Topics: Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Image shows over the shoulder someone looking at a computer monitor. In one window on the monitor is the view of someone in a mask. To the right, someone in personal protective equipment works with a patient.

Faith, hands and technology: spiritual and physical therapy in the age of COVID-19

Jun 5, 2020

To slow the spread of COVID-19, therapists at the Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, to whom touch and close contact have become second nature, are staying clear of patients’ rooms and finding new ways to heal body, speech and spirit.

A woman in the passenger seat of a car smiles. Behind her, people line the roads and take photos.

Homecoming: Community welcomes loved one they thought they’d lost

Jun 4, 2020

Dozens of members of Brenda Pogue's family, friends and neighbors gathered at the edges of the road outside her home May 29 to give the 67-year-old a hero's welcome home.

Ten household cleaners are pictured sitting on a table. They include Pine-Sol, hydrogen peroxide, Clorox disinfecting wipes, Clorox bleach, hand sanitizer, Listerine, rubbing alcohol, Mr. Clean and others.

Researcher explores disinfectant strength, contact time against viruses

Jun 2, 2020

A team led by Penn State College of Medicine's Craig Meyers will test three groups of disinfectant chemicals for their efficacy against a SARS-CoV-2 surrogate.

A nurse dressed in personal protective equipment prepares a medication

Remdesivir trial at Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center shows promise, adds second therapy to protocol

May 28, 2020

Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center has enrolled its first patients in the continuation of a clinical trial using the investigational antiviral drug remdesivir for treatment of COVID-19.

Patient Maurice Brown, who is bald and wears glasses, sits in a chair and smiles down at an iPad in his hands. The screen shows the smiling face of medical student Rahul Gupta. A hospital bed and window are in the background.

The arts take center stage to relieve stress, support patients and staff

May 26, 2020

Center Stage Arts in Health provides a cache of creative support to help Penn State Health and College of Medicine staff cope with the COVID-19 upheaval ― from musical greetings to inspirational driveway art signs, art kits and more.

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Penn State College of Medicine joins global research efforts against COVID-19

May 26, 2020

Faculty and staff at Penn State College of Medicine are leading or represented on more than one-third of COVID-19 research proposals awarded funding by Penn State Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences.

Three boxes of durable nitrile exam gloves sit on a table next to face masks. A photo on the boxes shows a person’s hands putting on a glove.

Penn State Health to close donation centers Friday after strong community response

May 21, 2020

Friday, May 22, will be the last day that Penn State Health will accept drop-off donations of key supplies from the community at large. The health system will close its donation centers in Hershey, Reading, Lancaster and State College.

Director of volunteer services Barbara Moyer sits at her sewing machine as she makes a face mask. She is wearing a purple short sleeve shirt, gray pants and glasses.

Sew appreciated: St. Joseph volunteer services director says thanks with hand-sewn masks

May 21, 2020

Barbara Moyer, director of volunteer services at St. Joseph Medical Center, sewed nearly 130 face masks and sent them to volunteers.

Photos of three Penn State College of Medicine students are combined into one image. From left, graduate student Robert Nwokonko holds an open video card in his hands with a greeting written on the left side and a video screen on the right side. Nwonkonko is in his backyard and wears a Penn State cap and sweatshirt. Physician Assistant student Brad Staten stands in front of a television screen cued up for the virtual Penn State College of Medicine commencement. He wears his cap and gown and holds a banner that says “#Penn State Proud.” Penn State College of Medicine student Sejal Shah stands in front of her brother, who finishes hooding her. Brother and sister are dressed in caps and gowns and are surrounded by potted flowers and shrubs outside the family home.

Virtually victorious: Penn State College of Medicine graduates celebrate-in-place

May 19, 2020

Celebrating success looked different this year for the 2020 Class of Penn State College of Medicine, who watched a virtual celebration on May 17 made necessary due to COVID-19 restrictions. Despite some disappointment, students still made the day special.

A statue depicting the mascot of Penn State University, the Nittany Lion, surrounded by bushes.

Medical students support community, health system amid pandemic

May 11, 2020

Thanks to the efforts of both faculty and students at Penn State College of Medicine, learning has continued and even expanded – in several ways – during the pandemic.

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