Location: Penn State Health Children's Hospital

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The Medical Minute: Hold the added sugar

May 8, 2019

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

Dr. Laura Murphy, pediatrician with Penn State Health 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

May 8, 2019

By Carolyn Kimmel Ask Dina Gonzalez about her son Alejandro’s diagnosis, and she has no specific answer. The list of health challenges the 10-year-old boy faces, however, numbers at least […]

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Penn State PRO Wellness hosts event for Lebanon County elementary schools

May 3, 2019

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.

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

Apr 25, 2019

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.

Central Penn Parent column featuring Penn State Health experts honored

Apr 15, 2019

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

Apr 15, 2019

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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CMN Hershey again takes top national fundraising honors

Apr 10, 2019

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

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The Medical Minute: Infectious Mononucleosis: Know the Risks

Apr 3, 2019

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.

Natasha Himes kisses her newborn baby boy as she holds him on her chest. He has surgical tape on his face and his wearing a striped shirt. Natasha has long curly hair and is wearing a cotton top.

Penn State Health doctors help Ephrata baby born with rare condition breathe easier

Mar 27, 2019

There was nothing unusual about Natasha Himes’s seventh pregnancy or delivery. Like her previous six, both were easy and uncomplicated. While all of her other children were born in a […]

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Child and adolescent psychiatric fellows practice courtroom skills

Mar 20, 2019

As part of a joint exercise with Penn State Dickinson Law, child and adolescent psychiatric fellows from Penn State Health Children's Hospital recently participated in a mock hearing.

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