Jun 3, 2026
Michael McShane, MD, associate professor of medicine at Penn State College of Medicine, has received the 2026 McGraw Hill Pathfinder Award.
Artificial intelligence (AI)-powered chatbots respond to everyday health-related questions from general users with nearly 76% accuracy, which raises concerns about their trustworthiness in real-world client-facing applications, according to a new study led by Penn State researchers.
May 22, 2026
Penn State College of Medicine has appointed Jennifer Kraschnewski, MD, MPH, professor of medicine, pediatrics and public health sciences, as vice dean for research, clinical and translational science.
Penn State College of Medicine has appointed Indira U. Mysorekar, PhD, as vice dean for research, basic science and graduate studies.
May 21, 2026
A new study led by researchers from Penn State College of Medicine found that switching to a pod-based salt-nicotine e-cigarette could improve the odds of quitting cigarette smoking while meaningfully lowering exposure to harmful chemicals.
May 12, 2026
The Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology has launched a new podcast series.
May 5, 2026
Lena Becker, a fourth-year medical student at Penn State College of Medicine, recently had her personal essay published in The New England Journal of Medicine.
The director of the Penn State Clinical and Translational Science Institute has earned national recognition. Jennifer Kraschnewski, MD, MPH, was named a 2026 Fellow of the Association for Clinical and Translational Science, a non-profit membership association of translational scientists from the nation’s leading academic medical centers.
Apr 23, 2026
Penn State College of Medicine has launched a new wave of interdisciplinary research through its inaugural Research Momentum Team Grants.
Mar 18, 2026
Artificial intelligence (AI) is changing the field and practice of medicine, including legal liability and the perception of who is at fault when a patient experiences harm.
