Apr 21, 2021
Higher mushroom consumption is associated with a lower risk of cancer, according to a new Penn State study,
Apr 16, 2021
A Penn State College of Medicine professor partnered with other faculty at Penn State and Northwestern University to develop a new and freely available online course for middle- and high-school students to learn some of the scientific practices being used by experts responding to COVID-19.
Apr 14, 2021
An interdisciplinary team of Penn State students placed fourth in the 2021 Emory Morningside Global Health Case Competition on March 20.
Apr 12, 2021
E-cigarettes that deliver a cigarette-like amount of nicotine are associated with reduced smoking and reduced exposure to a major cancer-causing chemical, or carcinogen, in tobacco even with concurrent smoking
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.
