Oct 8, 2020
A large, international study of COVID-19 patients confirmed that cardiovascular disease, hypertension, diabetes, congestive heart failure, chronic kidney disease, stroke and cancer can increase a patient’s risk of dying from the virus.
Lynette Chappell-Williams, Penn State Health vice president and chief diversity officer and associate dean for diversity at Penn State College of Medicine, highlighted the organizations' support of the LGBTQ+ community in a message about National Coming Out Day.
Penn State Health discharged its 500th COVID-19 patient last weekend. Brenda Pogue of Linglestown is among the hundreds whom the health system helped heal. She’s still getting better.
Dr. Raymond Reichwein is featured for October in the “Exceptional Moments in Teaching” program.
How do parents separate myth from fact when it comes to trick-or-treating during the COVID-19 pandemic? Physicians with Penn State Health Children's Hospital explore the answers in this week’s Medical Minute.
Oct 7, 2020
Read the recommendations that came out of the town hall session, “Insights into our Identities: Race and Ethnicity” on Sept. 30.
Two Penn State College of Medicine authors joined others to write a commentary on an editorial published in the Journal of Addiction Medicine. The editorial lists stigmatizing diagnostic terms and suggests replacements for them.
Dr. Leslie Parent updated College of Medicine employees about $70 million in funding for research and how the community responded to COVID-19.
More than 100 faculty, residents and students were recognized as outstanding educators during EdVenture 2020 on Oct. 1.
Oct 6, 2020
Penn State Health and College of Medicine’s 2020 United Way campaign starts Monday, Oct. 12, and runs through Friday, Nov. 20.
