According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, one child under the age of 13 is involved in a crash every 33 seconds.
Click to view article: The Medical Minute: Navigating new car seat guidelines to keep kids safe
One recent August morning on the seventh floor of Penn State Children’s Hospital, Tiffany Seibert shared an embrace with Dr. Charles Palmer, 21 years after they first met.
Click to view article: From preemie to premed: former NICU baby all grown up, ready for career in medicine
As if it weren't hard enough to fight cancer as a kid, childhood cancer survivors are at a higher risk of developing physical and emotional difficulties once their treatment is complete. We learn more about these challenges and how professionals at Penn State Children’s Hospital navigate them from Dr. Smita Dandekar, director of the Pediatric Cancer Survivorship Clinic, and Amanda Musser, Four Diamonds social worker.
Click to view article: Ask Us Anything About… Life After Childhood Cancer
When he was diagnosed with leukemia in 2014, Four Diamonds child Josiah Garcia turned to his best friend to help him feel less like a kid with cancer, and more like just a kid.
Click to view article: Helping Josiah be Josiah ― A story about friendship
A parade of 24 cement trucks in the early morning hours marked the next phase of the three-floor expansion of Penn State Children’s Hospital.
Click to view article: Early morning concrete pour marks next phase of Children’s Hospital expansion
Being a teenager can be tough. Teens must manage high school and the pressures of adolescence while at the same time battling stubborn acne.
Click to view article: The Medical Minute: Back to School often means back to acne
High fever. Cough. Runny nose. Red, watery eyes. It may not be the flu. It could be measles.
Click to view article: The Medical Minute: Immunization the best defense against measles
Staff at Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center are in the process of notifying patients and visitors known to have been in or around the Emergency Department check-in area between 8:30 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. on Aug. 18 that they may have been exposed to the measles virus. Possible exposure includes any patients […]
Click to view article: Milton S. Hershey Medical Center notifying some patients and visitors of possible measles exposure
In honor of Giant Food Stores’ 95th anniversary celebration, today Giant announced a gift of $280,000 to Children’s Miracle Network to support a 3D heart model printing program for patients with congenital heart disease at Penn State Children’s Hospital. The announcement was held in tandem with Giant’s annual lunch for patients and their families at […]
Click to view article: Giant to fund 3D heart printing at Penn State Children's Hospital
Two Harrisburg Senators recently put down their bats and gloves and picked up stickers and other crafts in a trip to Penn State Children’s Hospital.
Click to view article: Harrisburg Senators pitch smiles to Children’s Hospital patients
