Location: Penn State Children's Hospital

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The Medical Minute: When chronic pain leads to depression in children

Feb 26, 2020

When chronic pain keeps children from being active and social, it’s no surprise that anxiety and depression can become unwelcome playmates. The good news: there is help, and it starts with recognizing that a problem exists.

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Reveal party at Children’s Hospital brings THON excitement to patients

Feb 24, 2020

Penn State Children’s Hospital patients who couldn’t make the trip to State College this past weekend were still able to experience the magic of Penn State’s IFC/Panhellenic Dance Marathon, or THON.

Colin Hayes watches as Jenny Meincke, a registered nurse at Penn State Health St. Joseph Medical Center, leans over while holding a newborn baby. Hayes is wearing a white coat and scrubs. Meincke is wearing a jacket and scrubs. The baby is wrapped in a blanket and has a blue knit cap on his head.

How far a donation can go – a Four Diamonds child’s journey to medical school

Feb 11, 2020

Colin Hayes has known since arriving at Penn State College of Medicine that he wanted to be a pediatric oncologist. He was diagnosed with bone cancer in 2011 and, after his first THON, decided he wanted to give back.

Dr. Ian Paul leans on crossed arms atop a computer monitor in an operating room.

Newborn Weight Tool marks fifth anniversary of helping providers track infant growth

Feb 10, 2020

The Newborn Weight Tool, developed by Dr. Ian Paul, allows providers to compare a newborn’s weight loss against data from more than 160,000 infants. It has earned 2 million page views since it debuted in 2015.

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Giving is always in fashion: Annual event raises money for Children’s Miracle Network

Dec 18, 2019

The 12th annual Neiman Marcus Runway Show and Luncheon event on Dec. 13 at the Hotel Hershey raised a record-breaking $143,000 for Children’s Miracle Network at Penn State Children’s Hospital.

Harrisburg man advances children’s surgery and medical education through bequest gifts

Dec 4, 2019

A $3.5 million estate gift from Harrisburg native and former Marine Corps Cpl. Chester Ray Trout will be honored this week at a lecture by the first Chester Ray Trout Chair of Pediatric Surgery.

Six high school students – five female and one male – pose for a group photo with arms around each other. They’re in a school gym, where a wall with the word “PRIDE” is in the background.

Four Diamonds Mini-THON to receive $90,000 donation from PSECU

Dec 3, 2019

A $90,000 donation from PSECU will help Four Diamonds cover the costs of Mini-THON’s online fundraising platform, which Mini-THON schools and participants.

A woman stands behind a table on which various wrapped, healthy snacks are displayed. On the other side of the table stand four people – three women and a man – who hold booklets and other items. A stone hearth and some foliage are in the background.

Penn State PRO Wellness partners with Kohl’s on behavioral health school program

Nov 27, 2019

Kohl’s has awarded $100,000 to Penn State PRO Wellness to help fund a program that works with schools to create measurable school improvements around the Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child model, with a particular focus on mental wellness.

LeSean McCoy, wearing a Kansas City Chiefs uniform and hat, kneels down to talk with a young girl in a wheelchair. She looks back at him.

LeSean McCoy visits Children’s Hospital, manages to find a Chiefs fan

Nov 21, 2019

When LeSean McCoy visited Penn State Children’s Hospital, it was hard to tell who enjoyed the visit more – the patients and families or McCoy himself.

Paul earns national award for work on behalf of infants and their families

Nov 20, 2019

A Penn State Health pediatrician and researcher has earned national recognition for his contributions to the health of infants, mothers, children and others.

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