Location: Penn State Health Children's Hospital

Gannon Kupko Jr. poses for a photo while leaning against a railing. Windows are in the background.

Penn State Health Children’s Week celebrated April 7-13

Apr 7, 2025

Today marks the start of the seventh annual Penn State Health Children’s Week, a fundraising campaign to benefit the Children’s Miracle Network’s Patient Assistance Endowment at Penn State Health Children’s Hospital.

An older woman has her hands over her ears as her husband lies next to her snoring.

The Medical Minute: Don’t snooze on sleep apnea

Mar 19, 2025

Does your partner keep leaving for the guest room because of your snoring? You could have sleep apnea. A Penn State Health sleep medicine specialist explains the serious health effects of this often-overlooked condition ─ and the treatments that can help you get a restful night’s sleep.

A woman sleeps on her laptop with her hand still holding her coffee.

The Medical Minute: Why am I always so tired?

Mar 12, 2025

Feeling tired all the time? A Penn State Health family medicine physician shares simple tips on lifestyle changes, sleep hygiene habits and diet to help improve your sleep.

Early-life responsive parenting intervention yields lasting but diminishing benefits on child weight

Mar 10, 2025

Early life-responsive parenting can lead to healthier weight outcomes for children in their earliest years, with effects lasting but diminishing into middle childhood, according to a new study.

A toddler boy with a red measles rash on his face.

The Medical Minute: Measles makes a comeback. Your questions answered.

Mar 5, 2025

Measles cases are rising in the U.S., with Pennsylvania reporting its first case this year. A Penn State Health pediatric infectious disease physician answers your questions about the highly contagious virus and why vaccination remains the best defense.

A woman wearing a white doctor's coat works in a laboratory

Q&A: Turning THON fundraising into lifesaving medical treatments

Feb 28, 2025

Chandrika Behura, associate professor of pediatrics at the Penn State College of Medicine, is one of the physician-scientists whose research on pediatric cancer is supported by Four Diamonds.

A 2-year-old girl sits on her mom’s shoulders while dad stands to the side, making a smiling face at her. In the background are several hundred people in an arena setting.

Record-breaking $17.7 million raised during THON 2025

Feb 24, 2025

The 2025 Penn State IFC/Panhellenic Dance Marathon (THON) has raised $17,737,040.93 for Four Diamonds at Penn State Health Children's Hospital.

A young girl with an earache holds her ear.

The Medical Minute: Ear infections and kids: top tips for parents

Feb 19, 2025

A Penn State Health otolaryngologist shares what to know about ear infections and other ear, nose and throat problems in children.

A child wearing a tutu sits on the shoulders of a college student, celebrating at THON.

Penn State THON Weekend kicks off Feb. 21

Feb 18, 2025

More than 700 student dancers and thousands of student volunteers will unite at Penn State’s Bryce Jordan Center, Feb. 21-23, for the 53rd annual THON Weekend.

An adult woman holds her son as she helps him drink a glass of juice.

The Medical Minute: What works ─ and what doesn’t ─ to prevent norovirus

Jan 29, 2025

Norovirus, often called the stomach flu, is spreading rapidly in the U.S. A Penn State Health infectious diseases specialist explains why—and why hand sanitizer isn’t effective against it.

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