Location: Penn State Children's Hospital

Child Life Assistant Tiffaney Horner places special glasses on the face of 2-year-old Ava Lawson as her sister Aurora, 3, looks on. Ava is seated in a toy car. In the near background is a table with sunglasses, shirts, cups and other merchandise on it.

Pediatric patients celebrate Halloween early

Oct 16, 2019

Pediatric patients and their families at Penn State Children's Hospital enjoyed a Halloween party, complete with costumes, games and crafts.

A young girl stands in the foreground holding a baseball bat and wearing a helmet, smiling. In the background, four children and one adult stand, smiling and cheering her on.

Rite Aid grant to help fund Penn State Children’s Hospital camps

Oct 14, 2019

Penn State Children’s Hospital will use a $283,000 grant from the Rite Aid Foundation to continue and grow 11 camps for children with special medical needs.

A young child stands with both hands stretched directly toward the camera. Both hands are covered in soap suds. The rest of the child, in the background, is blurry.

The Medical Minute: Hand sanitizers effective, but handwashing is better

Oct 9, 2019

Hand sanitizers are convenient alternatives to handwashing, and they do work. But when it comes to keeping germs away as we enter the cold and flu season, nothing beats a good scrubbing with soap and water.

Whitney Adams, left, an intensive feeding therapist with the Penn State Children’s Hospital Feeding Program, holds out a toy to 11-year-old Jesus Rodriguez. They are both sitting in chairs at a small table. Adams is smiling. Her hair is in a ponytail and she is wearing glasses, a sweater and pants. Rodriguez is smiling with his eyes closed and is wearing a T-shirt, shorts and sneakers. He has his legs crossed and his feet on the chair.

When food is the enemy, pediatric feeding program helps kids triumph

Oct 9, 2019

Plenty of children refuse to eat their vegetables, but for some the problem extends far beyond picky eating. Get an up-close look at the Penn State Children’s Hospital Feeding Program.

A man, young boy and woman sit on a couch. The man and woman have an arm around the child, who is in the middle. A woman with a notepad sits across from them in a chair.

The Medical Minute: Making ADHD less stressful on the family

Oct 2, 2019

Parenting is hard work. Parenting a child who struggles with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder is even more difficult. According to one psychologist, the best situation is when parents and teachers work together to manage behaviors and promote the child’s success.

Penn State College of Medicine's Nittany lion statue is seen in a courtyard in the spring.

Gerber Foundation accepting concept papers for pediatric nutrition research

Oct 2, 2019

Twice a year, the Gerber Foundation accepts applications for research projects aimed at identifying solutions to common issues and problems in the field of children’s health and nutrition.

Six men smile for a photo while holding a big check.

Hyundai Hope on Wheels bolsters pediatric cancer research at Penn State Children’s Hospital

Sep 27, 2019

Hyundai Hope on Wheels presented a $300,000 Hyundai Scholar Hope grant to Penn State Children’s Hospital and Four Diamonds researcher Dr. Sinisa Dovat.

Dr. Christopher O’Hara holds up pipe cleaners twisted into two circles on a straight length of pipe cleaner and leans toward Savannah Doster, who throws back her head and laughs. The two are seated at a table upon which are frames and craft materials.

Hershey program brings physicians together with former patients

Sep 25, 2019

Hershey Medical Center hosted an event called “See Me Now” on Tuesday that reconnects doctors and the patients they helped.

Close-up of a young girl with a bow in her hair building a multi-colored marble tunnel out of plastic building blocks.

STEM event at Children’s Hospital sparks creativity for pediatric patients

Sep 11, 2019

Children had a chance to build robotic cars and take part in other STEM activities at an event on Tuesday at Penn State Children’s Hospital.

Wearing a Penn State CrossFit shirt and sitting up in a hospital bed, Lily Jordan laughs. Next to her are two women and three young men, the Jonas Brothers.

Children’s Hospital team helps make Jonas Brothers visit possible

Sep 9, 2019

Pop rock band the Jonas Brothers made a surprise visit to one young patient at Penn State Children’s Hospital on Aug. 31.

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