Location: Penn State Health Children's Hospital

A boy wearing a mask and backpack stares down a sidewalk at a school building in the distance.

School-based screening increases identification of, treatment for depression

Nov 5, 2021

Students who participated in school-based depression screening were more likely to begin treatment compared to their peers who did not receive this screening, according to College of Medicine researchers.

Charles Millard seen on stage at Penn State’s Bryce Jordan Center for THON 2018.

Four Diamonds co-founder Charles Millard dies

Nov 4, 2021

Charles Millard, co-founder of Four Diamonds, died this morning (Nov. 4) in Washington state of a brain injury resulting from a fall he suffered hours earlier.

A child receives a bandage after receiving a shot.

The Medical Minute: Five questions answered on children and the COVID vaccine

Nov 3, 2021

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Nov. 2 gave emergency authorization for use of the Pfizer BioNTech vaccine for children as young as 5 years old. A pediatrician answers questions.

A close-up of a gloved hand cradling two vials of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine.

Penn State Health now scheduling COVID-19 vaccinations for children 5 and up at dedicated vaccination sites

Nov 3, 2021

Penn State Health is now administering doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to children ages 5 to 17 years old at its dedicated vaccination sites in Berks, Cumberland, Dauphin and Lancaster counties.

WQXA 105.7 The X hosts “Pay 4 Play” to support Penn State Health Children’s Hospital

Nov 2, 2021

Nipsey and Jen Shade of The People’s Morning Show on WQXA-FM 105.7 The X will host the 15th annual People’s Pay 4 Play from Thursday, Nov. 4 at 6 a.m. through Friday, Nov. 5 at 10 a.m. to benefit Children’s Miracle Network at Penn State Health Children’s Hospital.

A dozen members of the Pediatric Intermediate Care Unit at Penn State Health Children’s Hospital, wearing masks and scrubs, stand together in a hospital corridor while displaying an award certificate.

Winning gold: Children’s Hospital Pediatric Intermediate Care Unit earns national honor

Oct 26, 2021

The Children’s Hospital earned a prestigious gold-level Beacon Award in recognition of best practices, such as nurse-doctor forums for communication and job shadowing opportunities, that improve patient outcomes.

A collage depicts six children each holding up a digit in the number "100,000." The Woodstream, Penn State Health Children's Hospital and CMN logos also appear.

Woodstream gifts $100,000 to Children’s Miracle Network at Penn State Health Children’s Hospital

Oct 20, 2021

Woodstream Corporation announced a $100,000 gift to Children’s Miracle Network (CMN) at Penn State Health Children’s Hospital to fund life-saving equipment, family-centered programs and transformative research.

A baby with Respiratory Syncytial Virus in a hospital. She wears an inhaler containing medicine for stop coughing and disease flu.

The Medical Minute: What parents need to know about a rise in RSV

Oct 14, 2021

After a year of COVID-19 precautions that saw virtually no cases of this common childhood illness, respiratory syncytial virus – or RSV – is back with a vengeance, and health care professionals are concerned.

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 nurse gives a man a vaccine in the arm

Penn State Health offers booster shots and third doses for eligible patients

Oct 7, 2021

Penn State Health is now offering booster shots of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to fully vaccinated individuals who meet eligibility requirements.

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