Feb 22, 2021
THON, Penn State’s student-run philanthropy that supports children and families fighting cancer, raised over $10.6 million for Four Diamonds.
Feb 2, 2021
A combination of genetic mutations may explain the higher incidence of and poorer outcomes from pediatric leukemia in Hispanic and Latino children, according to Penn State College of Medicine researchers.
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.
Nov 30, 2020
Penn State held its third annual Cancer Research Day conference Oct. 31, 2020, via Zoom.
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.
Jul 23, 2020
Are two drugs better than one when it comes to treating B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia? Funding from the St. Baldrick’s Foundation will help a Penn State College of Medicine investigator answer that question.
Jun 16, 2020
U.S. News & World Report has ranked Penn State Health Children's Hospital among the nation’s best hospitals for children in multiple specialties for the tenth consecutive year.
Apr 8, 2020
A child with cancer needs lifesaving treatment, her dad is awaiting a COVID-19 test result and other young patients must be kept safe – all these factors converged on the Pediatric Hematology/Oncology and Infusion Clinic of Penn State Health Children's Hospital, and staff sprang into action.
Feb 24, 2020
Penn State Health Children's Hospital patients who couldn’t make the trip to State College this past weekend were still able to experience the magic of Penn State’s IFC/Panhellenic Dance Marathon, or THON.
Feb 11, 2020
Colin Hayes has known since arriving at Penn State College of Medicine that he wanted to be a pediatric oncologist. He was diagnosed with bone cancer in 2011 and, after his first THON, decided he wanted to give back.
