Apr 12, 2021
Reducing health disparities by examining the effectiveness of tools that encourage end-of-life conversations may improve the likelihood that underserved patients receive care that is consistent with their values and beliefs
Apr 7, 2021
Penn State Clinical and Translational Science Institute’s Early-Stage Investigator Training Program welcomes Chris Sciamanna, MD, to its leadership team.
Social distancing and lockdowns may have reduced the spread of COVID-19, but researchers from Penn State College of Medicine also report those actions may have affected clinical researchers’ ability to finish trials.
Apr 5, 2021
Penn State College of Medicine researchers secured more than $15.3 million in grant funding from 110 awards during the months of October, November and December 2020. They will use the funds to study the role of genetics in causing disease, further develop a child abuse online learning program and increase influenza vaccination in Hispanic communities.
Apr 2, 2021
Women who were pioneers as faculty and researchers at the College of Medicine and Milton S. Hershey Medical Center told their stories as part of a full-day symposium, "A Celebration of Women in Science."
Mar 30, 2021
Stress, increased free time and feelings of boredom may have contributed to an increase in the number of cigarettes smoked per day during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Mar 12, 2021
A Penn State research publication showed how incorporating more of the dietary amino acid Ergothioneine into one’s diet may help stave off long-term health problems.
Feb 26, 2021
Nate Geyer, a research support assistant in Penn State College of Medicine’s Department of Public Health Sciences, has always been interested in epidemiology and geography. As a recent graduate of Penn State’s Master of Geographic Information Systems Program, he was able to put those interests together by creating a new version of LionVu, a cancer mapping tool.
Feb 10, 2021
Kathryn Schmitz, professor of public health sciences with joint appointments in the Department of Kinesiology and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, has been awarded the title of Penn State University Distinguished Professor.
Jan 29, 2021
Natasha Renee Burse is not a stranger to competition. She went from sprinting to the finish line of races as a Division I track and field athlete to striving to […]
