Topics: Neurosurgery

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Holy Spirit names Jho 2021 Physician of the Year

Mar 31, 2021

Holy Spirit Medical Center presented Dr. Diana Jho with the 2021 Physician of the Year award during its annual Doctor’s Day Appreciation Breakfast on March 30.

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Clinical research suggests possibility of ‘second honeymoon’ for advanced Parkinson’s disease patients

Feb 22, 2021

Results from studies by researchers at Penn State Neuroscience Institute suggest that a new type of drug may provide a “second honeymoon” for patients with very advanced Parkinson's disease.

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Research tackles how to fight drug-resistant pathogens without killing good bacteria

Jan 12, 2021

In an effort to reduce the potential infection-caused 10 million deaths worldwide, a team led by Penn State researcher Scott Medina, and including a College of Medicine faculty member, has developed a peptide, or small protein, that can target a specific pathogen without damaging the good bacteria that bolsters the immune system.

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White blood cells may cause tumor cell death – but that’s not necessarily a good thing

Dec 7, 2020

White blood cells are part of many immune system responses in the human body. New research shows that a specific type of those cells may cause brain cancer tissues to die – but that’s not good news.

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Ask Us Anything About…Epilepsy

Nov 30, 2020

According to the Epilepsy Foundation, one in 10 people will experience a seizure throughout their life, and of that group, one in 26 will develop epilepsy. Dr. Michael Sather addresses questions about the diagnosis and treatment of epilepsy.

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Researchers join $10 million project to understand sex differences in brain cancer outcomes

Nov 23, 2020

Researchers from Penn State College of Medicine are participating in a $10 million project to better understand why males and females have different survival rates with a common and deadly type of brain cancer.

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Grant funding supports College of Medicine research on diabetes, addiction, other medical conditions

Nov 18, 2020

Faculty at Penn State College of Medicine received a total of more than $38 million in research funding in August and September 2020.

Hershey Medical Center’s Peregino wins 2020 Nightingale Award

Oct 28, 2020

The Nightingale Awards of Pennsylvania selected the Milton S. Hershey Medical Center’s Elisha Peregino as the winner in its 2020 Clinical Advanced Practice Registered Nurse category.

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Bacteria/virus combo may cause neonatal brain infections in Uganda

Oct 18, 2020

Penn State College of Medicine researchers have discovered a new bacteria that, when paired with a common virus, may be the cause of infection-induced hydrocephalus in Uganda.

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Hershey Medical Center is the first in Pennsylvania to offer new deep brain stimulation implant to treat neurological disease

Aug 26, 2020

Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center has become the first hospital in the state to implant a patient with a more personalized treatment for neurological disease.

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