Oct 31, 2019
Middle-aged adults with high blood pressure, Type 2 diabetes, heart disease or stroke could be at increased risk for cancer and early death when sleeping less than six hours per day, according to new research from Penn State College of Medicine published in the Journal of the American Heart Association.
The Penn State Alumni Association honored Penn State College of Medicine alumna Dr. Wendy E. Braund with the Alumni Fellow Award, the Alumni Association’s highest award, on Oct. 23.
Oct 21, 2019
Taking certain cancer-fighting drugs while undergoing radiation therapy may not increase survival for patients, but may, instead, increase side effects, according to a team of researchers led by Penn State College of Medicine's Nicholas Zaorsky, MD.
Oct 17, 2019
Penn State College of Medicine researchers received more than 40 grants from the National Institutes of Health and other sources in September 2019.
Adapting features of the electronic medical record system used by doctors in caring for their patients may improve efforts to prevent antibiotic drug resistance, according to Penn State research.
Oct 16, 2019
It’s well known that exercise is good for preventing and treating many forms of heart disease, but less commonly known are the benefits of physical activity for people living with and beyond cancer. A new initiative called Moving Through Cancer -- led by Kathryn Schmitz, professor of public health sciences at Penn State College of Medicine, and an international team of health practitioners and researchers -- is hoping to change that.
Oct 14, 2019
Scott Tucker, a third-year medical student in Penn State College of Medicine's MD/PhD Medical Scientist Training Program, was one of 12 early-stage startups and inventors to take part in the 2019 Invent Penn State Venture and IP Conference Tech Tournament in October 2019.
Oct 11, 2019
Dr. Alfredo Bellon, an assistant professor in the departments of psychiatry and pharmacology, at Penn State College of Medicine, is featured for October in the “Exceptional Moments in Teaching” program.
Oct 8, 2019
Whitaker Center honored Penn State College of Medicine assistant professor of neural and behavioral sciences Jennifer Nyland, PhD, at the inaugural Women of Impact: Celebrating Women in STEM Awards Luncheon in Harrisburg on Sept. 12.
A study involving a Penn State College of Medicine researcher found that meat from conventionally raised poultry was twice as likely to contain multidrug-resistant Salmonella compared to poultry labeled antibiotic-free or organic.
