Sep 18, 2020
Read a roundup of announcements and short articles for the week of Sept. 14.
Sep 17, 2020
Penn State College of Medicine's Paul Haidet, MD, MPH, received the National Award for Career Achievements in Medical Education from the Society of General Internal Medicine earlier this year.
Allowing employees to opt not to have their last name on their badge provides additional safety for employees.
Penn State Health’s Medicine Use Policy provides guidelines for the acceptable and unacceptable use of legal and over-the-counter drugs.
Researchers at Penn State College of Medicine are conducting a study to determine if a wearable device can measure wellness and predict burnout among resident physicians. The results from the clinical trial could be used to develop targeted interventions for depression and burnout in graduate medical education.
Sep 16, 2020
People contemplating suicide want help. As the COVID-19 pandemic raises the overall level of anxiety, a Penn State Health expert explains how you can help people in crisis in this week’s Medical Minute.
La gente que contempla el suicidio quiere ayuda. A medida que la pandemia COVID-19 aumenta el nivel general de ansiedad, un experto de Penn State Health explica cómo puede ayudar a las personas en crisis en el Minuto Médico de esta semana.
Sep 15, 2020
September is Women in Medicine Month, and Penn State College of Medicine's chapter of the American Medical Women's Association is celebrating the many accomplishments of exceptional physicians at Penn State Health.
An unprecedented pandemic. Learning how to live with COVID-19. Participating in groundbreaking clinical trials. Continued growth to serve the region. Deborah Berini, president of Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, talked about these hallmarks of a unique year during the hospital’s annual public Board of Directors meeting.
A study that found that L-type calcium channel blockers (LCCBs) — a widely used drug for treating high blood pressure — may harm the heart as much as help it, benefited from the use of Penn State Clinical and Translational Science Institute's research population discovery tool, TriNetX.
