Jan 31, 2019
For a patient awaiting a new organ – namely a liver or kidney – living donation provides a viable alternative and can often shorten a recipient’s wait time.
Jan 30, 2019
A child with an extremely rare -- and usually fatal -- condition is being discharged after spending the first 13 months of her life in the hospital.
Dr. Deepa Sekhar has been appointed executive director of Penn State PRO Wellness. Sekhar, a pediatrician at Penn State Health and an associate professor of pediatrics at Penn State College of Medicine, assumed the post this month.
Jan 28, 2019
In Brief features announcements, staff news and upcoming events from Penn State Health and Penn State College of Medicine.
Penn State Health employees are celebrating a milestone work anniversary between Jan. 21 and Jan. 27.
Jan 24, 2019
Blood thinners are medicines that help blood flow smoothly through your veins and arteries. They can protect against heart attacks and strokes, but who needs them? What are the benefits and risks associated with taking them? Are there alternative treatments to blood thinners?
A $5.5 million addition to Penn State Health St. Joseph Cancer Center featuring leading-edge radiation oncology technology is now open and offering people in the Berks region a wider range […]
Penn State Health is encouraging its faculty, staff and volunteers to support Go Red For Women by wearing red on National Wear Red Day, Friday, Feb. 1.
Jan 23, 2019
Everyone gets hiccups. And nearly everyone has a theory about the cause and the cure.
