Aug 15, 2020
Two opioid-related research projects from Penn State College of Medicine's Department of Public Health Sciences were featured during AcademyHealth's annual research meeting, which took place virtually from July 28 to Aug. 6, 2020, due to COVID-19.
Aug 12, 2020
Pregnant women from sub-Saharan Africa with malaria and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) have a higher prevalence of anemia than pregnant women without infections according to Penn State College of Medicine researchers.
Jul 17, 2020
Penn State is one of 15 institutions participating in a national collaboration to turn data from hundreds of thousands of medical records from coronavirus patients into effective treatments and predictive tools.
Jul 10, 2020
Chachrit Khunsriraksakul, an MD/PhD student at Penn State College of Medicine, received the 2020 Finkelstein Memorial Student Research Award. The award, named after the late Judy S. Finkelstein, was established for students at Penn State College of Medicine who are performing research on immunologic or rheumatologic diseases.
Jul 8, 2020
Women who deliver their first child by cesarean section (C-section) are less likely to conceive a second child than those who deliver vaginally, according to Penn State College of Medicine researchers.
Jul 6, 2020
Pennsylvania could benefit from implementing statewide guidelines for defining patient navigation and specifying the roles and responsibilities of patient navigators in cancer care, according to Penn State College of Medicine researchers.
Jul 2, 2020
A team of Penn State researchers developed a first-of-its kind clinical trial to test the use of exercise as a treatment for patients with a severe form of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.
Jun 30, 2020
Iodine deficiencies during pregnancy can lead to an array of adverse gestational and birth outcomes. A new study by a Penn State College of Medicine Epidemiology PhD student examines women’s iodine levels and aims to improve maternal health in Africa.
Many Penn State College of Medicine faculty members have been promoted and/or awarded tenure effective July 1, 2020.
Jun 29, 2020
A group of Penn State College of Medicine faculty are bringing a different kind of medicine to cancer patients and survivors – exercise.
