Oct 31, 2017
An event at Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center gave many people “paws.”
Oct 25, 2017
New numbers from the National Center for Health Statistics show that rates of obesity have increased by at least 30 percent in both adults and children the past 15 years. Some doctors aren't surprised.
Spirit Halloween hosted a Halloween party recently for patients and their families at Penn State Health Children's Hospital, featuring costumes, decorations, games and crafts.
Oct 19, 2017
High blood pressure is often thought of as a grown-up problem, but nearly 1 in 30 children suffer from the condition. Unfortunately, many of those pediatric cases go undetected.
Oct 11, 2017
When most people think of arthritis, they picture the knobby knuckles, inflamed joints or aching back of an older person. But more than 300,000 children suffer from chronic juvenile idiopathic arthritis.
Oct 10, 2017
Families, physicians and other stakeholders joined Senator Bob Casey for a roundtable discussion about the Children's Health Insurance Program, or CHIP, at Penn State Health Children's Hospital.
Oct 5, 2017
One out of every 25 children will develop scoliosis, or curvature of the spine. While some are babies or toddlers when diagnosed, most cases occur during the pre-teen years.
Oct 4, 2017
Following a national search, Dr. Jeffrey R. Kaiser has been named chief of the Division of Newborn Medicine at Penn State Health Children's Hospital.
Did you know over 10 percent of school aged children have been diagnosed with ADHD? We address the topic in this interview with Dr. James Waxmonsky, division chief of child psychiatry at Penn State Health.
Sep 28, 2017
Each year, the flu season is a bit of a guessing game. While much is left to chance, some things can be done to plan for and prevent influenza, which is responsible for thousands of deaths each year nationwide.
