Registration open for program on improving collaboration through a strong online presence
As part of its LiveB1G series, the Big Ten Network has featured Penn State's Nina Jablonski, Evan Pugh University Professor of Anthropology, and her groundbreaking study of the science of skin color and the flawed notion of "race."
Click to view article: Big Ten Network features Penn State investigator's study on science of skin color
Penn State Clinical and Translational Science Institute is accepting applications for both its yearlong and summer training programs for students interested in learning the fundamentals of translational science.
Click to view article: Applications now open for translational research training programs
Steven Hicks, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Penn State College of Medicine, is the lead author on a recent paper showing that a salivary test based on multiple RNA features can accurately identify children with autism spectrum disorder.
Click to view article: Researcher's work highlights possibility of salivary test for autism
Thirty-two emerging leaders were invited to attend the Leadership Academy, a joint effort of the College of Medicine’s Office of Faculty Development, Penn State Smeal College of Business and Penn State Executive Programs aimed at promoting strategic leadership and management skills among leaders.
Click to view article: Leadership Academy expands horizons of emerging leaders
Guy Townsend, PhD, Assistant Professor at Penn State College of Medicine, recently had a paper on the human gut microbiome published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of the Sciences.
Click to view article: New paper highlights effects of dietary sugar consumption on microbiome
Kirsteen Browning, PhD, was recently appointed associate director of the MD/PhD Medical Scientist Training Program at Penn State College of Medicine.
Click to view article: Browning joins MD/PhD program as associate director
