Oct 24, 2018
As researchers learn that more health conditions have genetic links, knowing your personal and family health history becomes more important than ever.
For weeks, a pair of plain white steel beams have been collecting signatures of patients, staff, students, volunteers, donors and community members. On Oct. 24, the beams were hoisted into the air by a crane, then carefully lowered and guided into place atop Penn State Health Children's Hospital.
Oct 19, 2018
Penn State Health Children's Hospital hosted the first of two events to celebrate a milestone in the three-floor expansion of the region’s only freestanding children’s hospital on Oct. 18.
Oct 18, 2018
Hundreds of thousands of Americans get knee or hip replacements each year, and the procedures are becoming more common than ever. Luckily, the recovery from a total joint replacement, or arthroplasty, is improving.
Oct 12, 2018
Penn State Clinical and Translational Science Institute has been awarded a $416,000 grant from the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences for a pilot program to better understand the issues facing rural communities and address a decline in American life expectancy.
Oct 11, 2018
Not a day goes by that David Wheeler doesn’t think about the fact that the heart beating in his chest isn’t the one he began life with 56 years ago.
Penn State College of Medicine has received a nearly $4 million grant to promote healthy lifestyles and improve nutrition for Hispanic people living in Berks and Lebanon counties.
Oct 10, 2018
Experts say it's always better to get the flu vaccine than not.
The Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute and Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center’s Department of Psychiatry are partnering to offer a Public and Community Psychiatry Fellowship to address the growing shortage of psychiatrists.
Oct 3, 2018
It’s bad enough that breast cancer attacks physical health, but it can also take a toll on mental health and overall wellness.
