Location: Penn State Children's Hospital

A baby lays on its back in a NICU isolette, its head turned toward the camera, which peers through a hole in the side of the unit.

Opioid-exposed newborns may react to pain differently

Babies exposed to opioids while their mothers were pregnant with them may need special care even before they start to experience withdrawal symptoms, according to Penn State College of Medicine researchers.

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Dr. Laura Murphy, pediatrician with Penn State Children’s Hospital’s Pediatric Complex Care Program, smiles and bends down to greet her patient, Brinda Rizal, who is in a wheelchair. Brinda, who has braids and is wearing a sweatshirt and pants, is strapped into the wheelchair and looks up at Murphy, who is wearing a polka dotted shirt and pants and wears a stethoscope around her neck. Brinda’s mother, Basudha Rizal, wearing glasses and a printed top and pants, is sitting in a chair against the wall. She smiles at her daughter. A soap dispenser, pamphlet rack and folders are hanging on the wall of the exam room.

In your corner: Pediatric Complex Care team advocates for children with multiple medical needs

The Pediatric Complex Care Team at Penn State Children’s Hospital takes on the complicated cases that other doctors shy away from – children who have severely compromised organ systems, are technologically dependent on breathing or feeding tubes, see multiple specialists and require a high degree of coordinated care.

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The Medical Minute: Hold the added sugar

The sugar in fruit is different from the sugar in a doughnut. Learn why – and how to steer your children toward natural sugars.

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A young girl dressed in a t-shirt, long pants and sneakers smiles as she runs around a cone set up in a gymnasium. Another girl is close behind her, as a woman looks on in the background.

Penn State PRO Wellness hosts event for Lebanon County elementary schools

Penn State PRO Wellness hosted the Building Healthy Lebanon Schools Family Fun Fest to encourage children and their families to be physically active and celebrate being wellness champions.

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The crescent shape of Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center is lit at dusk with orange light.

St. Baldrick’s Foundation awards Dovat $5,000 to mentor young investigator in pediatric cancer research

The St. Baldrick's Foundation will give researcher Dr. Sinisa Dovat $5,000 to mentor a young investigator in pediatric cancer research this summer. The foundation’s Summer Fellow grant provides funding for a medical school or college student to work in a pediatric oncology research lab for one summer.

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Children’s Miracle Network Hershey Wins AAMC Awards

Children’s Miracle Network at Penn State Children’s Hospital has received three bronze awards from the Association of American Medical Colleges Group on Institutional Advancement.

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Central Penn Parent column featuring Penn State Health experts honored

A regular column that features the advice of psychiatric experts from Penn State Health has been recognized by an international media organization.

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Five young children put their heads together, standing in a circle and looking downward at the camera. They are all smiling.

Highmark Foundation partners with Penn State PRO Wellness on Healthy Champions program

Highmark Foundation has awarded $80,000 to Penn State PRO Wellness to help fund the annual Healthy Champions signature program for the 2019-2020 academic year.

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A portrait of a young boy holding a CMN trophy above his head, superimposed over an image of Penn State Children's Hospital.

CMN Hershey again takes top national fundraising honors

CMN Hospitals presented Children's Miracle Network (CMN) at Penn State Children's Hospital with a national award at its #ChildrensHospitalsWeek conference in Orlando, Fla. in March.

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In a gym, a young female gymnast has both hands placed on a bar with her body in a nearly horizontal position above it. Windows and a city street are in the background.

The Medical Minute: Infectious Mononucleosis: Know the Risks

Infectious mononucleosis, or mono, sidelines high school athletes every year. Kids who play sports aren’t more susceptible to the disease. Instead, adolescent competitors are at a greater risk for one of the illness’s serious complications — splenic rupture.

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