May 23, 2020
In recent research, Melissa Butt, a student in Penn State College of Medicine's Doctor of Public Health program, examined self-reported responses to see if socially desirable responses impact the accuracy of preoperative questionnaires. for patients considering weight-loss surgery.
May 22, 2020
A new Penn State College of Medicine study, published in the American Medical Association's JAMA Network Open, examines first-time births to see if C-section deliveries impact a woman’s ability to conceive later and if C-sections impact subsequent births.
May 18, 2020
Among prostate cancer cases, highly aggressive cases of the disease at the time of diagnosis increased significantly in Pennsylvania between 2004 and 2014, according to Penn State College of Medicine and Penn State Cancer Institute researchers.
May 4, 2020
Faculty and students at Penn State College of Medicine and Penn State College of Nursing have launched a Contact Tracing Task Force in an effort to mitigate the spread of COVID-19.
Apr 30, 2020
For Patient Experience Week, Dr. Laura Van Scoy shares a letter from a patient that moved her.
In recently published Penn State research, researchers examined HIV cases to better understand the prevalence, as well as the attitudes and behaviors of the men and women living in Ghana.
Apr 29, 2020
Working in collaboration with a team of researchers, Natasha Renee Burse, a graduate research assistant and doctor of public health (DrPH) candidate at Penn State College of Medicine, explored opportunities for cancer patients to access supportive care and nutrition information through digital platforms.
Apr 27, 2020
Eight Penn State Health doctors have been named among the Pennsylvania Medical Society's Top Physicians Under 40.
Apr 22, 2020
Penn State researchers seek to investigate available resources and relevant factors that hinder or promote physical activity participation among minority cancer survivors in a newly published study.
Mar 24, 2020
Penn State Clinical and Translational Science Institute's Community-Engaged Research Core awarded three planning grants to faculty and community-based organization teams.