Prescription cough and cold medicines containing the opioid hydrocodone were more likely to cause serious side effects in children than those containing codeine, according to a new study from Penn State College of Medicine.
Click to view article: Research supports restrictions on opioid-containing cough and cold medicines for children
A Champion's Celebration gala raised a record-breaking $210,000 for Children's Miracle Network at Penn State Children's Hospital.
Click to view article: Children's Miracle Network Gala sets new record
Emergency situations are always stressful, but knowing how to respond at such a time can greatly reduce the anxiety so that everyone involved can get through it safely.
Click to view article: The Medical Minute: The ABCs of handling emergency situations
Be advised that, due to construction, vehicle traffic will not be able to access the front of the Children's Hospital. University Drive will be closed just after the Main Entrance to the Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, with a temporary access route to the intersection with Centerview Drive. Due to the road […]
Click to view article: Penn State Children's Hospital entrance changes temporarily due to construction
Penn State Health is moving forward with significant construction and renovation projects that will allow the health system to better meet the health care needs of the community and create greater opportunities to advance biomedical and health science research and education.
Click to view article: Penn State Health on track for more renovations, improved patient services
Injuries from guns kept in the home are often devastating, but they are also frequently preventable.
Click to view article: The Medical Minute: Simple steps to gun safety
Penn State Children's Hospital was honored to host the Atlantic regional meeting of the Solutions for Patient Safety National Children's Network.
Click to view article: Penn State Children's Hospital hosts Solutions for Patient Safety event
The facility dog program at Penn State Children's Hospital has grown from four legs to eight with the addition of Becky, a golden retriever.
Click to view article: Child Life at Penn State Children's Hospital welcomes second facility dog
All children have moments of moodiness, but family medicine doctors and pediatricians may doubt their abilities to tell the difference between normal irritability and possibly bigger issues, according to Penn State researchers.
Click to view article: Primary care doctors may be unsure when kids' bad moods are serious or not
Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center is celebrating National Doctors' Day, an annual observance to recognize the contributions of physicians to the communities they serve.
Click to view article: Hershey Medical Center celebrates National Doctors' Day
