May 27, 2021
For years, researchers have studied the benefits of exercise in preventing dozens of health conditions. But can regular physical activity also help people lessen the impact of viruses like COVID-19?
Dr. April Armstrong has been named chair of the Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation at Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center and Penn State College of Medicine.
May 26, 2021
Alvin H. Butz, Inc. has committed $500,000 through the Butz Foundation to support Penn State Health’s two newest community hospitals, Hampden Medical Center and Lancaster Medical Center, Children’s Miracle Network and Four Diamonds Mini-THON.
May 25, 2021
There are two types of stroke -- ischemic and hemorrhagic -- with hemorrhagic being less common. It happens when a blood vessel breaks and bleeds into the brain. Within minutes, brain cells begin to die. In this interview, neurologist Dr. David Wilkinson talks about the symptoms, causes and treatment of hemorrhagic stroke -- and why it's critical to seek prompt medical attention when stroke is suspected.
When a child becomes sick or gets injured, choosing the right course of action can be confusing or even scary. Should the child see a doctor or go to the emergency room? Or can they be treated at home? We tackle those questions in this interview with two clinicians at Penn State Health Children's Hospital: Dr. Kathryn McCans, a pediatric emergency medicine physician, and April Squares, a clinical staff leader.
Screening and testing for sexually transmitted infections (STIs) decreased by 63% for men and 59% for women during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new study led by Penn State and Quest Diagnostics researchers
May 20, 2021
Penn State College of Medicine has created a Department of Urology and named Dr. Jay Raman, current chief of the Division of Urology and professor of surgery, as interim chair.
May 19, 2021
Is that raspy voice a sign of seasonal allergies, or could it be something else? Speech language pathologist Carrie Ruggiero explains the causes of hoarseness – and the health conditions it might be masking.
New findings could guide the development of new therapeutics to delay or even halt the progression of neurodegenerative diseases.
May 18, 2021
Residents of central Pennsylvania had the information they needed to slow the spread of COVID-19 early on in the pandemic, but were overwhelmed with worries about mixed messages and distrust of some sources.