Dec 18, 2020
Penn State Health St. Joseph will move its drive-thru COVID-19 testing site from the parking lot of its Bern Township campus at 2500 Bernville Road, to 2493 MacArthur Road.
Dec 17, 2020
Penn State Health St. Joseph Medical Center Pharmacist Darryle Tillman—a huge Eagles fan—likens himself to a defense coordinator, working with the coach—the doctor, in this case—for a patient’s best health.
Vaccines are in the news again – along with misinformation about their safety. We replace the common myths with truths about the safety and benefits of vaccination in this week’s Medical Minute.
Dec 11, 2020
Penn State Health is reiterating that surgeries – from high-priority to elective procedures – are being actively scheduled at all of its hospitals. Surgeries are not being canceled and patients are not being turned away.
Dec 10, 2020
As the U.S. authorizes distribution of the COVID vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna, here’s what you need to know about the vaccines — how they work, the doses required, their effectiveness and more.
Penn State College of Medicine, has received $2.69 million to establish projects aimed at addressing COVID-19 health disparities among nursing home residents and racial and ethnic minorities.
Dec 9, 2020
With the recruitment of three directors, Hampden Medical Center leadership has begun the process of building its operational team prior to its summer 2021 opening.
Dec 8, 2020
Rite Aid Corp., based in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, is donating $723,000 to Children’s Miracle Network at Penn State Health Children's Hospital. This total includes gifts over the past year from Rite Aid customers during an in-store campaign, support from Rite Aid vendors and associates, and The Rite Aid Foundation and its Kids Cents program.
Penn State Health adopted a tiered visitation system for use during a pandemic/public health emergency. The changes, effective Wednesday, Dec. 9, apply to all Medical Centers and the Medical Group Academic and Community Practice divisions.
Dec 7, 2020
White blood cells are part of many immune system responses in the human body. New research shows that a specific type of those cells may cause brain cancer tissues to die – but that’s not good news.
