May 29, 2019
Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center’s efforts to prevent workplace violence have been recognized by an achievement award from the Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania.
May 24, 2019
In this special edition of Ask Us Anything About..., Lanae Ampersand, program manager for Behavioral Health at Penn State Health, addresses questions regarding stress, live from the Business Women’s Forum at Messiah College.
May 23, 2019
A tragic trio of inexperience, strong emotions and distractions combines to make vehicle crashes the leading cause of death and disability among American teenagers.
May 22, 2019
The 35th annual Children’s Miracle Network Telethon benefitting Penn State Health Children's Hospital will air Monday, June 3 from 5 a.m. to 8 p.m. on WGAL-TV 8. The telethon will be broadcast from the Children’s Hospital.
May 20, 2019
Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center is opening the first phase of an expansion to its Emergency Department, a project that began in November 2017. The first phase […]
May 16, 2019
“The only way to prevent measles reliably is to get vaccinated,” said Dr. Catharine Paules, an infectious diseases physician at Penn State Health.
May 15, 2019
Highmark Health and Penn State Health are making progress in addressing opioid misuse and addiction in central Pennsylvania, responding to the region’s needs with an approach that emphasizes primary prevention, safe prescribing, high-quality and accessible treatment for substance use disorder, innovative research and medical education, and community supports.
By Bonnie Adams Al Dolatoski felt short of breath and just didn’t feel well on Dec. 16, so his wife took him to an area hospital. There, he suffered a […]
Babies exposed to opioids while their mothers were pregnant with them may need special care even before they start to experience withdrawal symptoms, according to Penn State College of Medicine researchers.
May 14, 2019
Sepsis happens when your immune system struggles to fight off infections. In the worst cases, sepsis leads to a life-threatening drop in blood pressure, often referred to as “septic shock,” and even failure of several organs. Bacterial infections are most often to blame. But sepsis can also result from other infections as minor as a scraped knee.
