Dec 21, 2017
Implanting a shunt or endoscopically reducing intracranial pressure and reducing fluid production are equally effective in treating infants with hydrocephalus caused by brain infections, according to an international team of researchers, but endoscopy may have fewer down-the-line complications.
Dec 15, 2017
Two of Pennsylvania's leading health organizations, Penn State Health and Highmark Health, today announced plans for an innovative strategic partnership aimed at securing the future of health care in the region.
Dec 14, 2017
A new faculty-focused website at faculty.med.psu.edu brings together resources for Penn State College of Medicine/Penn State Health faculty in one place, accessible from any location.
Dec 1, 2017
The 2017 Innovation Awards were presented Nov. 28 at Penn State College of Medicine, honoring those throughout the organization who had innovative ideas move forward through the execution of license agreements, receipt of patents or formation of startup companies based on Penn State technology.
Nov 20, 2017
Clues taken from small molecules in saliva may be able to help diagnose and predict the duration of concussions in children, according to researchers at Penn State College of Medicine.
Nov 15, 2017
Olivier Noel, a sixth-year student in Penn State College of Medicine's MD/PhD Medical Scientist Training Program, has risen to national fame after appearing on ABC's hit reality show “Shark Tank.”
Nov 13, 2017
Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center recently staged a wilderness medicine exercise to prepare resident physicians to handle a range of illness and injury scenarios.
Nov 2, 2017
Lawmakers, legislative staffers and others experienced what it takes to train the nation's future doctors and learn about the challenges facing medical schools and teaching hospitals when they became medical students for a day at Penn State College of Medicine.
Oct 30, 2017
Feng Yue, assistant professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at Penn State College of Medicine, has been awarded a five-year, $1.91 million Maximizing Investigators' Research Outstanding Investigator Award from the National Institutes of Health. The award will help to support his study on how genetic variants contribute to gene regulation and three-dimensional organization of DNA molecules that influence human diseases.
Oct 26, 2017
Penn State physician assistant students won their third consecutive Pennsylvania Society of Physician Assistant's State Medical Challenge Bowl at the 18th annual event on Oct. 20 at the Valley Forge Convention Center.
