Location: Penn State College of Medicine

A promotional image for Penn State Clinical and Translational Science Institute shows a number of pamplets and cards advertising CTSI services fanned out on a table.

Penn State receives $25 million to enhance medical research, human health

Oct 20, 2021

The National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences has awarded Penn State more than $25 million to provide critical clinical and translational research infrastructure and continue building collaborative partnerships.

Nineteen high school students stand together in a room with a green wall wearing blue surgical gowns, masks and hair and shoe coverings. They are wearing surgical gloves and holding up their hands.

From suturing to practicing robotic skill, high schoolers learn about surgical careers at Penn State College of Medicine camp

Oct 19, 2021

High schoolers learned suturing, robotic surgery and inserting tracheostomies during a first-ever surgical camp created by Penn State College of Medicine and Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts.

A woman arranges produce to be sold at a farm stand.

Proof in the produce: voucher program may help diabetes patients manage their health

Oct 19, 2021

Researchers from Penn State College of Medicine have teamed up with staff from the Veggie Rx program to figure out if the program was improving health outcomes for patients.

A portrait of Dr. Christina Zoccoli in a lab coat is shown next to the words “Our Students Present Exceptional Moments in Teaching Residents/Fellows.”

Family and community medicine resident Zoccoli recognized for exceptional teaching

Oct 14, 2021

Dr. Christina Zoccoli, a family and community medicine resident at Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, was recognized in October 2021 as part of the Exceptional Moments in Teaching program of Penn State Health and Penn State College of Medicine.

A man wearing a mask around his chin waits for a temperature reading from the thermometer he holds in his hand.

How many people get ‘long COVID?’ More than half, researchers find.

Oct 13, 2021

More than half of the people diagnosed with COVID-19 worldwide will experience post-COVID symptoms up to six months after recovering, according to College of Medicine researchers.

Dr. Jennifer Kraschnewski delivers a speech while standing at a podium at the groundbreaking ceremony for the first home being built as part of the Got Your 6 at Home initiative.

College of Medicine partners with Charter Homes and Neighborhoods to support veterans’ mental health

Oct 12, 2021

Penn State College of Medicine, Penn State Health and Charter Homes and Neighborhoods have launched an initiative to better support veterans’ mental health and employment challenges in central Pennsylvania.

A group of medical students stand behind a table with the Dean of the College of Medicine and another woman seated at a table in front of them. Everyone is outdoors and wearing masks.

Students on pathway to graduate medical school in three years celebrate at signing ceremony

Oct 11, 2021

Students participated in a signing ceremony on Sept. 29 for the Penn State College of Medicine MD Accelerated Pathways program. They will graduate in three instead of four years.

Several mushrooms are on a plate in the middle of a table on which there are other vegetables and herbs. Two of the mushrooms are being held by human hands.

Mushroom consumption may lower risk of depression

Oct 11, 2021

Mushrooms have been making headlines due to their many health advantages. Not only do they lower one’s risk of cancer and premature death, but new research led by Penn State College of Medicine also reveals that these superfoods may benefit a person’s mental health.

A doctor tests a young boy for COVID-19 via nasal swab.

Study uses saliva to predict COVID-19 severity risk in children

Oct 8, 2021

Penn State College of Medicine researchers are involved in a study looking at the relationship between proteins called cytokines in saliva and COVID-19 infection to help predict infection severity.

A patient and a doctor discuss cancer prognosis while viewing a chest x-ray.

Cancer costs U.S. more than $156 billion, with drugs a leading expense

Oct 6, 2021

Care for the 15 most prevalent types of cancer in the U.S. cost approximately $156.2 billion in 2018, according to a study by Penn State College of Medicine researchers.

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