Apr 12, 2021
People who trust television and Facebook to provide them with accurate news about the coronavirus pandemic are less knowledgeable about COVID-19, according to a new study
Reducing health disparities by examining the effectiveness of tools that encourage end-of-life conversations may improve the likelihood that underserved patients receive care that is consistent with their values and beliefs
Apr 7, 2021
Penn State Clinical and Translational Science Institute’s Early-Stage Investigator Training Program welcomes Chris Sciamanna, MD, to its leadership team.
Social distancing and lockdowns may have reduced the spread of COVID-19, but researchers from Penn State College of Medicine also report those actions may have affected clinical researchers’ ability to finish trials.
Apr 6, 2021
Neurosurgeon Dr. Robert Harbaugh, distinguished professor and chair of the Department of Neurosurgery at Hershey Medical Center, will receive the 2021 Harvey Cushing Medal, the highest honor awarded in neurosurgery.
Apr 5, 2021
Penn State College of Medicine researchers secured more than $15.3 million in grant funding from 110 awards during the months of October, November and December 2020. They will use the funds to study the role of genetics in causing disease, further develop a child abuse online learning program and increase influenza vaccination in Hispanic communities.
Apr 2, 2021
Women who were pioneers as faculty and researchers at the College of Medicine and Milton S. Hershey Medical Center told their stories as part of a full-day symposium, "A Celebration of Women in Science."
Mar 30, 2021
Stress, increased free time and feelings of boredom may have contributed to an increase in the number of cigarettes smoked per day during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Mar 25, 2021
The offices of the Dean, Vice Dean for Educational Affairs, Vice Dean for Research and Graduate Studies and Nursing chose to virtually highlight student leaders from the Leaders Celebrating Leaders program for their hard work and accomplishments.
Mar 23, 2021
New research by a team of Penn State scientists – including Penn State College of Medicine professor Kristin Eckert – shows that the elevated mutation rate in sequences of DNA that can fold into shapes other than the classic double helix plays a major role in determining regional variation in mutation rates across the genome.
