Location: Penn State Health Children's Hospital

Dr. Johnny Hong, wearing surgical scrubs, works with a piece of equipment in the foreground of an operating room. Other staff members are working in the background.

The Medical Minute: Six organ donation facts knock down six myths

Apr 10, 2024

More than 103,000 people in the U.S. are awaiting new organs. Many won’t live long enough to get them. The new chief of transplant at Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center debunks the myths that get between donors and recipients.

Dr. Kathryn Crowell crouches down as she puts a pinwheel in the ground in front of Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center in 2023. A sign to her left says: “Each pinwheel in this garden represents one of the 579 children that have been helped through the Penn State Hershey Center for the Protection of Children during 2022.”

Preventing child abuse: How parents can keep their children safe

Apr 5, 2024

April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month. Get some tips on what you can do to keep your children safe.

A magnifying glass looks at two chips that say real and fake.

The Medical Minute: April fools vs. April facts

Apr 1, 2024

‘Tis the season of April trickery. Five Penn State health experts help you separate what’s real and what’s myth.

The moon covers the sun in a solar eclipse.

The Medical Minute: Help your children experience the solar eclipse while protecting their vision

Mar 27, 2024

It’s a celestial anomaly that happens only once in a blue moon. A Penn State Health expert talks about the safest ways for you to witness the solar eclipse on Monday, April 8.

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The Medical Minute: Vitamin supplements versus a balanced diet? No contest

Mar 20, 2024

The use of vitamin supplements is on the rise in the U.S. But do they do any good? A Penn State Health expert talks about the benefits and pitfalls.

A doctor dressed in surgical scrubs stands next to the bedside of a patient. They are talking.

Penn State Health Children’s Hospital expanding surgical capabilities to Lancaster County

Mar 20, 2024

Penn State Health Children’s Hospital is making it more convenient for young patients and their families in Lancaster County and the surrounding regions to access specialty surgical expertise.

A woman holds a young boy in her arms. He is smiling and waving to several emergency vehicles as they drive by with their lights flashing.

First responders and others converge on Milton S. Hershey Medical Center campus to ‘Light Up the Night’

Mar 18, 2024

The annual ‘Light Up the Night’ event filled the night sky at Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center with a kaleidoscope of color.

A dog sits on a hospital bed with a pediatric patient.

Four-legged, furry royalty joins Milton S. Hershey Medical Center: Meet Baron

Mar 14, 2024

The facility dog program at Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center is gaining some four-legged prestige with a new royalty-inspired pack member: Baron.

Eighteen people – along with a dog and a costumed Nittany Lion – pose with a check made out to Penn State Health Children’s Hospital in the amount of $112,854, from Spirit of Children. Large gold inflatable numbers spelling out “1,000,000” are on the wall directly behind them.

Spirit of Children achieves $1M milestone in supporting Penn State Health Children’s Hospital

Mar 11, 2024

Spirit Halloween presented Children’s Miracle Network and Penn State Health Children’s Hospital with a check for $112,854, bringing its total contribution from its Spirit of Children campaign to $1,033,981 since 2009.

Close-up of a woman clutching her midsection due to apparent pain.

The Medical Minute: The journey to relieve endometriosis pain

Mar 6, 2024

There’s no cure for endometriosis, but the good news is people living with it can do a lot for the pain. A Penn State Health expert talks about options for relief.

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