Jul 31, 2020
Read a roundup of announcements and short articles for the Week of July 27.
Dr. John Dossett, a founding faculty member within Penn State College of Medicine’s Department of Pediatrics and chief emeritus of the Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, passed away Wednesday at his home at the age of 82.
Jul 30, 2020
Seamus Carmichael, who works at Harrell Health Sciences Library's Service Desk, and who produces most of the library's print and digital signage, found more time for his art during quarantine.
St. Joseph Medical Center earned recertification as a Primary Stroke Center and renewal of its Disease Specific Care Certification for Advanced Heart Failure.
Nevin Yost, operations manager for the Department of Medicine, received the Patriot Award, which recognizes supervisors and managers nominated by a guardsman or reservist employee for support provided directly to the nominator.
L-type calcium channel blockers (LCCBs) - the most widely used drugs for treating hypertension - may harm the heart as much as help it, according to a new study by Penn State College of Medicine researchers.
After 14 years in leadership, Alan Brechbill retires from Penn State Health this week and looks back on years of growth and gratitude.
Jul 29, 2020
Parents and coaches are well-versed in recognizing headaches as a sign of concussion in student athletes. However, the symptoms of mood and emotional disturbance are more difficult to identify and harder for teens and those around them to understand.
After a series of town halls about race relations, Penn State Health and College of Medicine are making changes.
A protein that is critical for retrovirus replication may select viral genetic material for packaging within the nuclei of host cells, rather than in the cytoplasm, as was previously believed.
