Jul 8, 2020
A collaboration between Penn State College of Engineering and the Center for Medical Innovation at Penn State College of Medicine may lead to a useful tool for physicians at Penn State Health during the COVID-19 pandemic – disposable stethoscopes.
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 7, 2020
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that people wear face coverings in public settings when around people outside of their household, especially when other social distancing measures are difficult to maintain. Wearing a face mask is a simple way to help slow the spread of COVID-19 but there is a lot of misinformation about wearing a mask. Learn more from Dr. Jessica Ericson, pediatric infectious disease physician at Penn State Health Children's Hospital.
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.
Penn State College of Medicine is creating a new partnership with Lincoln University in Pennsylvania and Hampton University in Virginia that provides their undergraduate students early acceptance into its physician assistant program.
Jul 4, 2020
Penn State Health employees celebrated milestone work anniversaries in July.
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.
Dr. Terry Wolpaw, vice dean of educational affairs; Dr. Leslie Parent, vice dean for research and graduate studies; and Dr. Charles Lang, associate dean for graduate studies, shared this holiday message with faculty, staff and students at the College of Medicine.
After taking a break during the COVID-19 pandemic, Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center is resuming rotations for clinical disciplines in the fall term.
Facilities has updated Bookit — the platform used for reserving meeting space – to reflect the reduced capacity for conference and meeting rooms. Signage will also be posted on doors.
