Topics: Coronavirus (COVID-19)

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Drugs used by some Type 2 diabetics may lessen their risk for severe COVID-19 complications

Sep 27, 2021

A type of drug already used to treat obesity and Type 2 diabetes was associated with a decreased risk of hospitalization, respiratory complications and death in COVID-19 patients with Type 2 diabetes.

Women in surgical masks and scrubs gather around a framed picture of a fingerprint. Two of the women stand on a ladder and lower a large sheet of paper which had previously been used to cover the image.

Leaving their mark: COVID-19 staff collaborate on glass mosaic

Sep 23, 2021

The third floor Acute Care staff at Hershey Medical Center, otherwise known as the COVID unit, came together over the art project much as they came together throughout the pandemic a fingerprint mosaic made from 200 glass tiles.

A care team dressed in full personal protective equipment meets outside of a hospital patient room

Penn State Health provides patient data on COVID-19 dashboard

Sep 13, 2021

To provide the communities we serve with a clear picture of how the pandemic is affecting our hospitals and staff, Penn State Health is once again making a public COVID-19 dashboard available on our website.

Conceptual illustration of the coronavirus as if it were observed from a microscope.

Penn State Health revises visitation guidance to support patient- and family-centered care

Sep 10, 2021

The health system is revising its visitation guidelines, effective September 13.

Students with protective masks sitting in school desks in their classroom. School desks are marked with a cross to mark a place where sitting is not allowed to maintain social distance during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Medical Minute: Vaccination, conversation keys to protecting kids as they return to school

Aug 26, 2021

Just as the moves to protect students by keeping them at home required them to weather some detrimental effects, their return this fall carries new risks. Two Penn State Health doctors discuss how you can keep your kids safe this fall.

Close-up of a wrist and hand into which an IV line is inserted. Medical tape is on the arm, securing the line in place.

Black patients more likely to have had strokes prior to COVID-19 diagnosis than non-Black patients

Aug 17, 2021

Black COVID-19 patients are more likely to have experienced strokes prior to their diagnosis than their non-Black counterparts, according to a study by Penn State College of Medicine researchers. They said this may be one explanation for why COVID-19 mortality has been high in Black populations.

A worker in a cafeteria sprays and wipes down a small table. She is wearing a mask.

Ask Us Anything About… Rising COVID-19 Cases

Aug 16, 2021

Penn State Health experts Dr. Catharine Paules and Dr. Patrick Gavigan answer viewer questions on COVID-19 during a discussion that includes information on the Delta variant, back to school safety and vaccination.

A friendly male teacher greets an elementary age student with an elbow bump in school classroom. Another student sits at a desk in the background.

Penn State Health issues statement on mask-wearing in schools

Aug 12, 2021

Penn State Health agrees with guidance from the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which strongly recommends masking for children in schools and encourages those who teach and work with children to be vaccinated if eligible.

Head and shoulders professional portraits of Dr. Steven Schiff and Dr. Paddy Ssentongo against a background image of Penn State College of Medicine.

Schiff, international team develop tool to help mitigate COVID-19 in Africa

Aug 9, 2021

College of Medicine researchers were part of a multi-country collaboration to develop a COVID-19 surveillance modeling tool that provides a weekly projection of expected COVID-19 cases in African countries.

Vials of COVID-19 vaccine are lined up in a laboratory.

The Medical Minute: What to know about the delta variant

Jul 14, 2021

News of a rapidly spreading delta variant of SARS-CoV-2 is unsettling. The best protection? The vaccine.

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